Free screenwriting software. Add an AI co-author when you want one.
Write screenplays, novels and comics in SolidMeta Loom. Every change from the AI co-author arrives as a tracked suggestion: accept it, edit it or reject it.
$0 · No card · Import FDX, Fountain, Scrivener, DOCX and PDF
Writing, the Story Bible and export are free, with no AI involved. The co-author and pictures start with Pro.
The KeeperScreenplay38 scenes · 21,410 words
✦Suggested changes from AI1 change · 1 to review✕ Discard all✓ Keep all
MARACharacter · In 14 scenes
INT. LIGHTHOUSE - NIGHT
Rain hammers the glass. MARA (40s) climbs the last steps, lamp in hand. The beam is dark.
MARA
I can't do this anymore.
Forty years, and you never once let it go out.
Rewritten in Mara's voice✕✓
TEMP · ImageStoryboard frame 01, Wide Shot: the lighthouse at night in the rain, beam dark. Drawn in Loom from this scene.1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in LoomTEMP · ImageFrame 02, Medium Shot: Mara on the last steps, lamp in hand. Same cast look as her Story Bible portrait.1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in LoomTEMP · ImageFrame 03, Close-Up: the dark lamp, rain running down the glass.1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in LoomTEMP · ImageFrame 04, Close-Up: Mara's face as she says the line. Same cast look.1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in Loom
Storyboard this scene · 8 shots plannedFrames: Pro
Formats
One app for every kind of story
Industry formatting as you type, with Tab and Enter. FDX and Fountain in and out.
Scene Heading
EXT. HARBOUR WALL - DAWN
Action
The beam sweeps once, then holds on the boat.
Character
TOM
Parenthetical
(not looking up)
Dialogue
She lit it.
TabEnter
Chapters in a binder, an outliner and word goals. Export EPUB and DOCX with KDP-safe margins.
Part One
1. The Keeper
2. Salt
3. The Lamp Room
4. Harbour Wall
2. Salt
The island kept its own time. Mara wound the clock in the lamp room every evening, though the boats had stopped trusting it years ago.
2,140 / 3,000 words
A comic script editor, a page composer and lettering for speech, thought, captions and sound effects.
Dawn. The island.
Who lit it?
She did.KRAK
Sources, citations and footnotes in the text. Research folders in the binder.
By 1911 the light had been automated twice, and twice the keepers had been sent back.1
1Harbour Board minutes, 1911. Research folder: Archive.
How it works
From an idea to a film, in one story.
Writing is free. When you want help, the co-author joins with Pro, and the same project plans the shots, draws the storyboard and cuts the film.
The KeeperCo-author: ProScreenplayOverviewScriptCastStoryboardClipsEdit
No scenes yet.
Act One
Lamp roomMara finds the beam dark.To reviewHarbour wallTom sees it relit.To reviewThe boatNo one at the helm.To review
Act Two
The keeper's logNine missing years.To reviewStormThe lamp fails again.To review
The KeeperCo-author: ProScreenplayOverviewScriptCastStoryboardClipsEdit
✦Suggested changes from AI2 to review1 to reviewAll reviewed✕ Discard all✓ Keep all
INT. LIGHTHOUSE - NIGHT
Rain hammers the glass. MARA (40s) climbs the last steps, lamp in hand. The beam is dark.
MARA
I can't do this anymore.Forty years, and you never once let it go out.
✕✓
Thunder. The lamp slips from her hand and shatters.
✕✓
The KeeperScreenplayOverviewScriptCastStoryboardClipsEdit
Scene HeadingActionCharacterDialogueEnterTabEnter
EXT. HARBOUR WALL - DAWNEXT. HARBOUR WALL - DAWN
The beam sweeps once, then holds on the boat.The beam sweeps once, then holds on the boat.
TOMTOM
She lit it.She lit it.
The KeeperCo-author: ProOverviewScriptCastStoryboardClipsEdit
INT. LIGHTHOUSE - NIGHTNo shots yet4 shots · 0:15
✦Plan shotsReading the scene…
1. Wide ShotThe lighthouse in the rain. The beam is dark.Cut · 3 s
2. Medium Shot · lowMara on the last steps, lamp in hand.Tilt up · Cut · 4 s
3. Close-UpThe dark lamp. Rain runs down the glass.Push in · Cut · 3 s
4. Close-UpMara says her line.Dissolve · 5 s
Change any shot before anything is drawn.
