Trelby

Free multi-platform screenwriting program in Python

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Last commit11 months ago21 Oct 2025

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Trelby is a free screenwriting program for Windows and Linux (and runnable elsewhere via Python). It focuses on fast keyboard-driven screenplay editing and Final Draft-compatible export.

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Status	Open source
Licence	GPL-2.0
Platforms	Windows, Linux
Category	Screenwriting
Website	trelby.org
Source	GitHub

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