Word DOCX
The word-processor route into screenplays: scripts written with screenplay styles in Word convert cleanly in both directions.
What it carries
- styled paragraphs named for screenplay elements
- bold, italic and underline runs, page breaks
- familiar editing for collaborators who live in Word
What it can't represent
- screenplay fidelity depends on styles being used as intended
- tables and complex layout are not converted on the free tier
Where it came from
DOCX is the Office Open XML format standardized in 2007; screenwriters have used Word templates for decades, and many legacy scripts live only as .doc or .docx.