Celtx is media pre-production software, designed for creating and organizing media projects like screenplays, films, videos, stageplays, documentaries, machinima, games, and podcasts. The software is developed by Celtx Inc., which is owned by Boston, Massachusetts-based media company Backlight.

History

Celtx's developer Celtx Inc. was founded as Greyfirst in 2000 in St. John's by entrepreneurs Mark Kennedy and Chad House. "Celtx" is an acronym for Crew, Equipment, Location, Talent and XML. Its Celtx pre-production software launched that year as a desktop service. The software was originally designed for small and independent production companies. The original desktop software was built atop the open-source Firefox browser, allowing hybrid online/offline operation. By June 2013, Celtx software was available as a subscription web service, in addition to a desktop version. In December 2014, Celtx developer Greyfirst changed its name to Celtx Inc. As of September 21, 2022, the latest version of the software shown on the Apple store was version 3.0.

Features

Celtx is scriptwriting and collaboration software for screenwriters; film and television producers; and producers of theater, radio, podcasts and comics.

Pre-production visualization tools

Technology

Celtx originates from desktop software built on open, non-proprietary standards (e.g., HTML, XML and RDF) and licensed under the Mozilla Public License version 2.0. Feature development and language translations of the application were driven largely by the feedback and volunteer efforts of members of the international Celtx community.

Developer

Celtx software is developed by St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador-based Celtx Inc. Celtx, Inc. is owned by Boston, Massachusetts-based Backlight, a media technology company founded in 2022. Backlight also owns four other media software businesses:, , Wildmoka and Zype.