Videomaker Mag Reviews Celtx v.097

Videomaker Magazine
Test Bench: Celtx Scriptwriting Software
by Mark Montgomery
DECEMBER 2006

Free download
Celtx
www.celtx.com

Free Love Story

It's not too often we cover products that are free. Mostly, we cover gear that you'll have to plop down some cash for in return for a glossy product with a certain level of customer support. While Celtx doesn't have that pro-look or a 24-hour 1-800 number, it does offer a great set of tools for creative amateurs and professionals who are working with narrative scripts.

Built like a Fox
Celtx is built from the same software framework as Mozilla Firefox, a popular web browser among nerds and Internet junkies (and our own office staff). Since Firefox itself is a free, open-source program, it was only natural to keep that true when a collection of software developers and filmmakers created Celtx. Its lineage is obvious. Celtx (which is available for PC, Mac and Linux in 20 different languages) has its similarities with Firefox. We reviewed Celtx version 0.9.7.2, but at the time of publishing this issue we saw that 0.9.8 was released. The latest release ties directly into their revamped Project Central. More on that later.
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