Glossary#
Plain-language definitions of the words you'll meet around Nabu, each in one short sentence, with a link to read more. Terms are listed alphabetically.
Board (corkboard)#
The visual wall of index cards where every scene appears as a card laid out in story order, so you can drag, group, and reshape your story. See The board.
Coverage (Script Doctor)#
A panel of AI readers that returns a single verdict, a scorecard, and written notes on your script. See Coverage and the Script Doctor.
FDX (Final Draft)#
The file format used by Final Draft and other screenwriting apps — Nabu can import and export .fdx files. See Importing a script and Exporting.
Fountain#
A plain-text screenplay format — Nabu can import and export .fountain files. See Importing a script and Exporting.
Logline#
The one-sentence summary of your story that every part of Nabu reads first to understand what you're writing. See Logline, synopsis, and treatment.
Nabu#
The app itself — a screenwriting tool that helps you organize your ideas, keep your structure straight, track character voice and story threads, and stay writing to the last page. See the manual home.
Nisaba#
Your AI writing partner inside Nabu — she helps you organize your story, keeps track of character voices and arcs, interviews you about your vision, and reads your script when you ask. See Meet Nisaba.
Outline#
The linear list of every scene in order, grouped by act and zone — a panel at the top of the Temporal page.
Note: Nabu used to have a separate Outline page. It lives on the Temporal page now, and old links send you straight there.
Project#
One screenplay — its script, characters, locations, treatment, and everything else live together as a single project. See Your first project.
Scene#
One scene of your screenplay — a single unit of action in one place and time. See The editor.
Sequence#
A named group of scenes that belong together — like The Heist or The Chase — created by selecting cards and wrapping them on the board. See The board.
Synopsis#
Your story summarized as a one-pager — longer than the logline, shorter than the treatment. See Logline, synopsis, and treatment.
Temporal page#
The page that lays your whole story out over time — the outline at the top, charts of rhythm and intensity in the middle, and your story's threads at the bottom. See The Temporal page.
Note: The Dynamics charts are part of the Pro plan.
Treatment#
The prose version of your story, written out as readable paragraphs rather than script format. See Logline, synopsis, and treatment.
Usage#
Your plan's included usage, shown as a filling bar and a percent in the status strip and account menu — bigger actions show their estimated share of your plan before they start. See How usage works.
Version (and restore)#
A saved snapshot of your work that you can return to — Nabu keeps a history of these, and you can save a named one yourself, then restore an earlier one to roll back. See History and versions.
Wizard#
The guided "start a screenplay" flow where Nisaba interviews you about your vision and walks you from idea through logline, synopsis, and treatment to a story map of scene cards. See The wizard.
Zone#
A labeled stretch of your story — like Setup, Midpoint, or Climax — that groups scenes by where they sit in the overall arc. See The board and The Temporal page.