Compare · Scriptory vs Fade In
Desktop-grade formatting, in a browser.
A well-liked one-time-licence desktop screenwriter. Scriptory runs in a browser with live co-writing on every plan, and keeps a beat board, storyboard and AI co-writer on the same document.
Fade In prices and features checked October 2026 from the Fade In purchase and features pages. Source. Competitor prices are list prices published by each vendor and subject to change; converted at ₹88 per US$. Scriptory bills in INR.
Side by side
| FEATURE | Scriptory | Fade In |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free for one script · Pro ₹3,499/yr | One-time licence, free updates |
| Browser access, any device | Yes | Desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) and mobile apps; web access via the optional Fade In Access subscription |
| Real-time co-writing | Yes | Through the optional Fade In Access subscription |
| Final Draft (.fdx) import & export | Import free · export on Pro | Yes |
| Beat board & storyboard | Yes | Index cards and navigator; no storyboard tool |
| Hindi & Marathi support | Yes | Unicode text supported |
| Generative AI & diagnostics | Yes | Not advertised |
| Coloured revisions & scene-number locking | Yes | Yes — plus page locking and omitted scenes |
Fade In details as published by the vendor; “Not advertised” means the vendor’s own pages don’t mention it. Scriptory plan limits are on the pricing page.
Bring the draft. Keep the page count.
Courier Prime 12pt, one-inch margins and proper (MORE)/(CONT’D) breaks — and the editor paginates exactly as the exported PDF does, so the page you quote is the page they read.
- 01Import your .fdx or Fountain file.fdx and Fountain come across element for element; PDF, Word and text are read back from their layout.
- 02Invite your co-writersWrite live together instead of passing a locked file back and forth.
- 03Export back to .fdx whenever you need toFor the producer or studio that still asks for Final Draft. .fdx export is part of Pro; PDF, Word and Fountain export on every plan.
Questions
- Does Scriptory have production tools like Fade In?
- Scriptory locks scene numbers for production, records revision passes in the coloured sequence (Blue, Pink, Yellow and on), and builds breakdowns, a shooting schedule and call sheets from the script. Page locking and omitted-scene marks are not in Scriptory yet.
- Can I switch from Fade In to Scriptory?
- Yes. Export your script from Fade In as .fdx or .fountain and import it into Scriptory.