EXT. HARBOUR WALL - DAWNNo shots yet
✦Plan shots
The KeeperFrames: ProOverviewScriptCastStoryboardClipsEdit
INT. LIGHTHOUSE - NIGHTMara: Keep this face in every frame
Draw 4 framesDrawing 1 of 4…Drawing 2 of 4…Drawing 3 of 4…Drawing 4 of 4…4 frames drawn
TEMP · ImageShot 01, Wide Shot: the lighthouse in rain at night, beam dark1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in Loom
1. Wide ShotThe lighthouse in the rain. The beam is dark.Cut · 3 s
TEMP · ImageShot 02, Medium Shot, low angle: Mara on the stairs with the lamp, camera arrow TILT ↑1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in LoomMARA
2. Medium Shot · lowMara on the last steps, lamp in hand.Tilt up · Cut · 4 s
TEMP · ImageShot 03, Close-Up: the dark lamp, camera arrow PUSH IN1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in Loom
3. Close-UpThe dark lamp. Rain runs down the glass.Push in · Cut · 3 s
TEMP · ImageShot 04, Close-Up: Mara says the line, same face as her locked portrait1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in LoomMARA
4. Close-UpMara says her line.Dissolve · 5 s
Mara has the same face in every frame. Redraw any frame; every take is kept.
EXT. HARBOUR WALL - DAWNNo shots yet
✦Plan shots
The KeeperClips: ProOverviewScriptCastStoryboardClipsEditOverviewScriptCastStoryboardClipsEdit
TEMP · VideoThe lighthouse scene as a cut film in Studio: the four storyboard shots animated, 15 s, Mara with the same face as in the storyboard1920×804 · 2.39:1 · 15 s · four shots, made in SolidMeta1. Wide Shot2. Medium Shot · low3. Close-Up4. Close-Up0:15 / 0:15
Animate 4 shotsAnimating…4 clips in the film
1. Wide Shot3 s ✓
2. Medium Shot · low4 s ✓
3. Close-Up3 s ✓
4. Close-Up5 s ✓
The Keeper: FilmExport MP4
0 s3 s7 s10 s15 s
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Start with one line. The co-author turns your premise into a logline and an outline, and every scene waits for your review.
Ask the co-author for changes. They arrive as tracked suggestions: keep one, discard the other.
Write in screenplay format. Tab and Enter move between elements, and your scenes stay in order in the binder.
When a scene is ready, the co-author reads it and plans the shots. You can change every one.
Draw a frame for every shot, with the cast from your Story Bible. This step needs Pro or a higher plan.
Animate the shots, and the film edit fills in shot by shot. Play it in Studio and export an MP4. This step needs Pro or a higher plan.
Writing is free. The co-author, pictures and film start with Pro, when you're ready.
The co-author
Every change is a suggestion.
Ask the co-author about your story in chat. Or select a passage and choose fix, polish, shorten, expand, rephrase or tone. Each edit lands in your draft as a tracked change. You accept it, edit it or reject it. The review panel keeps every pending and past edit, and any of them can be reverted.
Stuck on a scene?Ask for options. Keep what's yours.
Rewrite a line in a character's voice.In a script it's the speaker's line; in prose you pick the character.
22 built-in writing stylesto try on a passage.
Background AI is opt-in.Finding names and summarising as you write stay off until you switch them on.
The co-author is AI, so it comes with Pro. Without it, Loom is a complete writing tool, and free.
Suggest new names for the Story BibleKeep the synopsis up to date
Story Bible
A story bible that keeps up with your draft.
Characters, places and objects go into the bible as you write: add them by hand, accept names Loom finds on the page, or scan the whole story. Each entry holds traits, looks, speaking style and backstory. When the co-author drafts an entry, it arrives as a suggestion.
Consistency checkacross the story.
Merge duplicatesand keep other names (aliases) together.
Where it appears:jump to every mention, and see who's on the page you're writing.
Casting:a portrait, a turnaround and looks for each character. Draw them (Pro) or upload your own (free). Lock a look, and every storyboard frame uses it.
Rain hammers the glass. Mara climbs the last steps, lamp in hand.
At the harbour wall, Tom watches the beam come back.
Act Two
The log has a gap of nine years.
Act One
Lamp roomMara finds the beam dark.Harbour wallTom sees it relit.The boatNo one at the helm.
Act Two
The keeper's logNine missing years.StormThe lamp fails again.
