Better Draft.
Script notes, tonight

Paste a scene. Get honest notes in seconds.

Penn is an AI reader built on 91 produced screenplays. It never writes your pages. It tells you what is not working and why, next to the line.

Free, no signup A sentence is all you need A real take in ~15 seconds

The scene that is fighting you, or the logline. A few lines is enough.

Free. No account. We never train on your writing or share it.

Penn's read

That is one note on one paste. On the desk, Penn reads the whole draft, remembers it, and argues back when you disagree. Free to start, no card, and 20% off your first month when you pick a plan.

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Your 20% off is locked in for when you pick a plan. Paste the pages and get the notes first. Your code:

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Your work stays yours. We never train on it or share it.

What Penn actually does

Beats the blank page. Opens with the right question and a structure to push against, so starting feels like a conversation, not a cliff.

Real coverage on demand. Honest, specific notes on structure, pacing, and character, the moment you want them, not a three-week wait.

Sharper dialogue and structure. Goes line by line, finds the subtext, and flags exactly where the tension sags.

Budgeting and read-alouds, built in. Hear your scenes performed back, and see what your script would cost to produce.

How Better Draft compares

Final DraftIndustry formatting. No AI.$199 once
WriterDuet · Arc · CeltxA good editor. No craft AI.$6-19/mo
ChatGPT & generic AIOff-genre. Writes slop.$20/mo
SudowriteAI that writes it for you.$19-100/mo
Better DraftCraft partner + full studio: notes, structure, coverage, budget. Built on 91 scripts. Every word stays yours.from $16/mo

Why Better Draft, not another AI

It never writes your script for you. Tools that spit out a whole draft hand you something that was never yours. Penn helps YOU write a better one.

Built only for storytelling. Grounded in 91 screenplay analyses, made by writers and filmmakers, not a general chatbot.

Your work stays yours. We never train on your writing or share it.