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What it doesA private screenplay production workspace for film and television An app design studio that made Bulletin, an infinite canvas app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
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Based inDE SG
Pricing modelFree trial Free
PricingNot given Bulletin is available as a free download. The Terms & Conditions reference a lifetime PRO purchase option, but specific pricing for PRO is not detailed on the pages.
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
  • Arrange photos, notes and links freely on an infinite canvas
  • Pan and zoom between items
  • Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac
  • Free download
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
  • Infinite canvas design for flexible content organization
  • Cross-platform support across Apple devices
  • Free to use
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)22 −1 (down) since last check14 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)70
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