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InteScene as a Final Draft alternative
InteScene is a browser-based Final Draft alternative with an industry-standard screenplay editor: live pagination, automatic page breaks, colour-coded revision rounds and real-time co-writing. It imports and exports Final Draft FDX with revision colours, dual dialogue and custom scene numbers intact, plus Fountain, so it fits an existing FDX pipeline. Plans start free, paid tiers begin at GBP 12 per month, and every paid plan includes a two-week free trial.
Final Draft is a well-known screenwriting tool, and FDX is the industry-standard screenplay interchange format. An alternative therefore has to write correctly and speak FDX fluently. InteScene's editor formats scene headings, action, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions and shots as you type, counts pages live, handles page breaks with MORE and CONT'D markers, and supports the full production-office revision workflow: colour-coded rounds, margin asterisks, locked and issued revisions, accept and reject, and single-colour reissue printing. It runs in the browser, so there is nothing to buy or install, and multiple writers can co-write the same scene at once with live cursors. For interchange, InteScene imports FDX with revision colours intact and exports a true Final Draft file that round-trips not just the text but coloured revision marks, revised-page tints, dual dialogue and custom scene numbers, so it fits straight into an FDX pipeline. It also reads and writes Fountain, PDF and project JSON. Around the editor sit a writing-tools suite, two-way Index Cards and a Planning Board synced to the script, and character-specific Sides for auditions. Beyond the page, the same project extends into AI breakdowns, scheduling, budgeting and call sheets, so writing and production share one dataset. Plans start free, paid tiers run from GBP 12 per month with a two-week free trial. Sign up at https://intescene.app/signup.
What both cover
- Industry-standard screenplay formatting as you type
- Live pagination with automatic page breaks and MORE/CONT'D markers
- Colour-coded revision rounds with margin asterisks
- Dual (side-by-side) dialogue and custom scene numbers
- FDX and Fountain file interchange
What InteScene adds
- A browser-based editor with no desktop software to buy or install, formatting scene headings, action, dialogue and more correctly as you type
- Real-time co-writing so multiple writers can type in the same scene at once with live cursors, no 'which draft is current?' email chaos
- FDX round-trip that preserves coloured revision marks, revised-page tints, dual dialogue and custom scene numbers, plus Fountain, PDF and project JSON import and export
- A writing-tools suite with writing stats, streaks, goals, timed Sprints, Structure Lines and Read Script Aloud with per-character voices
- Two-way Index Cards and an infinite Planning Board synced to the actual script, so the outline can never silently drift
- AI that breaks the script down into a production database and feeds scheduling, budgeting and call sheets, the whole production pipeline beyond the page
- Character-specific Sides export for auditions, plus a Free tier and a two-week free trial on every paid plan
Frequently asked questions
Is InteScene a good Final Draft alternative?
InteScene is a good Final Draft alternative for writers who want an industry-standard editor in the browser. It offers live pagination, automatic page breaks, colour-coded revision rounds, accept and reject, and real-time co-writing in the same scene. It also reaches beyond the page into AI breakdowns, scheduling, budgeting and call sheets, so the screenplay and the production share one connected dataset.
Can InteScene open and save FDX files?
Yes. InteScene imports Final Draft FDX files with revision colours intact, and exports a true FDX file that round-trips the text plus coloured revision marks, revised-page tints, dual dialogue and custom scene numbers, so it fits straight into an FDX pipeline. It also imports and exports Fountain, exports to PDF, and supports a full project JSON for backups and hand-offs.
Does InteScene support colour-coded revisions?
Yes. InteScene supports the standard production-office revision workflow with colour-coded rounds such as Blue, Pink, Yellow and Green, margin asterisks on changed lines, locked and issued revisions, accept and reject, and single-colour reissue printing. Imported FDX revision IDs are automatically re-mapped to fresh IDs so they cannot collide with revisions already on the project.
How much does InteScene cost compared with Final Draft?
InteScene has a Free (Writer) tier that includes the core writing toolset, plus Indie at GBP 12 per month, Production at GBP 20 per month and Studio at GBP 25 per month. Every paid plan includes a two-week free trial, and pricing is also available in USD, EUR, CAD and AUD. Sign up at https://intescene.app/signup.
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