How to import a screenplay from Screenwriter, Celtx, PDF, or MS Word

Dramatify supports importing screenplays from Final Draft (.fdx) and other screenwriting tools that can export to this format. 

Why only .fdx files work #

Final Draft’s .fdx format includes metadata—information that tells Dramatify where each scene starts and ends, which lines are dialogue or action, who appears in a scene, and more.

Formats like Celtx, MS Word, Movie Magic Screenwriter, or PDF either only contain text or have formatting that is unreadable for Dramatify. Without metadata, Dramatify can’t distinguish between elements, so these files can’t be imported directly.

Convert your screenplay to .fdx #

If your script is in Celtx, Screenwriter, Word, or PDF, convert it to .fdx using one of the options below:

1. WriterDuet (free/paid, online) – Import your script and export it as .fdx.
2. Trelby (free, Mac/Windows/Linux) – Import and export to .fdx.
3. Highland (Mac, iPad, iPhone) – Paid app, ideal for converting PDFs.
4. Dialogue (Word converter, Windows) – Purchase to convert .doc or .docx files to .fdx.
5. Copy and paste – Paste your script into Dramatify and format it manually.

Write or reformat directly in Dramatify #

You can write your screenplay from scratch in Dramatify, or use any .fdx-compatible software—such as
Final Draft, WriterDuet, Trelby, Scrivener, Storyist, Fade In Pro, Scripts Pro (iOS), MovieDraft, or
ScriptWrite—to format or reformat your script before importing.