film plan
Plan your film before you write it
Map scenes. Track plotlines. Build your treatment with FilmPlan, before you write a single page. Start your first project for free.
No credit card required.
Your story takes shape in FilmPlan. Before the script.
FilmPlan is launching soon: explore the online version first.
film outline
Turn ideas into a film outline
Stop rewriting what you already know.
You don’t start from nothing. You start with fragments: scenes, images, moments. FilmPlan is a desktop app that helps you connect those fragments into a clear film outline.
It helps you turn those fragments into a clear structure: using a visual system of scene cards. Move ideas. Test order. Visualize. Understand your story before writing.
The scene Card system
Each card represents a moment in your film.
- Capture a scene or idea
- More and arrange cards into structure
- Expand them into outline and treatment
Each card has a front and a back. The front becomes part of your outline, while the back holds the details and images that shape your treatment. Build your story visually, one card at a time.
Opening scene
Esther listens as Henri tells the story of the white-shelled snail over dinner in a luxury Swiss hotel.
Upload scene image
Start with one Card
Every idea begins as a card: a scene, a beat or a moment.
Write a short description, assign it to a plot line and add the characters involved. From there, your film starts to take shape, one card at a time.
Outline & Treatment
The front of each card builds your outline, while the back captures deeper layers: subtext, purpose and visual meaning, which become your treatment.
Build visually
Add more cards, move them around and organize your story.
Rearrange scenes freely, follow different plotlines, and understand how everything connects, without being locked into a rigid structure.
Visualize it
Add images to your scenes and use Visualize to go through your film moment by moment.
Instead of imagining how it feels, you can actually see the flow of your story before writing the script.
Your film starts here
Build your film outline
From idea to structure, visually.
Add cards. Move them. Reorder freely.
Use Visualize to see your entire film at once.
Film PLAN APP
Download FilmPlan
FilmPlan is built for structuring your film on desktop, turning ideas into a clear outline you can develop.
For capturing ideas quickly on the go, FilmPlan Notes works on mobile, so nothing gets lost before it becomes part of your story.
Try FilmPlan online before the desktop launch.
Free for 1 project • No credit card required
Everything you need to know before you start
FilmPlan is a film development and outline tool designed to help you structure your story before writing.
Here are the most common questions about how it works and how it fits into your workflow.
Some commonly asked questions from new clients…
No. FilmPlan is built for the stage before writing, helping you plan and structure your story.
Yes. You can export your work and move into your preferred screenwriting software.
No. FilmPlan supports your thinking process, whether you’re starting out or experienced.
Yes. You can download it for both platforms.
FilmPlan is a desktop app available for Mac and Windows.
For mobile, we’ve built FilmPlan Notes: a companion tool designed for capturing ideas on the go. You can quickly save scenes, moments, or thoughts, and later bring them into your main project.
Each license works on up to 2 devices.
You can start with the free version to see if FilmPlan fits your process, then upgrade when you’re ready.
