======Trelby======

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Looking for a "normal" screenwriting application that will make you forget you aren't using the one you are used to? Trelby is what you are looking for.
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[[http://trelby.org|Trelby]] is a free word processor for screenplays, Trelby is an application with all the usual features of a screenwriting application, including a character name database, basic scene reporting, PDF exporting, and more.


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===== Strengths [Weaknesses] =====
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**Comfortable**

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Trelby is one of those applications that looks familiar and feels comfortable whether or not you have even opened a screenplay application before. It's exactly what you expect from a screenwriting application; it has all of the essential features and none of the bloat.
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===== Weaknesses [Strengths] =====
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**Not Closed Source**

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There are only a few really popular screenwriting applications out there, so some users are very much "married" to the one application they learned in school and will accept //nothing// in substitute. Trelby (or anything else, for that matter) will not please such a user.
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=====Install=====

Install Trelby from [[http://slackbuilds.org]].


===== Usage =====

Trelby truly is an intuitive application. If you have used a word processor, you will feel at home with Trelby.

The advantage to using a dedicated screenwriting application is that all
standard formatting is applied automatically for you, with minimal amounts of
interaction. Character names are remembered for you and auto-completion
simplifies concerns, for instance, about whether you called that day player
"Evil Henchman" or just "Henchman".

[{{ trelby.jpg?666 | Trelby and an imported screenwriter-mode file. }}]

Of all the applications in multimedia, screenwriting applications are the least
likely to require cross-compatibility. Unless you are collaborating with
another writer, you will probably never send out the project file. Since Trelby
can export to PDF, it's probably everything you need in a screenwriting
application.

On the other hand, Trelby supports two major platforms, and exports to a number of universal formats (including [[fountain]]).

Trelby can import Fountain files.


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**See Also** \\
[[fountain|Fountain]] \\
[[screenwriter|Screenwriter-mode]]
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