Straft Studio for Mac.
The same project and the same engine, in a native Mac app with the Mac menu bar, sheets and Command shortcuts.
What you need
| System | A Mac with Apple silicon, running macOS 14 or later. Intel Macs are not supported. |
| Account and internet | No Straft account. The app works offline. The internet is used for the store and for Straft AI download that you start. |
| Straft AI | A one-time download of about 1.2 GB. Its chat model needs at least 4 GB of memory, 8 GB recommended. |
| Price | 7-day free trial, then one payment of |
Get started in four steps
Install
Get Straft Studio from the Mac App Store. The App Store installs and updates it.
Choose where projects live
The first start asks where to keep your projects. The suggested place is fine for most people.
Say what to call you
Your name appears on notes, tasks and activity. It stays on this computer. There is no account.
Create a project
Create Project asks for a title. Everything else is optional and can be changed later.
Keyboard shortcuts on Mac
The defaults. You can change any of them in Settings.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Search the project | Cmd+K |
| Open or close Straft AI | Cmd+J |
| Undo a project change | Cmd+Opt+Z (Cmd+Z undoes text) |
| Redo a project change | Cmd+Opt+Shift+Z |
| New project (on Home) | Cmd+N |
| Open a project (on Home) | Cmd+O |
| Search projects (on Home) | Cmd+F or Cmd+K |
| New scene card (in a project) | Cmd+N |
| Quick Capture, a new idea | Cmd+Shift+N |
| Find in the script or in ideas | Cmd+F |
| Next or previous scene | Opt+Down or Opt+Up |
| Next spelling mistake | F7 |
| Insert a page break | Cmd+Return |
| Scene Heading, Action, Character, Parenthetical, Dialogue, Transition, Shot | Cmd+1 to Cmd+7 |
| Custom elements | Cmd+Opt+1 to 9 |
| Back or forward between pages | Cmd+[ or Cmd+] |
| Settings | Cmd+, |
| Project settings | Cmd+Shift+, |
| Close the project | Cmd+Shift+W |
| Import a screenplay | Cmd+Shift+I |
| Export a screenplay | Cmd+Shift+E |
| Export a PDF directly | Cmd+Opt+Shift+E |
| Cmd+P | |
| Show or hide the sidebar | Ctrl+Cmd+S |
| Go to workspace 1 to 8 | Ctrl+Cmd+1 to 8 |
Every shortcut can be changed in Settings, Keyboard Shortcuts, and the app warns you about conflicts. Copy, cut, paste and select all (with Ctrl or Cmd plus A, C, V, X) are reserved and cannot be changed.
Good to know on Mac
- It uses the Mac menu bar: File, Edit, View, Go, Window and Help. Import, export, print and Close Project live in the File menu.
- Dialogs appear as sheets attached to the window. Settings opens with Command and comma.
- Project undo and redo use Command, Option and Z. Plain Command and Z undoes text.
- Search and Commands opens with Command and K. Spell check uses the macOS spelling service.
Try it free for 7 days. Pay once if you keep it.
One app for the whole film, on your own computer. One payment, no subscription.