OFFBEND2026 – Present
First Page
Screenwriting software that formats as you type, saves every draft, and gets out of the way. Local-first, on the web and as a fully native Mac app.
- Role
- Lead engineer
- Stack
- SwiftUIAppKitNext.jsTiptapCloudflare WorkersNeon PostgresDrizzle
- Website
- firstpageapp.com
Mac
The Mac app is fully native, built with SwiftUI and AppKit, with no embedded browser. Local files are the source of truth and open without an account, and cloud sync is opt-in.
Web
- Formatting that follows youIndustry-standard screenplay formatting as you type, with pagination that matches the printed page.
- Works with everythingFinal Draft and Fountain import and export, so writers can bring their existing scripts.
- Never lose a draftEvery edit is saved locally first and synced in the background, with conflicts surfaced instead of overwritten.
- Story toolsTitle pages, a scene navigator, writing stats, and a beat board linked to scenes.
Print-exact output
Screenplays are judged on the page, so PDF output is tested like code. Reference scripts are rendered and compared to golden images on every change. This page is one of them, straight from the test suite.