Celtx
Celtx is cloud-based software for writing, planning, and managing media-production projects, including film, television, commercials, documentaries, and interactive media. Its editors cover film and TV screenplays, stageplays, multi-column audiovisual scripts, and game scripts. Story-development tools include Beat Sheet, Storyboard, and Script Goals & Insights. Production planning covers breakdowns, catalogs, shot lists, scheduling, cast and crew, sides, budgets, call sheets, and reports. Users can collaborate in real time through comments, presence awareness, sharing permissions, and read-only links; Celtx also keeps revision, feedback, and approval history. The cloud product runs in a browser, while Celtx Screenplay is available for Windows and Android; mobile browsers include iPhone Safari support. The Free plan allows one project, and Writer supports up to three. Writer starts at 11.24 USD per month when billed yearly, and a seven-day trial is listed. The maker is headquartered in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Who it is for
Celtx suits writers and production teams working on scripts and media projects who need planning tools and real-time collaboration. Its listed use cases range from film and television to interactive media.
What is good
- Editors cover film, TV, stage, audiovisual, and game scripts.
- Includes story-development and production-planning tools.
- Supports real-time collaboration and revision history.
- Free plan allows one project.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to one project.
- Writer plan supports up to three projects.
- Celtx Screenplay lacks Studio Storyboard and Breakdown tools.
Verdict
Celtx brings script writing, story development, and production planning into one cloud product. The free and Writer project caps are worth checking if you expect to manage several projects.
Celtx plans and pricing
All plansCompared on writing apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $11.24/user/mo