The light goes outMara relights itWho was at the helm?→ Scene
#SceneStatus
1Lamp roomDone
2Harbour wallRevised
3The boatDraft
4The keeper's logTo do
Binder
Drag and drop scenes and chapters. Front and back matter, and research folders.
Weave
The whole story as one continuous flow, with acts and sequences as headings.
Cardboard
Index cards in lanes, reordered by dragging.
Beat board
Beats with colours and links, turned into scenes when you're ready.
Outliner
Every scene with its status.
Chapter overview
Chapters as cards.
Goals and habits
Set goals for words, pages or a deadline.
A heatmap shows the days you wrote.
Comments with resolve and reopen.
Sources with citations and a bibliography.
Footnotes.
Screenplay tools
The tools a script needs before it goes out.
Formatting:Tab and Enter move between elements.
Dual dialogue and revision coloursfor each revision pass.
Title page:written by, based on, contact.
Reports:scenes, characters and locations, with statistics.
Production breakdown:13 categories, with optional AI tagging per scene.
Table read in your browser,with a different voice for each character. It uses your browser's speech voices.
Script PDFin industry page format, plus FDX and Fountain export.
Revision: Blue ▾DualScript tools ▾
INT. LAMP ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The lamp catches. Light floods the room.
MARA
Don't.
TOM
I wasn't going to.
CUT TO:
ReportsProduction breakdownTable readTitle page
German screenplay format, without switching anything
A4 is the default. For US contests, switch to US Letter in Page setup.
Courier, 12 point. The rule of thumb "one page, one minute of film" holds only roughly on A4, because the page is a little longer.
Production breakdown in 13 categories, with optional AI suggestions for each scene.
Table read in your browser: every character gets their own voice. Which German voices you have depends on your browser.
Exchange with the production: FDX for Final Draft, Fountain, or PDF in screenplay format.
From page to picture
See your story when you're ready.
Storyboarding starts from your script and your story bible. Frames are drawn with the cast you defined, so each character looks the same in every shot. You choose each step.
TEMP · ImageShot 01, Wide Shot: the lighthouse in rain at night, beam dark1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in Loom
01Wide Shot3 s · CUT
TEMP · ImageShot 02, Medium Shot, low angle: Mara on the stairs with the lamp, camera arrow TILT ↑1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in Loom
02Medium Shot · low angle4 s · CUT
TEMP · ImageShot 03, Close-Up: the dark lamp, camera arrow PUSH IN1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in Loom
03Close-Up3 s · CUT
TEMP · ImageShot 04, Close-Up: Mara says the line, same face as her locked portrait1280×536 · 2.39:1 · Rough Sketch style, drawn in Loom
04Close-Up5 s · DISSOLVE
Plan the shots
The co-author reads a scene and proposes a shot list. You edit every shot before anything is drawn.
Co-author: Pro
Draw the frames
Frames drawn with your cast, in the framing and drawing style you pick. Redraw one; every take is kept.
ProAbout 8 frames per scene
Cast your characters
Portrait, turnaround and looks from the Story Bible. Uploading your own pictures is free.
ProAbout 4 pictures per character
Block the scene
Camera and motion arrows, transitions, screen time and runtime per scene.
Free
Review the sequence
Animatic playback, a printable contact sheet, and a continuity read of the sequence.
Continuity read: Pro
Animate shots
Turn frames into moving shots.
ProAbout 5 seconds per shot
What a plan covers, in scenes
Pro (every month):about 250 frames. That's about 30 scenes, or about 60 characters, or about 50 moving shots (around 4 minutes).
These are either/or. A month can be frames, moving shots, or a mix of the two. Counts assume a standard picture, or a 5-second clip at 720p on the standard video model; premium video models use more. The app shows what a step will use before it runs.
Storyboard this scene
What the button says depends on your plan.
Step 1 · Pro
The co-author reads this scene and suggests a shot list. You can change every shot before anything is drawn.
Plan shotsUses a little of your AI allowance.
Free, no AISee Pro
Frames are drawn with your cast from the Story Bible. Storyboards start with Pro: about 250 frames a month, about 30 scenes, for $25. Your script stays free.
Not now
ProDraw 8 frames
About 3% of this month's pictures.
Pro, pictures used up, extra usage offSet a cap
This month's pictures are used up. They reset on 12 Dec. You can turn on extra usage with a cap you choose, or keep writing.
Keep writing
Comics
Comics and graphic novels, from script to lettered page.
Write in the comic script editor.
Build pages in the page composer: layout presets, panels and dividers.
Panel art:upload your own art, or draw panels with your cast (Pro).
