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Creating your account#

How to sign in to Nabu, what the first screen looks like, and what to expect the very first time you arrive.

Nabu uses passwordless sign-in — no password to remember. You sign in with your email (Nabu sends you a link and a short code) or with a Google or Apple account.

Sign in or sign up#

You do both from the same page: Login.

Your account's usage meter, activity and support controls appear after you sign in.

  1. Go to the Login page.
  2. Pick how you want to sign in:
  3. Continue with Google or Continue with Apple — one click, and you're in.
  4. Or type your email into the you@example.com field and click Continue with email.

Under the buttons it says "I am 18 or older and I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy." Clicking a Continue button is how you agree. Both are linked there. Nabu checks new-account requests with Cloudflare Turnstile in the background. If the check is unavailable, existing accounts can still sign in; a new account cannot open until the check succeeds. If you see Try again., press Continue again; if email shows Enter your code without a message, choose Use a different email and retry when the check is available. 3. If you used email, Nabu sends you a message with a sign-in link and a 6-digit code. Check your inbox. 4. The page switches to Enter your code. Type the 6-digit code and click Verify & sign in, or click the link in the email on this device.

Note: The Google and Apple buttons only appear if those options are turned on. Apple is not yet offered. If you only see the email field, just use that.

Note: If you already have an account under that email and haven't connected Google or Apple yet, Nabu emails you a link to confirm. Open it in the same browser.

Note: When Nabu is invite-only, after you click Continue with email the page says something like "If you@example.com has a Nabu account, a 6-digit code is on its way." It says the same thing whether or not the address has an account — that's on purpose, to protect your privacy. If you're new and have no invite, no email will come: click Request an invite in that message to ask for one.

What each control does#

  • Continue with Google / Continue with Apple — Signs you in (or creates your account) using that account. Nothing is posted anywhere; it's just a way to prove it's you.
  • Email field + Continue with email — Sends a one-time sign-in link and 6-digit code to that address.
  • Enter your code → Verify & sign in — Finishes signing in with the code from your email.
  • Resend code — Sends a fresh code if the first didn't arrive. There's a short wait between sends.
  • Use a different email — Starts over with a new address if you typed the wrong one.
  • Request access → — If Nabu is invite-only and you don't have an invite, this opens a short form so you can ask for one.

When you click the link in your sign-in email, it opens a small page that says Continue to Nabu.

  • Click Continue to finish signing in.
  • If you opened the email on a different device or browser than the one you started from, you'll also see a 6-digit code field — type the code from the same email and continue.
  • If the device is already recognized, it simply says "We recognize this device — just click Continue to sign in. No code needed."

Tip: Sign-in links expire after a while. If yours has expired, the page offers Request a new sign-in link.

Note: It's safe if your email app shows a preview of the link — nothing signs you in until you click Continue.

Joining from an invite or a referral#

If a friend sent you a Nabu invite or referral link, it opens a welcome page (the Join page). When a referral code is recognized, you'll see a line like "Code XXXX applied — you both get extra usage when you start a plan."

  • Click Create your account to head to the Login page with your invite or referral already attached.
  • Already have an account? Click Already have an account? Sign in instead.

Note: If a referral link is out of date, the page says so and Create your account still works. You can also sign in normally from the Login page.

Your first time in#

The first time you sign in, Nabu asks how you'd like to begin. You pick one of two doors, or the link under them:

  • Develop an Idea — Nisaba, your AI writing partner, helps you take a logline or a scene to a full outline. This opens the guided start-a-script flow (the wizard). See Starting with the wizard.
  • Write from Scratch — Gives you a quick Title (and optional Logline and Genre) form, then drops you straight into a blank screenplay in the editor.
  • Import Project — Imports a screenplay, treatment, or outline you already have (Final Draft, PDF, plain text, and more). See Importing an existing script.

Note: Nabu remembers you've been welcomed, so you won't see this screen again — you'll land on your project dashboard from then on.

If you picked Pro or Studio on Nabu's pricing page, you go to Usage & billing instead after signing in, and that plan's checkout opens there, with the plan and billing period you chose. If you close it, the plan stays selected on the page. If you already pay for a plan, the plan you picked is preselected instead. Nothing opens while purchases are closed, or if you're already on that plan.

Coming back later#

Go to the Login page and use Google/Apple or your email. Once you're in, you land on your dashboard, where all your screenplays are waiting.

Tip: To sign out or check which devices are signed in, see Sessions and signing out.

Note: If you haven't agreed to the current Terms yet (for example, after they change), the next time you open Nabu you'll see Please review the Terms to continue. with the Terms below it. Scroll to the end of the Terms and Accept turns on; press it to carry on to where you were going. A link to a page that does not exist shows the 404 page.

Note: If the page says "This account is suspended. Contact support.", email support@nabu.page. You can still export your data, download your projects as .nabu, Fountain or PDF, cancel your subscription, delete your account or sign out from that page.

Note: If the page says "We couldn't finish signing you in. We've been notified.", the problem was on our side and we already know about it. Try again in a little while.

Note: If you close the Google or Apple screen without choosing an account, the page says "Sign-in was cancelled." Pick a way to sign in again.

Note: Each email inbox has one Nabu account. If the page says "This email already has an account. Sign in with the address you signed up with.", sign in with the address you used the first time.

Note: If a Google or Apple connection link is invalid or expired, start sign-in again.