From script file to scenes and roles

Start hereAction imports PDF scripts from Files, extracts text, identifies scenes, characters and dialogue, and keeps a copy of the source for the project. You review the result before choosing a role and generating rehearsal.

Hands organising PDF script pages beside a phone and rehearsal notes — Start with the script you already have and review what the app detects.

No script to hand? Start here

The Spare Key is an original two-page scene for Alex and Sam. One is leaving; the other is trying to keep the conversation going. Choose either role and try changing what you want from the other person between runs.

Save the PDF to Files, import it into Action and review the detected roles and dialogue before rehearsing. Action is free to download. The free plan includes one script with basic voices, so you can start with this scene or your own material.

You may use the scene for personal practice, classes and recorded rehearsal exercises. Credit Action! Script Rehearsal when sharing.

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The input and output

Start with a text-based PDF script or audition-side file. Action reads the document layout and text, creates a project, separates scenes and builds the character list.

The output is not a new screenplay file. It is a rehearsal-ready project with scenes, roles, dialogue and a transcript you can review.

The import workflow

Choose the PDF from Files or open it into Action.
Let the app scan the script and create the project.
Review the detected title, scenes, characters and dialogue.
Correct or rescan when the source layout has produced a mistake.
Choose your role, assign voices and begin the rehearsal.

Example: four-page audition sides

Import the casting PDF and check that page headers, scene headings and character cues have not become dialogue. Confirm the role you are reading and the characters Action will speak.

Use the first generated rehearsal as a structural test. If a cue or role is wrong, fix the transcript or source before doing repeated line work.

PDF layout still matters

Scripts are exported by many tools and scanned pages may not contain usable text. Complex columns, unusual cue placement and image-only PDFs can reduce automatic accuracy. Action preserves review and rescan paths because the actor should confirm the text before relying on it.

Try the workflow in Action!

Put another voice in the scene

Import a PDF, review the detected scenes and roles, then choose your character. Say your lines aloud while Action reads the other parts. Action is free to download. Eligible new subscribers can try Action Pro or Ultra free for three days. Apple shows the current offer before you subscribe.

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