Zhura.com - Collaborative Screenwriting Online

Zhura is a free online screenwriting tool designed for personal or collaborative projects. The site is divided into three areas: Personal, Private Groups, and Public. The personal area is simply a private, secure online workspace for writing. You can save your scripts here and access them from any computer, and the software and editing tools provided are on par with other advanced screenwriting tools. Private groups allow friends or colleagues to collaborate in an online workspace that is only accessible by invited group members, who can then simultaneously edit a script and Zhura will track who made which revisions. Group members can also make notes on a script or chat through the site. The public option allows members to post a script for all other Zhura members around the world to read, comment, and collaborate on.

“Zhura provides its members with the most powerful screenwriting application available online. Our advanced editing tool provides all of the important features you need to produce professionally-formatted scripts with ease. No more software to download, no more applications to upgrade, no more emailing scripts to yourself to get them on your other computer, and no more printing out hardcopies to collaborate with friends. In addition, you can work alone, with a group, or with the world. Your editing tools, scripts and writing partners are now as close as the nearest web browser.”

Zhura.com eliminates many of the inconveniences of long-distance collaboration, while also providing a convenient and secure space for personal projects. The public option could be a great way for screenwriters – especially those just breaking into the field - to network with others and gain the advice of screenwriting veterans.

How will this site make a profit? Could they add member profiles, where users could share some personal and/or professional information with others who they might be collaborating with in the public space?