Letteringfor speech, thought, captions and sound effects, with tails and fonts. Loom can letter the panels from your script.
Compose pages, print the book, or export CBZ.
Have a finished comic? Import it as a scanned PDF and Loom reads the script from the pages.
TEMP · ImageA lettered comic page in the Loom page composer: six-panel grid, speech and thought balloons with tails, one caption box, one sound effect. Our own sample story (the lighthouse), never third-party art.1240×1754 · portrait page · screenshot of the Loom page composer
Import and export
Bring your work in. Take it anywhere.
Import
Scrivener
Final Draft (FDX)
Fountain
DOCX
EPUB
PDF
TXT
Markdown
SBX
PDF can be text, a screenplay or a scanned comic. You see a preview before anything is created.
Export
FDX
Fountain
DOCX
EPUB
CBZ
PDF
FDX keeps your outline notes. PDF comes in industry script format. Book formats include KDP-safe margins.
Free to export.Every format, on every plan, including Free.
Your words
You own what you write.Your scripts, manuscripts, story bible and notes are yours, including for commercial use.
You can see what came from the co-author.Every co-author edit is recorded in the review panel.
Export everything, any time, free.
Pricing for writers
Writing is free. Pay for pictures when you want them.
Swipe to compare Free and Pro →
Free
Pro
Price
$0 · no card
$20/month, or $16/month billed yearly
For
Writing
Storyboarding and moving shots every month
Writing tools
Every editor and view, the Story Bible, the screenplay tools, comic lettering
Everything in Free
Co-author
No AI
Included every month
Pictures
None
About 250 frames a month: about 30 scenes or 60 characters
Moving shots
None
About 50 shots a month (instead of frames)
Export
Every format, free
Every format, free
Extra usage
None
Optional, at the same rates, off by default, behind a cap you set
Prices in USD, including VAT. Counts are estimates for standard models; premium video models use more. The app shows the cost of every step before it runs.
FAQ
Questions writers ask
What is free, exactly?
Writing is free: every editor (screenplay, novel, non-fiction, comic), every view, the Story Bible, the screenplay tools, and import and export in every format.
The co-author is AI, so it comes with Pro, not with Free.
Without AI you keep everything else: writing, editing, the Story Bible and export.
Pictures and moving shots start with Pro.
Who owns what I write, and the text the co-author suggests?
You own what you write, and you can use it however you like, including commercially.
We don't use your writing to train AI models: not ours, and not anyone else's.
Text you accept from the co-author is yours to use as well. Whether copyright protects it depends on where you live and how much of it is your own expression. In the US, the Copyright Office says material generated by AI alone isn't protected, while your selection, arrangement and rewriting can be.
The review panel records which edits came from the co-author, if you need to disclose AI use to a publisher or a contest.
This is general information. It isn't legal advice.
Can I open and save Final Draft files?
Yes. Import .fdx and export .fdx, including outline notes. Fountain works in both directions too.
Does it follow the standard screenplay format?
Yes. Scripts use the standard layout, with scene headings, action, character, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions, and Tab and Enter move between elements.
The Script PDF prints industry-format pages. Paper, margins, font and spacing can be changed in Page setup.
I write in another program. How do I switch?
Export your script as FDX, Fountain, DOCX or PDF and import the file. You see a preview before anything is created. Scrivener projects come across directly.
Can I publish on Amazon KDP?
Yes. Export EPUB for Kindle and DOCX or PDF for print. Book formats include KDP-safe margins. KDP accepts EPUB, so you don't need AZW3 or MOBI.
Does it work for comics and graphic novels?
Yes. Write in the comic script editor, then build pages in the page composer, with lettering for speech, thought, captions and sound effects.
Upload your own art, or draw panels with your cast (Pro).
Export CBZ or print the book. You can also import a scanned comic as a PDF.
Can I write in German?
Yes. The editor works in any language, and A4 is the default page size.
Where is my work stored?
SolidMeta is a product of SolidMeta Inc. in Austin, Texas, and is distributed in Europe by Unevis GmbH (Hamburg). Data of European clients is processed on our servers in the EU.
What happens when I reach the co-author limit?
The app tells you when the allowance is used up.
At zero, writing, editing and export carry on as normal. On Pro, the co-author is back when the monthly allowance resets.
Start with a blank page, or bring the draft you have.
SolidMeta Loom is made by SolidMeta. Our CEO and creative advisor worked in film visual effects at ILM, Weta Digital and DNEG.