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SmartBreakdown compared with drawDB
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What it doesA private screenplay production workspace for film and television Free online database schema design tool for ER diagrams and SQL generation
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Pricing modelFree trial Freemium
PricingNot given Free tier includes the open-source editor with all SQL dialects, import & export, and local diagram storage. drawDB Pro offers paid plans for Solo Pro and Team Pro with cloud storage, real-time collaboration, AI schema assistant, GitHub integration, and priority support.
Key features
  • Scene recognition and parsing in four heading conventions
  • OCR for scanned PDF screenplays
  • Department markup with colour-coded text highlighting
  • Cost estimation per scene and department
  • Running time and story day tracking
  • Reference images and notes per scene
  • Revision history with coloured page markers
  • PDF and Excel export with filtering
  • Semantic search across the screenplay
  • Sync across Mac, iPad and iPhone
  • Entity-relationship diagram editor
  • SQL generation for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB, SQL Server, and Oracle
  • DBML import and export
  • Real-time collaborative database design
  • Cloud storage and team workspaces
  • AI-assisted schema design
  • Schema reverse engineering from existing SQL
  • Version history and migration generation
  • Export to SQL, JSON, PNG, JPEG, SVG, and PDF
  • Keyboard shortcuts and customizable workspace
What makes it different
  • Completely on-device with no cloud or account required
  • Designed specifically for department crew, not production management
  • Handles real messy production drafts in multiple formats without retyping
  • Scene preparation survives draft revisions without losing work
  • Integrates breakdown, costing and schedule in one place with no separate spreadsheet
  • Free and open source with no account required to start designing
  • Supports all major SQL dialects in one tool
  • Self-hostable on your own infrastructure with Docker
  • Real-time team collaboration with shared cursors and presence
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Trust Flow (Majestic)510
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