Feature films, TV pilots, limited series, shorts — written in proper screenplay format with an AI that understands structure, coverage, and the three-act beat sheet. 6 screenplay formats. One studio.
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The tools you've been using weren't built for this. Here's why it matters.
Final Draft costs $299 and still won't write your screenplay for you. Proper slug lines, scene headings, and action blocks take years to get right. Format errors kill reads before they start.
Everyone tells you to follow the beat sheet. Nobody hands you one customized for your story. You're staring at a blank page wondering what goes in Act Two, Scene Three.
The industry-standard tools cost hundreds of dollars and do zero AI. The AI tools don't know what INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY means. There's no overlap — until now.
Every tool in Auctore was designed knowing exactly what this format demands.
Feature (2-hour), TV Pilot, Limited Series, Short Film, Skit, and Commercial — each with format-specific wizard steps, pacing, and AI awareness.
Three-act, five-act, Blake Snyder's Save the Cat, and Dan Harmon's Story Circle — your beat sheet generated from your wizard answers, not a blank template.
Monospace editor with auto-formatting: INT./EXT., scene headings, action lines, character cues, dialogue, parentheticals — all keyboard-shortcut accessible.
Give it the scene's purpose, characters, and emotional beat — get a properly formatted scene ready to drop in, polish, and shoot.
The screenplay wizard walks you through 13 steps that lock in your story structure before you write a word — format type, genre, tone, structure, protagonist, antagonist, theme, comparable films, and your full premise.
Compared to the tools writers in this space actually use — and pay for.
| Feature | Auctore | Final Draft ($299) | Highland 2 ($49) | Arc Studio Pro ($99/yr) | Celtx ($15/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proper Screenplay FormatINT./EXT., headings, dialogue | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI WritingGenerate scenes and dialogue | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial |
| Beat Sheet GeneratorStory structure auto-built | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| 6 Screenplay TypesFeature, pilot, short, commercial… | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | Partial |
| Guided Setup WizardStructured pre-writing | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial |
| Free PlanNo credit card required | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Trial |
| PriceStarting cost | Free / $12/mo | $299 once | $49.99 once | $99/yr | $15/mo |
Everything you need — built for this format. Free to start.
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