If you want a less expensive entry into the world of screenplay writing, Celtx gives you that entrance. While costing much less than its screenwriting rival, "Final Draft," Celtx manages to include many of the same features, but it costs maybe five percent of what you'd pay for Final Draft. Celtx Plus includes clip art along with other extras. However, if you choose Celtx Plus, you will have access to catalogs, specialized view modes and storyboards.
It also comes with a 15-day free trial, which means that you can get a sample for how the software operates and whether or not you want to buy it.Īlong with the $15 paid version, Celtx also offers a personal-use free edition that puts screenplays front and center as part of its software. For the full Celtx Plus package, it will cost you a reasonable $15, and sometimes you can find it for sale for $10 at the company's website. Celtx has been pared down, and it has a set of features that comes at a much better price. Nonetheless, it works well.Celtx lets you dabble in script writing without the $250 investment that you might make for its rival Final Draft. We don’t know, so we ask you to use caution with this feature for the integrity of your “private” information. Where on earth this actually lives and who has access to this server at the administration level, are two questions we can’t help but wonder. Once you have a username and password, you can upload your project to the Celtx server. When you first use these tools you’ll be prompted to set-up a user account with Celtx. This feature is built right into the application using the upload and download buttons. If a public writing lifestyle isn’t for you, private collaboration is also possible.
If you don’t like big brother watching over your software usage, make sure to disable this feature immediately under options in the tools menu. It’s also important to note that Celtx has a usage statistics feature enabled. I guess you can get a type of 24-hour support after all, but depending on what your problem is, the answer may not be quickly available. Whether you want a collaborative experience between web users or some software help, it’s available to you so long as you can connect to the Internet. This is another strong point for Celtx as it helps writers connect with other writers across the globe. Project Central is where you can publicly post and collaborate on scripts. The launch window is unique because it connects to Celtx online and reveals new discussion threads on their forums and their Project Central public entries. The first window you’ll see when opening the program is the launch window. For beginning script writers these forms will help you consider the important details, too, in each script element and for those who have been doing this for awhile, it’s nice to have it organized and all in one spot. Or, as in the actor form, attach a headshot or audition to help jog your memory or appropriately cast your characters. In case of the character form, you might attach some concept art to help show some of the character’s physical features. You can open and attach nearly any type of file to a project including media (movies and pictures). Each form has its unique entries helping you define what’s important to the story. You can add these forms to your project navigator and organize them in folders.
Celtx is proof of that, offering a myriad of forms to help keep track and organize the fine details of characters, scenes, actors, locations, props, wardrobe, and scheduling to name a few. Script writing software has evolved over time to become more than just a word processor. The latest release ties directly into their revamped Project Central. We reviewed Celtx version 0.9.7.2, but at the time of publishing this issue we saw that 0.9.8 was released. Celtx (which is available for PC, Mac and Linux in 20 different languages) has its similarities with Firefox. Since Firefox itself is a free, open-source program, it was only natural to keep that true when a collection of software developers and filmmakers created Celtx. Built like a FoxĬeltx is built from the same software framework as Mozilla Firefox, a popular web browser among nerds and Internet junkies (and our own office staff). While Celtx doesn’t have that pro-look or a 24-hour 1-800 number, it does offer a great set of tools for creative amateurs and professionals who are working with narrative scripts. Mostly, we cover gear that you’ll have to plop down some cash for in return for a glossy product with a certain level of customer support. It’s not too often we cover products that are free.
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