Character Management: Merge, Delete, and Clearer Aliases
v1.8.1 · May 21, 2026
What's new
Redesigned aliases view. The list of character names recognised by the parser is now grouped by character. Each alias shows the number of lines it appears on — so you can immediately see how significant a name is and whether it's likely a duplicate or a real character.
Delete a character. From the character detail screen you can now delete a character entirely. The action requires you to type DELETE to confirm. When you do, the character's lines are converted to neutral notes rather than removed — the text stays in the scene, the character attribution goes away.
Merge a character. A new "Merge with…" action on the character detail screen lets you fold a duplicate into the correct character. The lines, aliases and line counts transfer to the target character.
Clearer guidance for unrecognised names. The section previously labelled "Characters to review" is now "Unrecognised names" with a more direct hint: tap to identify them, or skip if they're not your character.
Why it matters for your rehearsal
Parsed scripts are rarely perfect on the first pass. Character names appear in different forms, abbreviations slip through, and sometimes the parser creates entries that shouldn't exist. Until now, fixing those problems meant renaming in place — there was no safe path for removing a character or collapsing a duplicate without losing data.
With delete and merge, you can clean up a parsed script without reloading it from scratch. Delete removes a non-character without losing the line text. Merge consolidates a duplicate without manually reassigning lines. The typed confirmation on delete is intentional: it forces a pause before an action that can't be undone.
How to use it
View aliases by character
- Open a script and tap the actions menu
- Tap All aliases to open the aliases view
- Each character appears as a section with all the names the parser found for them, plus the line count per alias
Delete a character
- Open a script and navigate to the character detail screen
- Tap the management menu and select Delete character
- Read the warning — the character's lines will become notes
- Type DELETE in the confirmation field and tap Delete
Merge a character
- Open a script and navigate to the character detail screen of the duplicate
- Tap the management menu and select Merge with…
- Choose the target character from the list
- Confirm — the duplicate's lines and aliases are transferred
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