Locations

Auto-extracted locations from your scene headings with batch rename.

How It Works

OpenDraft automatically parses your scene headings to extract locations. For example, from these scene headings:

INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY
EXT. COFFEE SHOP - NIGHT
INT. SARAH'S APARTMENT - MORNING
INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY

OpenDraft extracts two locations: COFFEE SHOP (3 scenes) and SARAH'S APARTMENT (1 scene). It normalizes INT./EXT. prefixes and time-of-day suffixes so that the same physical place is grouped together.

Accessing Locations

Locations are available in two places:

• Scene Navigator > Locations tab — Switch to the Locations tab in the Navigator panel.

Location Groups

Each location group shows:

• The location name (e.g., "COFFEE SHOP")
• The number of scenes at that location
• An expandable list of all scenes at that location

Click any scene within a group to jump to it in the editor.

Batch Rename

Need to rename a location across your entire script? The batch rename feature updates every scene heading that uses that location:

1. Find the location in the Locations panel.
2. Click the rename button next to the location name.
3. Type the new location name.
4. Confirm — every scene heading with that location is updated at once.

Smart Parsing

The location parser intelligently handles:

• INT./EXT. prefixes — INT., EXT., INT./EXT., and I/E are all recognized and normalized.
• Time of day — DAY, NIGHT, MORNING, EVENING, CONTINUOUS, LATER, SAME, MOMENTS LATER, and more.
• Sub-locations — "INT. HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY" extracts "HOUSE - KITCHEN" as the location.

Use Cases

• Shooting schedule planning — Group all scenes at one location to minimize company moves during filming.
• Consistency checking — Spot locations that may be the same place spelled differently (e.g., "COFFEE SHOP" vs. "COFFEESHOP").
• Script analysis — See which locations dominate your screenplay.