Final Draft
Considered the ultimate screenwriting software by professional scriptwriters, Final Draft offers a myriad of features designed for the creative and technical elements of crafting on-screen stories.
- PC and Mac Compatible
- Powerful Report Generator
- Story Development Platform
- Alternate Dialogue System
- Custom Watermark Generator
- Industry Standard Templates
- Multi-Author Collaboration
- Tailored specifically for screenwriters
- Automatic formatting and pagination
- Powerful writing and brainstorming interface
- Simple to use and master
- Mobile App available as an additional purchase
- Collaborative editing only works for one user at any time
- Auto-save is as robust as other word processing programs
- Expensive option for amateur screenwriters
Regaled in Hollywood as the cornerstone of screenwriting software, Final Draft offers a host of features designed to remove the pressure of research, organization and technical design so you can focus on what truly matters, telling your story. Final Draft sets the stage to unleash your creativity by taking care of script styling. Your creative energy should focus on crafting characters and plots, not worrying about proper formatting. With over 100 industry standard templates for a variety of screenplay types, such as film, TV and stage, simply select the matching template and start writing. The advanced pagination and page manager function automatically paginates and formats your type-specific screenplay according to the latest industry standards. Along with a host of formatting features, Final Draft shines as a story development platform. Regardless of story complexity, experience the ease of creating, organizing and reviewing story outline, structure and multi-user collaboration via the easy-to-understand interface. Story development features include Story Mapping, Beat Board, Scene Navigator, Character Navigator and Index Cards. As you dive deeper into your story, Final Draft supports effortless creative flow via its intuitive writing features. Along with robust collaboration settings, the most notable function is the alternate dialogue system. Rather than choosing the perfect line in the moment, create and store alternate dialogue lines right in the script. This feature dramatically streamlines editing and character development. Other noteworthy writing features include SmarType, which automatically learns scene holdings, locations and character names for faster typing. The global character name replacement feature is an excellent option should a character name change after you’ve started crafting the story. The built-in dictionary, spell-check and thesaurus support efficient story creation without sacrificing quality and creativity. Unlike other capable screenwriting software, Final Draft supports not only story creation, but also production functions. Track and manage all revisions made throughout the writing process with the Revision Mode. As you work your way through revisions, utilize the industry standard Colored Revision Pages. Other production features include powerful story-wide and scene-specific reports, scene list generator, cast lists as well as general, element and character statistics. Final Draft comes in a variety of editions, such as Standard, Educational and Final Draft Mobile App Suite. Whether you’re an aspiring screenwriter, or an established scriptwriter, this dynamic and scalable screenwriting software actively works to highlight your talent. Not sure if Final Draft is for you? Test the waters without commitment with the 30-day money back guarantee.
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