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Write the story.
We’ll handle the format.

StageType is a free screenplay editor for students, playwrights, filmmakers and producers. Type a scene and it sets every indent, capital and page break for you, then helps you plan shots, storyboards and characters.

Start writing — it’s free How it works

No account or download. Works in your browser, and your scripts stay on your device. No AI, no ads, and none of your data on our servers. New to screenplays? Open the sample script to see a finished short with a shot plan, storyboard, lighting plan and character map.

Features

The Humpty Dumpty sample in the StageType screenplay editor, with the castle-wall scene heading, action and dialogue formatted on an A4 page.

Write without worrying about format

Type a scene heading, press Enter and keep going. Enter and Tab move between Action, Character and Dialogue, and the page layout is done for you.

The Humpty Dumpty castle-wall shot plan, with pen-drawn frames, shot sizes, camera angles, movements, lenses and timing.

Plan every shot

List the shots for each scene with size, angle, movement and approximate length, and upload or sketch a frame for each.

The Humpty Dumpty storyboard with pen-drawn shot panels, linked script lines, and controls to play or export the animatic.

Storyboard and animatic

See your film as storyboard panels, play a timed animatic, and export a GIF, an MP4 video or a printable grid.

The Humpty Dumpty throne-room lighting set-up, with an overhead plan of the camera, actors and numbered lights, and a reference image.

Light every scene

Sketch an overhead lighting plan for each scene: place the camera, actors and lights, then list what each light does and print it for the crew.

The Humpty Dumpty character map, with portraits of Humpty, the Captain and the King, plus labelled friendship, colleague and rival relationships.

Bring your characters to life

Give each character a portrait, traits, goals and conflicts, and map how they relate to each other.

The File menu over the Humpty Dumpty sample, with options for a backup, PDF export, project folder and Google Drive sync.

Save it your way

Every change saves in your browser. Download a backup file, keep a project folder on your computer, or sync to Google Drive.

Three steps to your first scene

  1. Open the editor

    It starts on a blank page, ready to type. No sign-up.

  2. Write with Enter and Tab

    Enter starts the next likely element. Tab changes it. StageType does the layout.

  3. Print or plan

    Print on A4 or US Letter, or plan shots, storyboards and characters alongside your script.

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Private by design

No accounts, adverts or analytics, and no AI in any form. Your scripts and plans are always yours. Scripts are saved on your device until you save them to your local files or your Google Drive. Read the privacy statement.