KIT Scenarist (.kitsp)
KIT Scenarist projects (.kitsp) are SQLite databases holding the screenplay as clean structured XML — open-source software with an open, rescuable file format.
Format facts
- Created
- 2014
- Created by
- Dmitry Novikov
- Status
- Current — in active use
- Reference
- FileInfo: KITSP ↗
Software that uses it
Native format of KIT Scenarist.
What it carries
- the full screenplay text with scene headings, action, dialogue, parentheticals, shots and transitions
- paragraph structure as written in KIT Scenarist’s editor
What it can't represent
- import only — we rescue scripts out of the project, we do not write new .kitsp files
- research materials, character states and statistics stay in the project (we convert the screenplay text)
Where it came from
KIT Scenarist (2014, Dmitry Novikov) was a beloved open-source screenwriting suite used worldwide. Development was frozen in 2023 and the author’s team moved to its successor, Story Architect — but the app still runs, and its .kitsp projects remain fully decodable SQLite databases.