India produces more films annually than any other country in the world, across more than a dozen languages. Yet until recently, professional screenwriting software was built almost exclusively for English. Writers working in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati and other Indian languages were left to write in transliterated English, use workarounds, or switch […]
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Typing In Multiple Languages
Learn how to write in 11 Indian languages, assign a specific language to dialogues and use native input methods provided by the operating system.
What if we are writing a screenplay where we are clear that all dialogues will be in Kannada (by default), but Action and other elements are going to be written in English? Until 0.4.3, one had to change the language in addition to changing the paragraph type to accomplish this. But what if we could […]
Many users have written to us that they are unable to figure out what English alphabets to type in order to transliterate a word to their local language. While a link to alphabet mappings was documented in our user manual already, we thought it may be useful to simply show alphabet mappings in the UI. […]
The old adage says a screenplay is a blueprint. Not the building, but the plan for the building. The film is the building. The screenplay is what gets you there. That’s true. But here’s what the adage leaves out. A blueprint is not organised by pages. It’s organised by components. A wall. A window. A […]
Scrite and Celtx are both screenwriting tools aimed at independent writers and filmmakers, but they have diverged significantly in recent years. Celtx has evolved into a cloud-based production suite. Scrite remains a focused offline desktop screenwriting application with native Indian and international language support, an intuitive interface, and straightforward affordable pricing. Quick Comparison Feature Scrite […]
Scrite and Final Draft are both professional screenwriting tools but serve meaningfully different needs. Final Draft is the legacy software used widely in Hollywood productions. Scrite is an open-source alternative built for writers who work in Indian and international languages, want professional screenwriting software at a fraction of the cost, or prefer a scene-centric approach […]
Roughly a year after version 1.0 was made generally available, we’re thrilled to launch the next major release of Scrite – version 2. We’ve completely reimagined Scrite from the ground up. Significant parts of the codebase have been rewritten or refactored, not only to supercharge performance and optimize memory, but also to prepare for future […]
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Moneycontrol covers Scrite
As more Indian writers switch to Scrite to write their screenplays, Tanushree Ghosh from Moneycontrol speaks to our team and some power users about how Scrite is enabling storytellers with a tool designed for the Indian context across language, structure, and value for money.
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Version 1.1 Released
A little more than 3 months after the 1.0 was released, we are now happy to announce the general availability of version 1.1. In this post, we outline the key changes since version 1.0, including the changes that were introduced in the three minor updates we have released since. Table Of Contents New Features Two […]