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SolidMeta Loom

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.

Formats

One app for every kind of story

Industry formatting as you type, with Tab and Enter. FDX and Fountain in and out.

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.

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.

Start writing free

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 styles to 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.

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 check across the story.
  • Merge duplicates and 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.
  • More on consistent characters →
Structure

See the whole story, or one scene at a time.

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 colours for 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 PDF in industry page format, plus FDX and Fountain export.

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.

  1. 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

  2. Draw the frames

    Frames drawn with your cast, in the framing and drawing style you pick. Redraw one; every take is kept.

    Pro About 8 frames per scene

  3. Cast your characters

    Portrait, turnaround and looks from the Story Bible. Uploading your own pictures is free.

    Pro About 4 pictures per character

  4. Block the scene

    Camera and motion arrows, transitions, screen time and runtime per scene.

    Free

  5. Review the sequence

    Animatic playback, a printable contact sheet, and a continuity read of the sequence.

    Continuity read: Pro

  6. Animate shots

    Turn frames into moving shots.

    Pro About 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 shots Uses a little of your AI allowance.
Free, no AI See 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
Pro Draw 8 frames

About 3% of this month's pictures.

Pro, pictures used up, extra usage off Set 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).
  • Lettering for 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 · Image
A 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
Start writing free Choose Pro

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.

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