Porcupine
Porcupine is the free screenwriting app designed for everyone.
Porcupine is the free screenwriting app designed for everyone.
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Porcupine is a practical fit for buyers evaluating Writing assistant, AI design tools, and #Screenplay tools.
- Who is it for?
- Aspiring and student screenwriters who need correctly formatted scripts at no cost; a fit when they want no account and no install
- Pricing
- free
Product information
What this product does
Porcupine is the free screenwriting app designed for everyone. No sign-ups, no downloads, runs on everything (Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, etc.).
Sourced from porcupine.oli.digital
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Platforms
- Web
- iOS
Company & Maker
Who built Porcupine?
- Product
- Porcupine is the free screenwriting app designed for everyone. No sign-ups, no downloads, runs on everything (Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, etc.).
- Founded
- 2023
- Live since
- Jan 2020
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Problem Solved
What problem does Porcupine solve?
- Skip manual screenplay formatting and shortcut memorising
- Start writing in the browser with no sign-up or download
- Keep files on your own device instead of uploading them
- Export to Fountain or industry-standard PDF in one step
- Keep writing offline as an installed web app
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Porcupine is a free, browser-based screenwriting app that formats scripts automatically as you type and keeps files on your own computer. Screenwriters and playwrights use it to draft film, TV and web video scripts without an account or a download.
Who should use
Buyer-fit is derived from approved personas and use-case evidence. Search-volume noise stays labeled separately.
Best-fit workflows
- Screenplay writing for moviesTelevision drama writingWeb video script editing
- Drafts a feature film screenplay with scene headings, action and dialogue formatted automatically
- Exports a finished TV episode script as an industry-standard PDF for sharing or printing
- Imports an existing Fountain file and reorders its scenes by drag and drop in the scene overview
- Tracks word count, lines per character and average scene duration in the stats view
- Aspiring and student screenwriters who need correctly formatted scripts at no cost; a fit when they want no account and no install
Pricing reality
Vendor stated
Free, with optional support through Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee donations.
Actual cost
No paid plan is listed; the features shown are free, and donors only gain the option to hide the support button.
Hidden costs
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Pricing reality
Last updated Oct 2026
Starting price
From $0
Free tier available.
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Free
The free screenwriting app designed for everyone.
Free/mo
- Autosave with revision history
- Customisable fonts, themes and accent colors (including dark mode)
- Autocomplete for character names and scenes
- Drag and drop rearrangable scenes and sections
- Quickly switch between, manage, rename and pin your scripts
- Support for automatic and manual scene numbering
- Familiar keyboard shortcuts
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Engagement signals (30d)
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Innovation Index™
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Does it cover the jobs buyers expect, and can it keep up?
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Latest traffic snapshot
Monthly visits
2.1K
Avg visit duration
00:00:06
Pages per visit
1.48
Bounce rate
56.00%
Traffic trend
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Community & reach
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Official channels
- Bluesky@oli.digital17 followers
- Instagram@digitallyoliProfile
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