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Your screen­writing
buddy.

Conceptualize with a writer/director. Write line-by-line together. Runs entirely on your machine. No cloud. No subscription. No compromise.

Runs locally · Ollama · Dark mode only
2 Modes
15+ Buddies
6 Export formats
0 Data sent to cloud
$297 One-time. Forever.
"The blank page has never had better company."
How it works

One app. Two modes.

From concept to finished draft — ScreenBuddy stays with you through both phases of the writing process, with the same curated roster of writers and directors.

01

Conceptualize

Chat with a writer/director buddy to develop premise, theme, characters, structure, and tone. The buddy as brainstorm partner — before a single line of script is written.

  • Pick one or more buddies for the session
  • Develop premise, theme, characters, structure
  • One-click logline draft from the conversation
  • Save concept (title, logline, characters) into Write
  • Ask buddy to "write out the scene" for screenplay output
02

Write Together

You type a line. The buddy continues. Turn-taking, line-by-line, in proper screenplay format. Your script builds in real time — every exchange is a collaboration.

  • Type a character line or action; buddy responds in kind
  • Suggest next line — buddy offers the next move
  • Undo last exchange; scene list with jump-to-line
  • Import .fountain or .txt scripts to continue
  • Word and page count in the toolbar
In the room

What it looks like at work.

A focused, dark writing environment. The screenplay is the primary view. Everything else steps back.

untitled_draft.fountain
INT. ABANDONED LIGHTHOUSE — DUSK
Rain hammers the glass. ELEANOR stands at the top, clutching a letter she's read a hundred times.
ELEANOR
He lied. About all of it. Every single word.
RAYMOND (Buddy: Billy Wilder)
People lie about the things they love most. It's the only way they know to protect them.
ELEANOR: And if what he loved was —
↵ Enter to continue
The roster

History's greatest writers.

One curated roster serves both modes. Each buddy brings a distinct voice, a distinct philosophy, a distinct way of seeing story.

Billy Wilder
Writer · Director
Wit as scalpel. Cynicism with a beating heart.
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Epic scale. Human truth. Every frame earned.
Greta Gerwig
Writer · Director
Voice-driven. Emotionally precise. Deceptively light.
Ingmar Bergman
Director
Confronting the void with radical honesty.
William Shakespeare
Playwright
Language as architecture. Character as fate.
Mike Leigh
Writer · Director
Character excavated from life itself.
The Coens
Writers · Directors
Absurdist fate. Dialogue that cuts like glass.
+ More
In the app
Full roster unlocked on install.
Same buddies in Conceptualize and Write together. One roster. No fragmentation.
What's included

Everything a writer needs.

Built for writers who want to write — not configure software.

Projects

Save, rename, duplicate, and open projects. List sorted by last opened. Draft safety — unsaved progress is never lost.

Export

Fountain, .txt, PDF, FDX, DOCX, Markdown. Optional title page on PDF and DOCX. Cmd/Ctrl+E for instant Fountain export.

Import

Import .fountain or .txt to continue an existing script. Copy/paste full script from clipboard. Never start from zero.

🎬

Producer

Open from the header for intent assessment and writer recommendations. Helps you pick the right buddy before you start.

📋

Scene List

All scene headings listed with jump-to-line. Instantly navigate a long script without losing your place.

Fully Local

Runs on Ollama. PM2 keeps it in the background. iPad on the same WiFi. Nothing leaves your machine. Ever.

.fountain .txt .pdf .fdx .docx .md
Ownership

One price. Forever yours.

No subscription. No cloud. No recurring cost. Pay once; ScreenBuddy is permanently yours.

$297
One-time · Permanent ownership
Book Your Session — $297 →
One-time payment · Doumani at Metron Ventures installs and configures everything live with you on Google Meet · Running in under an hour
Who it's for

Every kind of writer.

ScreenBuddy meets you wherever you are in the writing process — and whoever you are as a writer.

01

The Screenwriter With a Draft

You have pages. You're stuck in Act Two. Import your existing script, pick a buddy, and write through the block line by line. Wilder won't let you stay stuck.

Write Together + Import
02

The Director With an Idea

You know the feeling but not the story. Start in Conceptualize — describe the image, the world, the tone. Your buddy helps you find the premise before you write a single scene heading.

Conceptualize → Write
03

The Writer Who Writes Alone

No writers' room. No collaborator in the same timezone. ScreenBuddy is the room. Brainstorm, argue structure, write together — entirely on your machine, at any hour.

Both Modes · Fully Local
04

The Filmmaker Learning Format

Learning screenplay format while you write. Your buddy responds in proper form — scene headings, action lines, dialogue. You absorb the format by co-writing it, not studying it.

Write Together · Format by Example
05

The TV Writer in the Room

Developing a pilot or episode structure. Use Conceptualize to map the arc, build the characters, define the tone. Export the concept, take it into the writers' room with something solid.

Conceptualize · Export
06

The Storyteller Who Values Privacy

Your story is yours. No cloud means no server logs, no training on your work, no data that leaves the room. ScreenBuddy runs on your machine. Your words stay with you.

Fully Local · Zero Cloud
How it starts

You leave the call writing.

Same model as TPD Studio. Book a session, pay once, and Doumani at Metron Ventures sets everything up live with you. No technical experience required.

01

Book your session

One-time payment of $297. A Google Meet is scheduled — typically within 48 hours.

02

Live setup on Google Meet

Doumani at Metron Ventures installs and configures ScreenBuddy and Ollama on your machine while you watch. No guesswork. No terminals you don't understand.

03

Running in under an hour

You leave the call fully operational. Open ScreenBuddy, pick a buddy, and write. That's it.

Book Your Session — $297 →

One-time · Permanent ownership · Personal setup included · No subscription

Under the hood

Built to last.

The same philosophy as TPD Studio: your machine, your data, your rules.

Stack

Next.js 15 (App Router)
React 18 + TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
PM2 — runs in background

AI

Ollama — fully local
Default: llama3.1:latest
No API keys required
No telemetry, no tracking

Data

Projects stored in browser localStorage
Nothing sent to cloud
Concept & scripts on your device
Full offline operation

Access

localhost:3555
iPad via same WiFi
Vercel deploy option (Phase 2)
macOS, Windows, Linux