Real-time collaboration
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- First-class
Inkwell vs YouMeScript
A screenplay app inside Google Drive, or a screenplay with its whole history.
YouMeScript puts screenplay formatting inside Google Drive: scripts open from Drive, collaborators write in real time, and FDX, Fountain and PDF files go in and out. Plot is for the script that has to keep every version. Named save points and parallel draft lines keep each rewrite in one project, and AI skill passes propose edits you review on the page.
YouMeScriptStrengths
- Scripts open from Google Drive like any other file.
- Real-time collaboration, shared through Drive.
- Imports FDX, Fountain and plain text, and exports PDF, FDX and Fountain.
Where YouMeScript is strongest
InkwellInkwell edge
- Named save points and draft lines, so a rewrite never overwrites the draft you liked.
- AI skill passes that propose edits you review on the script itself.
- Locked drafts, revision colors and A-pages tied to the same save-point history.
Where the IDE model changes the work
Version control, structured changes, and reviewable AI
Co-writing with history
Write together in scene context, and keep named save points as the notes come in.
2 editing now
Two writers, one draft — live cursors, not a chain of emailed files.
Real-time presence — the save points on the right capture every read
Capability by capability
A side-by-side look at where each tool stands today. Some Inkwell features are in active development — see the roadmap for current status.
First-class Partial or limited Not available
Runs in the browser
YouMeScript runs as a Google Drive app. Inkwell runs in any modern browser, with no other account to connect.
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- First-class
Free to use
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- First-class
FDX import / export
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- First-class
Fountain import / export
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- First-class
Offline writing
YouMeScript lists offline working as a Pro feature. Inkwell is cloud-first today, with a desktop app in development that brings offline writing into the same versioned project.
- Inkwell
- Partial or limited
- YouMeScript
- Partial or limited
Draft lines (parallel alternate versions)
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- Not available
AI skill passes
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- Not available
Production revisions
YouMeScript's Pro upgrade adds basic production-script tools. Inkwell covers locked drafts, revision colors and A-pages on the same save-point history.
- Inkwell
- First-class
- YouMeScript
- Partial or limited
| Capability | Inkwell | YouMeScript |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time collaboration | First-class | First-class |
| Runs in the browserYouMeScript runs as a Google Drive app. Inkwell runs in any modern browser, with no other account to connect. | First-class | First-class |
| Free to use | First-class | First-class |
| FDX import / export | First-class | First-class |
| Fountain import / export | First-class | First-class |
| Offline writingYouMeScript lists offline working as a Pro feature. Inkwell is cloud-first today, with a desktop app in development that brings offline writing into the same versioned project. | Partial or limited | Partial or limited |
| Draft lines (parallel alternate versions) | First-class | Not available |
| AI skill passes | First-class | Not available |
| Production revisionsYouMeScript's Pro upgrade adds basic production-script tools. Inkwell covers locked drafts, revision colors and A-pages on the same save-point history. | First-class | Partial or limited |
First-class Partial or limited Not available
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Which should you choose?
Pick YouMeScript when your team lives in Google Drive and wants a screenplay to sit beside its other files, and try it on a copy first: Marketplace reviews from late 2024 report the site going offline and scripts failing to save. Pick Plot when the script needs named versions, alternate drafts and a production handoff in one place.
Try Inkwell for yourself
The Free plan includes the full editor and AI skill passes.