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    Migration guide

    Switch
    from Celtx

    Bring your Celtx scripts. We respect every revision mark, every dual-dialogue block, every locked scene number — and we will not paywall your own PDF the day your subscription lapses.

    §8.5.1Why writers move
    01
    Your scripts stay yours

    Celtx puts your PDF behind an active subscription. Arqo's free tier exports FDX, Fountain, and production PDF — forever. Lapsing doesn't freeze your work.

    02
    A real screenwriting editor

    Celtx grew into a production suite; the script editor stopped being the priority. Arqo is screenwriting first — Fountain-native, FDX-clean, mobile-real.

    03
    No add-on tax

    Launch pricing: $9.99 Pro (was $11) / $24.99 Studio (was $29.99). No "assistant add-on" line item. Plug in your own Claude/GPT/Gemini account if you want — no markup on what you spend.

    04
    Memory, not generation

    Where did Mira last appear? What scenes happen on the rooftop? The memory layer surfaces your own through-line — it does not autocomplete your dialogue.

    §8.5.2The migration · 4 stepsunder 5 minutes for a 100-page script
    step 01
    Export FDX from Celtx

    In Celtx Studio: Script → Export → Final Draft (.fdx). On free Celtx, the FDX export sits behind the paywall — see FAQ for the workaround.

    step 02
    Import in Arqo

    Scripts → Import → drop the .fdx. Scenes, dialogue, dual-dialogue, revisions, and locked scene numbers come through.

    step 03
    Verify the round-trip

    Open the imported script in Arqo. Spot-check the first 3 scenes — element types, character names, scene numbers. Export FDX back out if your producer asks.

    step 04
    Take it on your phone

    Sign in on iOS or Android. Same script, same editor — Celtx Mobile is a viewer; Arqo on phone is the editor.

    §8.5.3Side by side · Arqo vs Celtxparity rows are intentional
    Feature
    Celtx
    Arqo
    Export PDF on free tier
    paywalled
    always free
    arqo
    FDX export
    paid tiers only
    free tier · always
    arqo
    Native .celtx import
    native
    roadmap · waitlist below
    them
    Production breakdowns
    yes · their flagship
    —
    them
    Mobile editor
    companion app
    same editor on every device
    arqo
    Real-time collab
    yes (Studio+)
    Q4 2026 (Max)
    them
    Story Memory layer
    no
    yes · per-script
    arqo
    Pricing (single user)
    $15+/mo
    free / $9.99 / $24.99 (launch · was $11 / $29.99)
    arqo
    §8.5.4Common questions
    I can't export FDX from Celtx — I'm on the free tier.+

    Celtx requires a paid tier for FDX export. Workarounds: (1) start a Celtx free trial of a paid plan, export FDX, then cancel. (2) Copy your script into a plain-text Fountain file and import that into Arqo. (3) Sign up for our .celtx native-import waitlist below — when it ships, we'll email you.

    Can Arqo open a .celtx file directly?+

    Not yet. Native .celtx parsing is on the roadmap and we are taking waitlist names — sign up at the bottom of this page. Today: export FDX from Celtx, import into Arqo.

    What about my Celtx production breakdowns?+

    Arqo focuses on the script. Production breakdowns (scheduling, breakdown sheets, call sheets) are not in Arqo today and won't be — that's a different tool. Your Celtx production data stays in Celtx; the script comes to Arqo.

    Will I lose my scripts when my Celtx subscription lapses?+

    In Celtx, your editor and exports go behind the paywall when a subscription ends — your scripts are still on their servers, but you can't get them out without paying again. In Arqo, every export (FDX, Fountain, PDF) is on the free tier. You always get your work out.

    Can I keep using Celtx for breakdowns and Arqo for the script?+

    Yes. Round-trip the FDX between them. Most writers we've talked to do exactly this once a script gets close to production.

    Take it for a drive
    Free to start. No card. join waitlist →

    Two scripts on Free. Full editor. Full export. Bring your FDX, see how it lands.

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