A comic script writing tool that handles the formatting
Free. No account. Nothing to install.
You type your script. It keeps the page numbers, the panel numbers, and the
dialogue numbers straight & nicely formatted.
Works in any browser. Your scripts save automatically.
Why this exists
I have been writing comics for fifteen years, and the question I get more than any other is what software I use.
For a long time the answer was a Word document with macros in it. It did roughly what this does, and it worked — until it didn't. Word costs money. Not every collaborator I've worked with owns a Microsoft product, and handing an artist a file they can't open is its own kind of friction. I tried rebuilding it in Google Docs and found there's no free way to script that behavior there.
So the honest answer became: nothing. A blank doc where you type "Page X, Panel X" a few hundred times and hope you didn't skip a number.
You always skip a number. That isn't carelessness. It's what happens when you're trying to stay in the zone and write.
So I rebuilt the thing I missed, without the license and without the redundancy. It keeps the counters. Lets you move from Panel to Dialogue and back again easily. When you're done, copy it out and drop it into whatever your collaborators actually use.
No email gate, no account, no price.
— Roach
Made for other people who make comics
This is free because the last thing indie comics needs is another toll booth. If it saves you an afternoon, that is the whole point.
There is a Discord where comic writers talk craft, share pages, and argue about panel counts. You are welcome in it.
FAQ
Is it really free?
Yes. No account, no trial, no email required to use it.
Where do my scripts go?
They stay in your browser on your device. Nothing is uploaded. Use “Back up all” and export often to save your work. You can bring it back in at any time.
Does it use AI?
No. It doesn't write, suggest, autocomplete, or generate anything — every word is yours. It handles the numbering and formatting, nothing else. And because nothing you write ever leaves your browser, there's no copy of your work anywhere to train anything on.
Can I use it on my phone?
It works, but a keyboard-driven writing tool is happier on a laptop. Your phone will not see scripts you wrote on a computer.
What format does it export?
Rich text you can paste into Google Docs or Word with the formatting intact, a .doc file, a PDF, or plain text.
Can I bring in a script I already started?
Yes. Scripts, then Import, then paste it in. It reads the standard page / panel / numbered-dialogue format.
Who made this?
James E. Roche (Roach), a comic writer and the founder of Muse Ink.