Planned for the cut
Scene time estimates and authored board durations help you judge rhythm before you shoot or generate a frame.
NATIVE FILMMAKING WORKSPACE FOR MAC · EARLY ACCESS BETA
From first beat
to first cut.
Outline, write, generate shot lists, board, and play a timed animatic in one project.
Optional AI suggests dialogue and generates board images using your own provider key — only when you ask, and only after you see what's sent.
Works offline. No account required.
ONE PROJECT · FIVE VIEWS
One project. Every stage connected.
- 01
Outline
Shape the story in beats and see estimated runtime as you plan.
- 02
Script
Write in screenplay format; review each scene’s estimated screen time in Outline.
- 03
Shot
Break scenes into shots linked to their source script elements.
- 04
Boards
Build board frames from linked shots and set their durations. Optionally ask OpenAI to generate a board image with your Keychain-stored key after reviewing the editable prompt.
- 05
Edit
Play timed boards. Export a timed sequence that opens in Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro, ready for real footage and sound.
Scene identity carries through every view. The export contains timing placeholders, not media.
WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
Plan with the cut in mind.
Hands off, doesn't lock in
ScreenplayOS prepares timing guides for other tools. The current exports contain placeholders, so footage and sound remain in your editor.
Your work stays yours
Projects live on your Mac. Writing, outlining, and supported exports need no account or internet. AI is optional, invoked by you, with your provider key in the macOS Keychain. When you use AI, you choose the service and see exactly what is sent before anything leaves your Mac.
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for the new production team.
For writers, directors, and producers making film, series, and animation, especially small teams working with AI-assisted pipelines, where one person may write the scene, plan the coverage, and cut the sequence.
COMING NEXT · NOT IN BUILD 27
What we're building next
- Continuity bible: characters, locations and style carried into every generation
- Generation into shots: images, video and temp voice from the AI services you choose, landing in each shot's timeline slot
- Consent built in for real performers' likeness and voice
- Temp voice, music and effects lanes in the animatic
- Handoff to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro with media and audio, and edits returning as reviewable changes
Early access members help decide what ships first.
EARLY ACCESS
Try the beta on your next sequence.
Enter your email and confirm it to open the current Mac download. You'll also receive occasional product notes and, when available, founding-member pricing.
Running a production and want to use it on real work? Write to hello@screenplayos.com about becoming a design partner.
GET STARTED
Install in a minute.
Confirm your email address to open the current signed and Apple-notarized Mac build.
Version 0.1.4 (27) · October 2026 · Universal (Apple Silicon and Intel) · macOS 13 or later
- Open the confirmation email. Its confirmation button starts the ScreenplayOS DMG download.
- Drag ScreenplayOS.app to Applications.
- Eject the disk image, then open ScreenplayOS from Applications.
Verify the download
Run shasum -a 256 ScreenplayOS-0.1.4.dmg and compare the result:
9eaf5b2b40f1df15918963287dc773513411afc8187e63f4d3bc4006c03f2e41COMPATIBILITY
Built for Mac.
Universal for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, requiring macOS 13 or later.
Screenplay export includes PDF and Final Draft (.fdx).
PRIVACY
Your drafts stay yours.
Your screenplays are stored on your Mac. Content reaches an AI provider only when you choose an AI feature and is processed under that provider's terms. Provider keys stay in the macOS Keychain.
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