rundowncreator.com

What It Is

Rundown Creator is a rundown and script collaboration SaaS built for TV, radio, and online programming. It runs entirely in the browser and supports desktops, laptops, tablets, and phones across PC, Mac, Linux, and browsers such as Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge. Its positioning is very vertical: helping production teams create rundowns, write scripts, manage timing, print materials, and use teleprompters.

Core Features

The core of the product is real-time rundown collaboration: changes made by team members appear instantly in everyone’s browser. The timing module lets you set durations for each segment, automatically calculates forward and back timing, and indicates whether the current show is over, under, or on time. The script editor supports segment-by-segment writing, estimates read time as you write, and saves version history for each script. It also offers two-column TV-format printing, a web-based teleprompter, a countdown timer that follows the show timer, plus team group chat and direct messaging.

Pricing and Integrations

Pricing scales by plan and number of users. Basic starts at $40/month for 1 user. Pro starts at $90/month for 5 users and mainly adds integrations with production equipment such as NewTek TriCaster, Ross Video XPression, Chyron, and Autoscript WinPlus. Educational is a discounted Pro plan for schools and universities, starting at $660/year for 25 users. A two-week free trial is available. Payment is primarily by credit card; annual customers can pay by check or wire transfer, but a $50 fee applies. PayPal is not supported.

API, Collaboration, and Security

Rundown Creator provides a JSON API over HTTPS using an API key/token, with support for GET or POST. API methods cover objects such as rundowns, rows, scripts, chats, users, layouts, search, and trash, making it suitable for connecting with internal playout or content systems. On permissions, the documentation clearly states that member logins can be created and operational permissions controlled. However, security and compliance disclosures are limited: beyond the HTTPS API and safe-use rules in the terms of service, we did not see information on SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, data residency, or backup policies.

Pros, Cons, and Best Fit

Its strengths are a workflow closely aligned with studio production, browser-based access, real-time collaboration, and comprehensive professional equipment integrations. Its drawbacks are the lack of visible self-hosting options, SLA commitments, and more detailed enterprise security documentation; order or trial activation may also require manual processing. It is well suited to TV stations, radio stations, live-streaming production teams, campus TV stations, and media schools. Availability from China is not stated in the documentation, so before a formal purchase, it is worth testing network stability, credit card payments, and equipment integrations. If access or payment is restricted, alternatives could include domestic collaborative document tools combined with local playout/teleprompter solutions, or evaluating similar systems such as ENPS, iNEWS, and Octopus Newsroom.