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SmartBreakdown vs Steam Design Tools

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SmartBreakdown compared with Steam Design Tools
Detail SmartBreakdownSteam Design Tools logo Steam Design Tools
What it doesA private screenplay production workspace for film and television Crop Steam profile backgrounds and showcase art to design custom profile layouts
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Pricing modelFree trial Free
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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
  • Crop Steam profile backgrounds into showcase-specific slices
  • Support for Featured Artwork, Artwork, Screenshot, and Workshop showcases
  • Full Screen and Original Size display mode matching
  • Support for animated backgrounds and GIF artwork
  • MP4 and WebM video export for animated backgrounds
  • Local browser storage of preferences and settings
  • No Steam login or credential collection required
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
  • Handles all Steam showcase crop shapes with a single tool
  • Works entirely in browser with no login required
  • Supports both static and animated background workflows
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)22 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)70
Referring domains (Majestic)160

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