Scriptation is the Emmy Award-winning PDF annotation app for film, TV, and video production that intelligently transfers your annotations, notes, and markups into new script revisions.

Whether you're a filmmaker on a big-budget feature or a student on your first production, Scriptation makes it easy to go paperless, increase your productivity, and save hours of time.

Why choose Scriptation over other PDF annotation apps?

Scriptation is designed specifically for film, TV, and video production to solve the dreaded script revision problem. Or, as it's known to Scriptation users, Script Change Hell!

The app was created by TV writer Steve Vitolo (Black-ish, Hot in Cleveland) while he was working on a pilot that was putting out full 50-page script revisions for 2 weeks straight. Each night a PA would make 100+ copies, and each morning everyone on the crew would ditch the previous day's script and rewrite their notes on the new script. Only to do it all over again the next day. Sound familiar?

Scriptation's note transferring technology eliminates the inefficient practice of collating paper script pages and recopying notes that result from script changes, and gives the film and television industry the paperless solution it desperately needs.

What can Scriptation do?

• Annotate scripts with pens, highlights, stamps, text, and shapes;
• Transfer your notes to new script revisions automatically — never recopy notes again;
• Hear your script read aloud with Playback Mode, and assign natural-sounding AI Voices to different characters;
• Break down your script by department with Tagging — track cast, props, costumes, locations, and more;
• Sync across iPad, iPhone, and Mac with trusted cloud connections.

Can I keep call sheets, schedules, one-liners, and other production documents in Scriptation?

Yes. While Scriptation is optimized to handle scripts and the script revision process, you can store and annotate any PDF document in Scriptation.

Can I access my files on multiple devices?

Yes. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, the Industry Pro upgrade enables you to store documents in the cloud.

Can I write a script in Scriptation?

No — Scriptation isn't a screenwriting app, it's a PDF annotation app. Scripts come into Scriptation as finished PDFs from screenwriting programs like Final Draft, WriterDuet, or Highland. For our recommended writing apps and more on this, see Can I use Scriptation to write scripts?.

Can I edit script text in Scriptation?

No — and we don't think writers would like that very much anyway! If you really want to "edit" text, director Michael Spiller has a great tip on how you can do that!

How can I get Scriptation?

Scriptation is available for your iPad, iPhone, and Mac on the App Store for FREE.

What's Next

What is Scriptation Industry Pro?

Importing and Opening Scripts in Scriptation

An Overview of the Top Toolbar

Updated on: 29/05/2026