TRELBY Converter

Extract text from screenplay files (TRELBY)


Drop or upload your .TRELBY file
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How to extract text from your TRELBY file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your TRELBY file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert TRELBY to another file type

To convert TRELBY screenplays to another format, you need Trelby or other Text software.

Convert a file to TRELBY

To convert other file formats to the "Screenplay Document" file type, you need software like Trelby or a similar tool.


About TRELBY files

The .trelby file is a screenplay document created by Trelby, a free, multi-platform, open-source screenwriting program. It stores script text, character names, scene headings, and pagination details formatted to industry standards. The primary software used to open and edit these files is Trelby, which you can learn more about on its Wikipedia page. The major disadvantage of the .trelby format is that the software is largely abandoned, with its last official stable release occurring in 2012. Consequently, these files cannot be opened natively on modern mobile devices, web browsers, or industry-standard screenwriting software like Final Draft. To share or collaborate on a script, users must convert .trelby to PDF for reading, FDX for professional workflow compatibility, or TXT and Fountain for simple archiving. Because this is a highly specific, proprietary format designed for one application, it is difficult for standard text editors to render the screenplay formatting correctly.

Convert.Guru analyzes your TRELBY file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.


FAQ

If you want to convert TRELBY file to , you can use Trelby or similar software from the "Screenplay and Script Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to TRELBY, try Trelby or another comparable tool in the "Screenplay and Script Storage" category.



The TRELBY Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our TRELBY converter.