trelby - Man Page

screenwriting software

trelby is a simple, powerful, full-featured, multi-platform program for writing movie screenplays. It is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple, and it is infinitely configurable.

Features

Screenplay editor: Enforces correct script format and pagination, auto-completion, and spell checking.
Multiplatform: Behaves identically on all platforms, generating the exact same output.
Choice of view: Multiple views, including draft view, WYSIWYG mode, and fullscreen to suit your writing style.
Name database: Character name database containing over 200,000 names from various countries.
Reporting: Scene/location/character/dialogue reports.
Compare: Ability to compare scripts, so you know what changed between versions.
Import: Screenplay formatted text, Final Draft XML (.fdx) and Celtx (.celtx).
Export: PDF, formatted text, HTML, RTF, Final Draft XML (.fdx).
PDF: Built-in, highly configurable PDF generator. Supports embedding your chosen font. Also supports generating PDFs with custom watermarks, to help track shared files.
Free software: Licensed under the GPL, Trelby welcomes developers and screenwriters to contribute in making it more useful.