Screenplay Format Board

Formatting shouldn’t be the hard part

Sluglines, action, character, parenthetical, dialogue, transition. Correct screenplay format is non-negotiable if you want a reader to take the script seriously - and it’s the last thing you should be thinking about at 2am. Skrib handles the format so you can handle the scene, and puts the structure board right next to the page.

What correct screenplay format requires and what the board handles

12pt Courier, one-inch margins, scene headings in caps, dialogue centred to spec, one page ≈ one minute of screen time. Skrib applies all of it by default.

• Every Element, Automatic: Sluglines, action, character, parenthetical, dialogue and transitions land where they should as you type.

• Scene Numbers That Lock: Numbering holds through every revision, so notes still point at the right scene.

• Structure Board: Sequences, acts and beats on an infinite canvas, one click from the page.

• Draft & Revision History: Multiple drafts and full version history - nothing overwrites anything.

• Export Options: Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain, PDF and .docx.

Why write your script in Skrib?

Most screenwriting apps format well and plan badly. Most planning tools do the reverse.

• Break Story Where You Write It: The Board and the page are in the same studio, not two subscriptions.

• Revisions That Hold: Locked scene numbers and version history mean a rewrite never costs you the last draft.

• Export Clean, Anywhere: Your script is never held hostage - out to Final Draft, Fountain, PDF or .docx whenever you want.

• Research in the Same Studio: Interviews, locations, reference PDFs and spreadsheets sit in the Library beside the draft.

• Free to Start: Learn professional format without buying professional software first.

Who is this screenplay template for?

• Screenwriters who want a spec script that reads professionally from page one.

• First-Time Writers learning the format without buying Final Draft to find out.

• TV and Short-Form Writers juggling multiple episodes, drafts and revision colours.

• Playwrights and Game Writers who need stage or branching formats that stay put.

• Novelists Adapting Their Own Work who want the manuscript and the script in one studio.

Open a blank page that’s already correct

Start a project, pick the screenplay format, and write. Export whenever you like.