# Trelby (screenplay editor)

- id: src_01M569C7PGMX0006BRMCPAJ8XK
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T01 · tags: level:established, screenwriting-software, open-source, python
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:17:49.125Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569C7PGMX0006BRMCPAJ8XK

Source: https://github.com/trelby/trelby

README says the project merged the limburgher/trelby fork; check which lineage is canonical before depending on it.

```json
{
  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Free, open-source desktop screenwriting program (Python/wxPython); useful as an inspectable baseline for screenplay formatting, script reports and import/export logic.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [
    "Python 3",
    "wxPython"
  ],
  "source_owner": "trelby",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2025-10-21T15:56:32.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Repository describes itself as 'The free, multiplatform, feature-rich screenwriting program'; README says it was updated by merging a fork, with conversion to Python 3. · locator: repository README / metadata · source: https://github.com/trelby/trelby
- [sourced_fact] GitHub reports GPL-2.0 license; last push 2025-10-21. · locator: LICENSE file · source: https://github.com/trelby/trelby/blob/master/LICENSE
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=GPL-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=permitted training=unknown · GPL-2.0 per GitHub license detection; copyleft conditions apply. A code license does not grant rights over scripts written with it or any model-training rights. · evidence: https://github.com/trelby/trelby/blob/master/LICENSE

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