Trelby
Trelby is open source feature-rich screenplay writing software
that is simple and easy to use. Trelby was previously developed by a
different author under the name Blyte, starting life as commercial
software but subsequently released under an open source license.
Trelby divides a screenplay into a long list of elements, each
with a specific element style. The available element styles are: Scene,
Action, Character, Dialogue, Parenthetical, Transition, Shot, and Note.
Features include:
- Screenplay editor: Enforces correct script format and
pagination, auto-completion, and spell checking
- Multiplatform : Behaves identically on all platforms,
generating the exact same output
- Multiple views:
- Draft view - has the advantage that you
see only the actual words you have written without page-break related
formatting distractions. It is also the fastest mode, and allows more
lines to be viewed
- WYSIWYG mode
- Fullscreen to suit your writing style
- Overview - small
- Overview - large
- Name database: Character name database containing over
200,000 names from various countries
- Reporting: Scene/location/character/dialogue reports
- Compare: Ability to compare scripts, so you know what
changed between versions
- Import: Formatted text, Final Draft XML (.fdx)
- Export: PDF, formatted text, HTML, RTF, Final Draft XML
(.fdx)
- PDF: Built-in, highly configurable PDF generator. Supports
embedding your chosen font.
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