One script,
everyone's marks
Highlight, write notes and link lines to the actual props and costumes they call for — on the one screenplay the whole production reads. When the revision lands, your marks follow their words to wherever they moved.
Shared
One set of marks for everyone
Linked
Lines point at real items
Revision-proof
Marks follow their words
Offline
Keep marking with no signal
Six departments, six copies, nobody on the same page
Every department marks up the script. Costume's highlights are on one PDF, the 1st AD's notes on another, props has a printout with a pen. When a question comes up, nobody is looking at the same thing.
In SceneMatch there is one screenplay and one set of marks on it. A note left on a line turns up in that scene's breakdown, so it reaches whoever opens the scene next — not just whoever has your copy.
- A marked-up PDF per department One script, marked by everyone
- Notes stuck on a page nobody else opens Notes that show up in the scene's breakdown
- "Coat" in the margin — which coat? A link to the coat, with its photos
- Start over when the blue pages arrive Marks carried into the new draft
Three kinds of mark
Highlight like you already do, add notes that start a conversation, and link the script to what the scene actually needs.
Highlights
Highlight in a colour, bold, italic, underline, strike-through or coloured text. Costume in one colour, props in another, the way departments already work.
Notes
Attach as many notes to a passage as the conversation needs. They also appear on the scene, next to the characters and items they're about.
References
Select the words and attach a prop, costume or piece of set dress — existing or new. Tap the icon and the item previews right there.
Layers you can switch off
Hide highlights, notes or references independently to read the script clean. It only changes your view — nobody else's screen, nothing deleted.
Wherever you read it
The full screenplay, a scene's script view, and the script pane beside the breakdown are the same document. Mark it in one and it's in all three.
No signal needed
Marks, notes and references to existing items are saved on your device first and sent when you're back online. Keep working in the basement.
When the blue pages land
Marks are anchored to the words you selected, not to a spot on the page. So a revision doesn't mean marking up the script all over again.
The mark follows
New action above it, a sentence added in front — the mark re-finds its words and repaints there. You do nothing.
The mark goes quiet
Its words are gone, so it stops showing — a pointer to a line worth re-reading. If a later draft brings the words back, so does the mark.
Notes and references are kept
They stay on the scene and on the linked item, badged Not in script, so nobody preps a prop for a line that no longer exists.
How it works
From the first draft to the last revision.
Import the script
Upload a PDF or Final Draft file. SceneMatch builds the scenes, characters and locations for you.
Mark it up together
Each department highlights, leaves notes and links lines to items. Everyone with access reads the same marks.
Merge the revision
Bring in the new draft. Marks carry over scene by scene, and anything that no longer fits is flagged for you to review.
Get everyone on the same page
Registration is free for anyone who wants to try it. Import your screenplay and make the first mark in minutes.
Sign up freeQuestions about annotating
The full guide is in annotating the screenplay. Something not covered? Get in touch.
Are my marks private?
No — marks are shared. Everyone with access to your department's work sees what you highlight and write, which is the point of marking the script here. If a note is a question, write it as one; someone else will read it.
The script is getting crowded. Can I hide some of it?
Yes. Switch the highlights, notes or references layer off on its own. It only changes what you see and deletes nothing. See annotation layers.
Will a revision wipe out my marks?
Not on scenes that keep their number — marks carry over and re-find their words. A scene that is renumbered or removed has nowhere for its marks to go, so heavy renumbering means more re-marking. See handling screenplay revisions.
Can I annotate with no signal?
Yes. Marks, notes and references to items you already have are saved on your device and sent when you reconnect. Creating a brand-new item from the script waits for a connection. See working offline.