Best free Final Draft replacements

Open-source and free screenwriting tools.

Screenwriting

Modern open-source screenwriting app from the KIT Scenarist team

Screenwriting

Open-source screenplay editor with research and statistics

Screenwriting

Free multi-platform screenwriting program in Python

Screenwriting

Browser scriptwriting and pre-production with free and paid plans

Screenwriting

Plain-text screenplay format with many free editors

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Every tool we list as an alternative to Scrivener.

Tools with an open-source licence you can audit and self-run.

Convert and polish ebooks without Vellum.

Tools with a native Linux build.

Writing tools you can use from a web browser.