Scripto is designed to auto-save, ensuring your changes are always preserved as you write. But writing often involves deleting and what if you cut a joke and now you want to put it back?

While auto-save keeps the most current version of your script, Snapshots let you preserve significant drafts or versions. These tools make it easy to retrieve earlier content—like that cut joke you now want to bring back—so you're never locked into one version of your script.

A Snapshot captures your script at a specific moment in time, allowing you to revisit it whenever needed. Snapshots are stored in the script's Snapshot History, where you can browse, read, export or compare them.

With a script open in the editor, you can manually take a snapshot any time you want by clicking Snapshot in upper right toolbar.

It's a good idea to save a snapshot whenever you have a version you might want to revisit—especially during key moments in your workflow, like handing off the script for notes or edits.

Snapshots can be created as often as you wish, even if no changes have been made to the script. Each snapshot is automatically named Snapshot - by [user name] with the date and time for easy reference.

Scripto also saves snapshots automatically as you write. If newer versions are backed up while you are in Snapshot history, you will see a refresh for new indicator next to the All / Manual filter in upper right of the snapshot history panel.

Additionally, a snapshot is created when you perform specific actions from the editor, such as printing, exporting, or pushing the script to the prompter.

💫 Note: If the script remains unchanged, performing these actions again will not result in multiple snapshots. You'll only see a new snapshot if the version differs from the last one saved. If no changes are made, these actions will not overwrite or update the date and time of a previously saved version.

In the editor, you can access a script's Snapshot History by clicking the icon in upper toolbar.

The Snapshot History panel shows all snapshots by default, including manual and automatic ones. To see only manually created snapshots, switch the filter to Manual to display those taken via the Snapshot button.

In the Snapshot History panel, click the pencil icon next to the snapshot you want to rename. Give your snapshot a unique and descriptive name, such as "Act Two Rewrite" or "Rehearsal Draft," to make it easier to identify later. Press Enter to save the updated name.

Clicking on the Snapshot history icon will take you into Snapshot history. Here you will have three options: Snapshot, Side by side, and Asterisk.

Side-by-side shows text of the most recently timestamped script on the right and the text of the older snapshot on the left. Changes between the two drafts are called out, with new text highlighted in green and deleted text highlighted in red.

By default, comparisons cover the full document, but you can focus on a single slug (Studio script) or scene (Screenplay). This feature is particularly helpful for isolating changes in a specific segment, especially when the full comparison recognizes a re-ordered slug/scene as a modification. Use the Compare slugs/scenes tool to pinpoint edits within a specific slug or scene, regardless of its new position in the script.

In the Setting menu, you can change the number of lines of context that you see around the changes. You can also switch between the changes being called out in color or in black & white.

Copy URL copies the side-by-side view’s URL to your clipboard, making it easy to share. When distributing script revisions, you can include this link to let recipients quickly review changes between the most recent version and the previous distribution.

From the Export menu, you can Print the side-by-side view or export as a PDF.

💫 Note that the black & white view is useful for printing if you don't want to use up all your expensive color ink.

From the Asterisk view, you can Print... or Export a PDF that will have industry-standard revision asterisks in the right margin of the document.