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Screenwriting software for indie filmmakers.

Plan and revise the same scenes you write. Cedar keeps your scene plan, notes and versions beside the script, then hands you clean Fountain, FDX and PDF files.

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Free for 7 days. No card needed.

Cedar's Plan view: five scene cards in three acts, one being dragged into act three, beside a list of beats with "Write scene" open on one that isn't in the script yet.

Works with the apps you already use.

Bring a script in from Final Draft, Highland or any Fountain app, and take it back out whenever you like. No watermark, nothing locked in.

  • FountainOpen and export
  • FDXOpen and export
  • PDFExport
  • Project backupExport

Every scene is a card and a page.

Write a scene heading and the scene appears in your plan. Give it a summary, a purpose and a status beside the page. Move the card, and the pages move with it.

INT. LAUNDERETTE – NIGHT

Fluorescent hum. A row of dryers turning. ROSA (30s, coat still on) folds a stranger's shirts with real care.

The door chimes. DEV (30s) shakes off the rain.

DEV

Are those mine?

ROSA

(not looking up)

They are now.

Dev laughs. Then sees she isn't joking.

DEV

Do you even work here?

SamCan Dev see her face here?
INT. LAUNDERETTE – NIGHT: a co-writer types a line and leaves a comment. Choose a scene to see its page and plan.

Write together, live.

Invite a co-writer to edit with you and see their cursor as they type. Producers and readers see a draft you publish for them, never your live pages or your planning.

  • Editor, Commenter or Viewer for each person
  • Reader links you can switch off at any time

Compare drafts by scene.

Name a draft before a pass, the way productions colour revised pages. Then see what moved, what's new and what changed inside each scene.

  • Scene moves reported as moves, not as deletions
  • Restores copy the current draft before anything is replaced

Keeps going when the Wi-Fi doesn't.

On a train or on location, keep writing in any script you've opened before. Your changes wait on your device and upload when you're back.

  • Cedar only says saved once its server has your changes
  • If something goes wrong, you can download what's on your device

Everything else a draft needs.

Your script stays yours.

Cedar is software for writers, not a writer. There's no generative AI in it, and your scripts are never used to train one.

  • Nothing writes for you

    Cedar formats, indexes and compares your work. The words are yours.

  • Leave with clean files

    Export PDF, Fountain and FDX with no watermark, or a full project backup with your notes, comments and versions.

  • Private by default

    Sharing is off until you turn it on, and our team has no tool for browsing scripts.

Pricing

Free for 7 days. No card needed. The price will be confirmed at launch.

Cedar

Everything, for every script.

TBCper month

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  • Unlimited projects
  • The full editor and scene planning
  • PDF, Fountain and FDX export
  • Up to five co-writers per project, free for them
  • Offline writing
  • 90 days of history and 100 named versions

Questions

Something else? Email hello@cedarwriter.com.

Is there a free plan?

No, but you can use everything free for 7 days, with no card. If you don't subscribe, your scripts stay readable and you can export them whenever you like. Co-writers you invite never pay.

Does Cedar use AI to write?

No. There's no generative AI in Cedar, and your scripts are never used to train AI models. If we ever add an assistant, you'll have to switch it on for each project.

Can I bring in a script from another app?

Yes. Import a Fountain or FDX file, and before Cedar creates the project it shows you the scenes, the characters and anything it couldn't carry over. Your original file is kept with the project. PDF and Word files can't be imported yet.

Will my page count match Final Draft?

It'll be close, but not always exact. Cedar lays pages out in standard screenplay format in Courier Prime 12pt, and every app measures fonts and breaks pages a little differently. A different page count never means lost text.

Can I write with a co-writer?

Yes. Invite people as editors, commenters or viewers. Editors write with you live. Commenters and viewers see the drafts you publish to them, not your private notes.

What happens if I lose my connection?

Keep writing in any script you've opened before. Your changes wait on your device and sync when you're back, and Cedar only says saved once its server has them. Planning is read-only until you reconnect.

Who owns what I write?

You do. We store and process your work only to run Cedar. We never sell it or use it to train AI, and you can download any project, or your whole account, at any time.

Does it work on a tablet or phone?

Cedar is built for writing in a browser on a laptop or desktop. On a tablet you can read, review and make basic edits. On a phone you can read and comment.

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