Take Slate
Digital clapperboard for iPhone, iPad and Android. Updated 30 October 2026.
Take Slate turns a phone into a clapperboard for a film shoot. Scene, take and roll fill the screen in large type. Tap the striped sticks and the screen flashes white and a beep plays, which gives the editor a mark in picture and in sound. The take goes into a shot log with the time, and the take number moves on. The slate and the log are free. One optional purchase, Take Slate Pro, costs US$9.99 once and adds a PDF shot log and Wrap day. There is no subscription and no account.
Get Take Slate on the App StoreGet Take Slate on Google Play
At a glance
- Platform
- iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS 15.0 and newer). Android 7.0 and newer
- Price
- Free. Optional Take Slate Pro purchase, US$9.99 once (Google Play and the App Store show your country's price)
- Subscription
- None
- Account
- None. No ads
- Where data is kept
- On the device. Files leave the phone only when you share a CSV or PDF
- App languages
- English and Italian, following the phone's language
- Current version
- 1.2.1 on the App Store and Google Play (9 November 2026)
- Maker
- Scrolling Is Evil LLC
- Store name
- Take Slate: Film Clapperboard
- Bundle ID and package name
- com.scrollingisevil.digislate
The slate
The slate shows scene, take and roll, with production, director, camera and FPS fields underneath. Tap a take number to add one, swipe down on it to take one off, or long press to type it. Scene and roll have their own steppers, and the scene sheet offers the next setup letter (skipping I, O, S and Z) or the next scene. After each clap the take goes up by one, and you can turn that off in Settings.
Each take can carry flags for MOS, pickup (PU), series (SER), second sticks (2ND) and tail slate (TAIL). You can circle a take, add a note to it, and undo the last change. Settings cover the flash, the board style (white numbers on black or black on white), full brightness on the slate, and keeping the slate in landscape. The screen stays on while the slate is open.
The shot log
Every take goes into the log with the time, scene, take, roll, FPS, production, director, camera, flags and note. You can edit or delete a take and undo. Share CSV sends the log through the phone's share sheet. Take Slate does not generate or read timecode. The flash and beep mark sync, and the clock on the board is the phone's time of day.
Sample shot log CSV
This file is a real Take Slate export of a made-up shoot day with 12 takes: scenes 12 to 14A, INT DAY and EXT NIGHT setups, circled takes, notes such as NG and Hold, a MOS insert, and each clap time to the frame at 23.976 fps. Open it in Google Sheets (File, then Import) or in Excel to see the columns an editor or script supervisor gets: date, time, scene, take, roll, circled, flags, fps, production, director, camera, note, clap time with frames, INT/EXT and DAY/NIGHT. The INT/EXT and DAY/NIGHT columns come from version 1.2.1.
Download the sample shot log (CSV, 12 takes)
The camera team's side of the paperwork (lens, stop, filter, clip name) goes on a camera report: free camera report template as CSV or printable PDF.
Free features and Take Slate Pro
The free app includes the slate with its clap, flash and beep, every take in the log with edit, delete and undo, and the log as a CSV through the share sheet.
Take Slate Pro is one optional purchase of US$9.99, paid once. Google Play and the App Store show the price for your country. It adds a PDF of the shot log laid out to print or send, and Wrap day, which files the day's takes as Day 1, Day 2 and so on, starts an empty log for the next day, and lets any wrapped day be shared again later. Days you already wrapped stay on the phone and share as CSV with or without Pro. It is not a subscription.
Where your data is kept
Takes, notes and slate fields stay on the device and are never uploaded. Files leave the phone only when you share a CSV or PDF. The Pro purchase goes through Google Play or the App Store and is checked by RevenueCat, which receives an anonymous ID and the purchase record, never your takes. On Android, Settings has a Redeem a code option for codes from Scrolling Is Evil, and it contacts a Scrolling Is Evil server only when you use it. There is no sync between devices, no cloud backup and no import of a log. Read the full privacy policy.
Questions
What is a good clapperboard app for iPhone and Android?
Take Slate is a digital clapperboard for iPhone, iPad and Android. Scene, take and roll fill the screen, the screen flashes and a beep plays when you tap the striped sticks, and each take goes into a shot log. It is free to start.
Is there a free digital slate app for film shoots?
Yes. Take Slate is free, and the slate, the shot log with edit, delete and undo, and CSV sharing are all free. One optional purchase, Take Slate Pro, costs US$9.99 once and adds a PDF shot log and Wrap day. Google Play and the App Store show the price for your country.
Is there a subscription?
No. Take Slate Pro is a single payment with no subscription. Days you already wrapped stay on the phone and share as CSV with or without Pro.
Does Take Slate need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no login, and Take Slate has no ads. Takes, notes and slate fields stay on your phone.
Does Take Slate work offline?
Yes. The slate, the shot log and CSV sharing work with no connection. The app goes online to check the Pro purchase. On Android, the Redeem a code option contacts a Scrolling Is Evil server only when you use it.
Does Take Slate flash and beep when I clap?
Yes. Tapping the striped sticks turns the screen white for 120 milliseconds and plays a beep, which gives the editor a mark in picture and in sound. The flash can be turned off in Settings.
How do I export a shot log from Take Slate?
Tap Share CSV in the log to send a CSV through the phone's share sheet. With Take Slate Pro you can also share a PDF shot log laid out to print or send.
What does Take Slate Pro add?
Take Slate Pro adds a PDF shot log and Wrap day. Wrap day files the day's takes as Day 1, Day 2 and so on and starts an empty log for the next day.
Does Take Slate generate timecode?
No. Take Slate does not generate or read timecode. The flash and beep mark sync, and the clock on the board is the phone's time of day.
Does Take Slate sync or back up the shot log?
No. The shot log stays on the phone it was made on, and there is no cloud sync, backup service or log import. Share the CSV or PDF to keep a copy elsewhere.
Which languages does Take Slate support?
Take Slate is in English and Italian, and follows the language of the phone. The CSV file keeps English headers and flags in both languages, so editorial tools read it the same way.
Get the app
Take Slate on the App Store and Take Slate on Google Play. Help: support page or [email protected].