A public record of INT.EXT Online as it moves through private beta:
release notes, design decisions, known rough edges, and the principles guiding the writing surface.
Optional encrypted cloud copies add cross-device safety while INTX stays the screenplay file you own.
INT.EXT is local-first by design. Writers can save an INTX file they own, keep, and open without making
the cloud the only home for their work. Cloud Copies now add an optional extra layer of safety for moving
between devices or recovering from a lost computer.
Before a cloud copy leaves the browser, INT.EXT encrypts the screenplay, project title, and project key.
The server and storage provider receive encrypted data, not readable screenplay pages.
Enabling Cloud Copies downloads a recovery kit. It is separate from the account password, and a password
reset cannot replace it. Keep the kit in a password manager or another secure place away from the computer.
If the kit and every device already unlocked for Cloud Copies are lost, the encrypted copies cannot be
recovered. INT.EXT does not keep a spare key.
Local browser recovery and Save INTX still happen first.
Cloud Copies are optional.
Opening them on a new device requires the recovery kit.
Neither INT.EXT nor the storage provider can read the encrypted screenplay.
Beta Operations
Beta accounts, invites, and dashboards are taking shape.
INT.EXT Online now has a private beta account flow: writers request access,
accepted testers create a password, and members can reach a dashboard for account settings,
email preferences, password changes, and beta issue notes.
Login is required before opening the writer.
Invite emails now use the public beta URL instead of local development links.
Feedback is description-only: no screenplay pages or project files belong in reports.
Product Direction
Draft Desk and Writing are being treated as separate writing surfaces.
Some writers want a pure page. Others want to draft beside an existing script, move material across,
and work from an older version without muddying the blank writing surface. INT.EXT is keeping both paths
distinct so the app does not confuse an open reference draft with the active script.
Principle
Screenwriting first. No generated screenplay prose.
The beta is focused on screenplay writing, formatting, importing, exporting, pagination,
and factual project memory. INT.EXT can help keep track of characters, scenes, locations,
and drafts, but it is not being built as a tool that writes the pages for you.
Known Rough Edge
Private beta means the edges are still visible.
The online version is useful enough to test, but it is still early. Expect areas where the interface,
export flow, Draft Desk, and account experience are being refined quickly. The goal is a quiet,
reliable writing surface before a wider public launch.
