Scriptation Alternatives for Android, Windows and iPad

Scriptation still works, but only on Apple hardware. The Scriptation help center says the app is built for iPad, iPhone and Mac, that the old Windows app was retired in 2021, and that there are no current plans for Android, Windows or e-ink tablets like the Kindle Scribe. That article was last updated on October 16, 2026. On the App Store, Scriptation has a 4.8 rating from 3.6K reviews.

So anyone searching for Scriptation on Android or Windows needs a different app. Five of the picks below are PDF markup apps that run on those systems. Two are script tools for whole productions, and one is an iPhone rehearsal app for actors. For call sheets, breakdowns and scheduling, see our StudioBinder alternatives instead.

Prices below are as of November 6, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

ProductionPro

ProductionPro copies Scriptation's most useful trick. When the production office uploads a new draft and marks it as the Current Script, each person picks the old version and the note categories to bring over, and those notes import into the new pages. A May 2023 ProductionPro post walks through the steps. Notes sit on layers, and the developer says in an App Store reply that personal annotations stay private even when the whole team shares the binder.

The native app runs only on iPad (iPadOS 16 or later) and Apple Vision. Everyone else uses the web app at app.production.pro, which is how a grip on a Windows laptop or an actor on an Android tablet reads the same binder. The home page lists Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and a theatre production of Hairspray as case studies.

Best for: Departments that need everyone's notes to survive each color revision, on any device with a browser.

Pricing:

• Basic: free, 1 production, 3 collaborators, 1 GB storage, 250 MB max file size
• Individual: unlimited productions, 3 collaborators, 5 GB per production; no public price
• The App Store lists a ProductionPro Premium in-app purchase at $19.99
• Productions and studios: contact sales

Watch out for:

• A 2025 App Store review describes iPad crashes during rehearsals that locked the user out with a "Problem processing email" message. The app holds a 3.2 rating from 42 reviews.
• Note import works from the production binder, so it only pays off when the production office uploads every revision into ProductionPro.

Official site: ProductionPro.

Xodo PDF Reader & Editor

For one actor or crew member on Android or Windows, Xodo covers the most devices for free. Its apps run on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, and a Xodo support article says viewing and annotating stay free for personal use. Highlighting your character, inking blocking in the margin and adding sticky notes for a director's changes all fit inside that free tier.

Nothing in it knows what a script is. There is no note transfer between drafts, no sides creator and no auto highlight for a character's lines. Nested layer control, the Smart Pen and a default stylus tool sit on the paid list, along with unlimited actions and export to Word.

Best for: Actors and crew on Android or Windows who want free highlighting and pen notes on a PDF script.

Pricing:

• Free for personal viewing and annotating
• Xodo Document Suite (web, desktop and mobile): $14.99 a month list price on the pricing page
• Xodo Web: $7.99 a month, $95.88 billed yearly
• Xodo Desktop: $9.99 a month, $119.88 billed yearly

Watch out for:

• The free license is for personal use. If you mark up scripts for paid work, the support article puts the business-use license on the subscription list.
• A Google Play review complains that shared files carry a watermark even when they were not edited in the app, and Xodo's June 2026 plans explainer says documents processed on the free plan get watermarks.

Official site: Xodo PDF Reader & Editor.

Goodnotes

Goodnotes began as an iPad handwriting app and now also runs on Android, Windows and the web. Import a script PDF and you write on it with a stylus much as you would with Scriptation's pens, then organize scripts, sides and notes in folders. The pricing page lists Essential at $11.99 a year, a small bill for a working actor.

The free tier has the same three-file cap as Scriptation's free plan, counted across notebooks, whiteboards and text documents, so one script plus two sets of sides fills it. A one-time Special Edition exists, but only on Apple devices, and the page gives no price for it.

Best for: People who annotate by hand and own a mix of iPad, Android and Windows devices.

Pricing:

• Free: 3 files, 3 folders, 20 minutes of audio recording
• Essential: $11.99 a year
• Pro: $35.99 a year
• Teams: $120 per seat per year
• AI Pass add-on: $9.99 a month

Watch out for:

• Layers, the closest thing to Scriptation's note layers, work only on iPad and Mac, according to the platform notes on the pricing page.
• Free and Essential do not sync one library between Apple and non-Apple devices. That needs Pro and Goodnotes Cloud.

Official site: Goodnotes.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Production offices send scripts as PDFs, and Acrobat Reader opens them on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android at no cost. The free tools listed on the Reader page are sticky notes, highlights, strikethrough, underline, typed text and freehand drawing. Since nearly everyone already has Reader, it is the safest app for sending a marked-up page back to a writer or AD who uses nothing else.

The Android listing puts editing text, OCR for scanned pages, and merging or splitting PDFs behind a subscription. Merging matters on set: it is how you would slot new color pages into an older draft by hand, since Reader has no layers, no character highlighting and no note transfer.

Best for: Anyone who needs free comments on a script that the recipient can open in any PDF reader.

