Screenwriter

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by wesswart77

Develop screenplays in plain markdown: treatments, outlines, character arcs, scene cards, and beat sheets with Blake Snyder's 15 beats. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

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Screenwriter

An Obsidian plugin for developing screenplays: treatments, outlines, character arcs, scene cards, and beat sheets.

Features

  • New Screenplay Project — Creates a project folder with 5 pre-structured files: Treatment, Outline, Characters, Beat Sheet (Blake Snyder's 15 beats), and Notes
  • New Character — Add a character entry (archetype, want, need, flaw, arc) to any project's Characters.md
  • New Scene Card — Add a scene card (scene number, location, time of day, characters, action, purpose) to the project's Outline.md
  • Projects Sidebar — Lists all projects with format badge, status badge, and scene count

Usage

Open the command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+P) and search for:

  • Screenwriter: New Screenplay Project
  • Screenwriter: New Character
  • Screenwriter: New Scene Card
  • Screenwriter: Open Screenwriter Sidebar

Project Structure

Each project creates:

Screenwriting/
  My Project/
    Treatment.md
    Outline.md
    Characters.md
    Beat Sheet.md   ← Blake Snyder's 15 beats pre-filled
    Notes.md

Settings

SettingDefaultDescription
Projects FolderScreenwritingRoot folder for all screenplay projects

License

MIT © 2026 Wesley Swart

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