The screenplay editor

Writing·4 min read·Updated last month

Screenplay artifacts open in a proper inline editor. You can write and rewrite directly in the artifact view, with a full toolbar, keyboard shortcuts you already know, and a save-state indicator that tells you exactly whether your last change made it. Every save creates a revision, so you can roll back to any earlier version if a rewrite went the wrong way.

Screenshot: the inline screenplay editor with the toolbar and save-state indicator visible

Opening the editor

Open any screenplay artifact from a production. The inline editor is the default view. No separate "edit mode" toggle. Just start typing.

The toolbar

The toolbar covers the screenplay conventions you already know: scene headings, action, character cues, parentheticals, dialog, transitions. Format on selection or as you type.

  • Scene heading for INT./EXT. lines.
  • Action for description.
  • Character for the name above a line of dialog.
  • Parenthetical for the small note between character and dialog.
  • Dialog for spoken lines.
  • Transition for the CUT TO: style beats.

Keyboard shortcuts

The usual keyboard shortcuts apply. Undo, redo, cut, copy, paste, select all. Plus:

  • Tab cycles through the screenplay element types (scene heading, action, character, dialog).
  • Enter from a character cue drops you into the dialog line beneath it.
  • Enter twice from dialog returns you to action.

Save state at a glance

The editor shows one of three states in the corner.

  • Saving while a change is being persisted.
  • Saved once the server confirms.
  • Error if a save failed. Your work is kept locally until the next successful save.

Autosave runs as you type, so you never have to think about it. If you close the tab mid-thought, the next open picks up from your last saved state.

Revisions and history

Every save creates a revision. The revisions view lists every version with the time it was saved. Pick any revision to preview it. Roll it back into the artifact and it becomes the current version, with the previous revisions kept in the history in case you change your mind again.

Editing does not stop the pipeline

Your edits become the source of truth for anything downstream. If you edit a screenplay after Voysey has already planned shots against the old version, ask Voysey to re-run the shot planning phase (see Re-run just one phase) to pick up the new script.

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