Pricing:

• Reader: free on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
• Acrobat Standard: US$14.99 a month on an annual plan, or US$179.88 prepaid for the year
• Acrobat Pro: US$19.99 a month on an annual plan, or US$239.88 prepaid
• Acrobat Studio: US$24.99 a month on an annual plan

Watch out for:

• An August 2026 Google Play review reports a $150 cancellation fee after a trial turned into an annual plan billed monthly. Adobe's pricing page says the fee can reach half the remaining commitment if you cancel after 14 days.
• The web app handles filling and signing, but Adobe does not list commenting among the browser features, so plan on installing the app.

Official site: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Flexcil

Flexcil is a PDF note app for Android tablets, Chromebooks and iPads, with Samsung S Pen support listed on Google Play. Its masking pen, described on the Flexcil site, hides parts of a page while you test yourself. For running lines, cover your dialogue, read the cue, and check.

The highlighters come in squared and round tips that do not blur the print underneath, and audio recording syncs with your handwriting, so a director's spoken note stays tied to the line it is about. Two-page and four-page views help when a scene runs across several pages.

Best for: Actors on a Galaxy Tab or other Android tablet who learn lines from the page.

Pricing:

• Free download; the Play listing mentions ad rewards
• US App Store in-app purchases: Flexcil Standard $9.99, Premium $8.99
• Google Play shows in-app purchases but no prices
• Free for schools and educational institutions

Watch out for:

• One Play Store reviewer says the premium upgrade would not complete on their tablet. Another reports losing all stored files after logging in.
• There are no script features at all: no note transfer, no character highlight, no sides.

Official site: Flexcil.

LiquidText

LiquidText runs on Windows 10 and 11 as well as iPad and Mac, and the site lists support for touch, pen, mouse, trackpad and multiple monitors. Its use for script work is reading drafts side by side. Pro shows up to three documents at once, or five on a PC, so the white draft and the blue pages can stay open together on a big screen.

LIVE, the cloud subscription, adds real-time sync across operating systems, 1 GB of project storage and live collaboration with one colleague. LIVE Unlimited removes the storage cap. A Pro license can sit on up to five personal devices, as long as they share one platform.

Best for: Directors and writers on Windows who compare revisions on a large monitor.

Pricing:

• Basic: free on Windows, iPad and Mac
• Pro 2023: one-time purchase for one platform; no public price, it appears at checkout
• LIVE and LIVE Unlimited: subscription, yearly or monthly; no public price

Watch out for:

• The free Basic tier leaves out inking, multi-document projects and OCR, per the pricing page, so pen notes on a script need a paid tier.
• Pro is sold per platform. An iPad license does not cover a Windows laptop.

Official site: LiquidText.

Rehearsal Pro

Actors who mainly used Scriptation's Rehearse & Record can get that job done here. You import a PDF or Word script, or photograph paper pages, then highlight your lines and your scene partners' lines in different colors. Record the other parts and the app plays them back while the script scrolls, as the App Store listing describes.

It costs $19.99 once, with no in-app purchases listed. It runs on iPhone and iPad, and on Macs with an M1 chip or newer. There is no Android version, and Artfolio notes the same gap for Scene Partner.

Best for: iPhone actors who rehearse lines and do not want a subscription.

Pricing:

• $19.99 one-time on the US App Store
• No in-app purchases listed

Watch out for:

• A 2024 App Store review from a long-time user says updates were rare enough that they worried the app was abandoned, and asks for automatic highlighting of a chosen character's lines.
• Scanning paper pages goes through the separate Adobe Scan app. A 2020 reviewer found that clumsy, and the developer replied that the workflow is intentional.

Official site: Rehearsal Pro.

SetKeeper

SetKeeper solves the other half of the problem: getting revisions out safely. Every PDF sent or viewed carries a burned-in watermark with a forensic barcode, and sides can be built with cut scenes crossed out or greyed out, according to its distribution page.

Scripts go to distribution groups by email or text message, with password links, blocked downloads, expiry dates and access you can revoke per document or per recipient. Opens and downloads are tracked. It is cloud based with Okta, Google and Azure AD sign-in, but it is not a markup app, so crew still need one of the picks above to write on the pages.

Best for: Production offices that send watermarked drafts and sides to cast and crew on every device.

Pricing:

• Starter: from $1,500, for budgets of $1M to $6M
• Premium: from $3,500, for budgets of $7M to $20M
• Pro: from $5,000
• Blockbuster, over $20M: contact sales
• The pricing page description says prices are per project

Watch out for:

• Pricing is set per production and budget band, so there is no plan for one actor or crew member buying for themselves.
• The pricing page lists six features but not which plan includes which, so expect a sales call before you know the real cost.

Official site: SetKeeper.

How to choose

When to stay with Scriptation

Keep Scriptation if your devices are all Apple and your job runs on color revisions. Note Transfer, the Lining Toolkit for script supervisors, the Sides Creator and script comparison have no single replacement on Android or Windows. The pricing page lists Industry Pro at $8.33 a month, and team plans with Live Layers collaboration run from $12.49 to $16.99 per device per month.

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