What is Laper
Laper is an AI-native script creation tool designed for screenwriters, directors and producers. Laper automatically follows the Hollywood industry standard script format and has built-in AI generation capabilities. It can generate character settings, relationship maps, casting posters, movie posters, character portraits, prop references, scene stills, and storyboards with one click based on the script content. Laper can export to PDF, Final Draft and Fountain formats to seamlessly integrate with the production process.
Laper’s main functions
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AI script formatting: Laper automatically follows the Hollywood industry standard screenplay format. Users only need to focus on the story content and do not need to manually adjust professional layouts such as scene titles, character dialogue and action descriptions.
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AI asset generation: Based on the context of the script, one-click generation of character introductions, relationship maps, casting posters, movie posters, character portraits, prop references, scene stills and storyboards, and all assets are synchronized to collaborators in real time.
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Real-time collaborative editing: Supports multiple people editing scripts online at the same time, based on CRDT technology to achieve real-time synchronization without conflicts, coverage, or loss, and can assign editor, commentator, or viewer permissions to collaborators.
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Role and structure management: Provides a character card system (including name, positioning, emotional arc and character relationship) and three starting templates: three-act structure, character priority, and blank script to assist in systematic story construction.
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Export to multiple formats: Supports exporting to industry-standard PDF, Final Draft and Fountain formats, and supports custom settings such as paper size, scene number, title page and watermark.
How to use Laper
- Visit official website: Visit Laper official website https://laper.ai/ complete account registration and login.
- Create project: Enter a title, one-sentence synopsis, and genre, and choose a blank script, three-act structure, or character-first template.
- write scene: Enter the scene title in the editor, press the Tab key to switch scene element types, and automatically complete professional formatting.
- Add role: Enter the Characters tab, create a character card, and fill in the name, character positioning, emotional arc, and character relationship.
- AI generated assets: Select a paragraph or the entire script, select the generation type in the AI panel on the right, and automatically store it in the database after the task is completed in the background.
- Real-time collaboration: Click Share to invite collaborators, set editor, commentator or viewer permissions, and all modifications will be synchronized in real time.
- Export finished product: After completing the creation, select the export format and customize settings such as paper size, scene number, title page, and watermark.
Laper’s core advantages
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Zero formatting burden: Automatically handle Hollywood standard screenplay layout, screenwriters don’t need to learn complex formatting rules.
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Context-aware AI: AI reads the complete script as context, and the generated character settings, posters and storyboards are highly consistent with the plot.
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Real-time, conflict-free collaboration: Based on CRDT technology, there will be no version conflicts or content coverage when multiple people edit at the same time.
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One-stop production pipeline: From script creation to visual asset generation, there is no need to switch between multiple tools, it is all done within the editor.
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Industry format compatible: Natively supports PDF, Final Draft and Fountain export, seamlessly connecting to the production process.
Laper usage example
Help me write a late-night convenience store scene

I have a one sentence idea, help me develop it into a complete story

Laper’s comparison of similar competing products
| Contrast Dimensions | Hungry | frog writing |
|---|---|---|
| Product positioning | AI native professional screenplay creation and visual asset generation platform for film and television screenwriters, directors and producers | A full-link creation platform for Chinese online articles, focusing on the closed loop of “novel-script-video”, for online article authors, short video creators and self-media people |
| core model | Undisclosed specific model, supports context reading of 200K+ tokens | Based on the self-developed Weaver large model, which is known as a large vertical model for Chinese creation, the novel generation performance exceeds GPT-4 by 47%. |
| Format standards | Strictly follows the Hollywood industry standard screenplay format (INT/EXT, slug line, character dialogue, etc.), and supports the Tab key to switch elements. | Supports novel-to-script format, but focuses on short drama/comic scripts and does not emphasize Hollywood standard screenplay and professional typesetting |
| AI asset generation | Generate 8 types of professional production assets including character introduction, relationship map, casting poster, movie poster, character portrait, prop reference, scene still frame, and storyboard. | Convert novels/scripts into comic storyboards with one click, support adding subtitles and dubbing, and generate finished comic video |
| Create link | Scriptwriting → Visual Assets → Production Preparation (PDF/.fdx export) | Novel creation → Script adaptation → Comic drama/short video video generation, covering the complete link of “text to video” |
| Collaboration | Real-time multi-person collaboration based on CRDT, no conflict, no coverage, no loss, supports editor/commenter/viewer permissions | Supports cloud storage and multi-device synchronization, but does not explicitly mention the real-time collaborative editing mechanism |
Laper product pricing
- Junior plan: Free, for entry-level screenwriters, providing 10 AI conversations per month, 10 points of daily refresh quota, 2 scripts and 2 movie project quotas, basic script editing functions, and permission to participate in collaborative projects.
- Laper Senior Plan: US$20 per month, for users who need complete creative capabilities, providing 500 AI conversations per month, 600 monthly refresh credits (for image and video generation), 20 daily refresh credits, Laper 16mm assistant model, 3 scripts and 3 film project credits, and supports participation in collaborative projects.
- Laper Elite Plan: US$60 per month, for professional creators, providing 2,000 AI conversations per month, 2,800 monthly refresh points, 60 daily refresh points, Laper 35mm assistant model, high-speed content generation, 20 scripts and 20 film project credits, and also supports participation in collaborative projects.
Application scenarios of Laper
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Independent film pre-development: Independent screenwriters and directors use Laper to quickly complete the first draft of the script, and synchronize AI to generate casting posters and storyboards, which can be directly used for project pitches and financing roadshow presentations.
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Web drama and short video script creation: Creators use AI to accelerate character setting and scene visualization, significantly shortening the preparation cycle from creative ideas to filmable scripts.
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A team of screenwriters collaborate to write a long play: Multiple screenwriters can collaborate in real-time through CRDT to co-create TV series or series scripts, completely avoiding version conflicts and significantly improving team writing efficiency.
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Film and television school teaching training: Teachers and students use structured templates to learn the classic three-act play method and the standard Hollywood screenplay format, while using the AI generation function to intuitively understand the characters and scene design.
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Advertising and promotional video creative proposals: The creative team quickly generates scene stills and storyboards to present creative concepts to customers in a visual way, accelerating plan confirmation and modification iteration.

