ScreenWeaver

ScreenWeaver is a creation tool for screenwriters and directors, and its pitch is one sentence: stop writing prompts, start directing your film. Its workflow is script first, then it automatically breaks down the structure and generates AI storyboards, and only then generates shots — the order is flipped: instead of starting with a pile of scattered AI images to stitch together, you get the story straight first, then decide what each shot looks like.

It works in three tabs: Script, Storyboard, and Production. You can write a script inside it, import an existing one (Final Draft, Fountain, and scanned PDFs are supported), or let it split your script into scenes and shots; once the storyboard is ready, you go on to generate the visuals. It also offers an MCP server — no API key needed, just sign in with a ScreenWeaver account to call it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or VS Code — which basically plugs your script and storyboards into the AI tools you already use.

The tool’s origin is interesting: one of its authors came from screenwriting, had never written a line of code, and spent four days getting Claude to write the code while he directed the result the way he would direct a scene, until he had a first working version. It has since grown into a proper product: over 12,000 creators joined in under ten days, and it now has a free tier plus two paid tiers ($39.99 and $149.99 a month) with 20 free credits on sign-up; scripts are never used to train models, and the interface supports English and French.

Who is it for? People who want to take a short film, an ad, or a storyboard script from words to pictures, or try the “script first, then generate shots” workflow. One thing to note: the free tier’s credits are limited, so it is best for trying out the workflow first; for long-term, high-volume image generation, check whether a paid tier’s credits are enough — credits are issued monthly and do not roll over, and projects are deleted a year after you cancel, so read those rules before you pay.