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Collaborate simultaneously with your writing partners IN REAL TIME - around the corner - or around the world.
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Used by 95% of the entertainment industry
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Final Draft paginates your script to entertainment industry formats
Over 300 templates for screenplays, teleplays, comics, immersive storytelling, graphic novels, and stage plays
Write using Windows, Macintosh, or in the Final Draft Mobile app for iPhone & iPad (app sold separately)
The choice of studios and production companies worldwide
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If one could marry a program - or even elope with one - I would choose Final Draft. After all it has been a wise, patient and loyal writing partner that has been by my side for almost fifteen years.
Writer / Director / Producer / Academy Award Winner
- JJ Abrams
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Westworld
- Lost
Even if you don’t own a computer, I recommend buying Final Draft.
Writer / Director / Producer / Emmy Award Winner
- Sofia Coppola
- The Beguiled
- Marie Antoinette
- The Virgin Suicides
Final Draft makes it so much easier – and it’s motivating when what you’re working on looks like a script.
Writer / Director / Producer / Academy Award Winner
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- Logan
- Walk the Line
- Girl, Interrupted
Final Draft is a program made to perform one task with excellence – the writing of a screenplay – by people who support Final Draft users with passion and understanding.
Writer / Director / Producer / Academy Award Nominee
- Phyllis Nagy
- Carol
- Mrs. Harris
Writing a script prior to Final Draft was like pulling oneself out of quicksand - cut, paste and formatting nightmares. I discovered Final Draft early in the process of writing Carol and have never used another program since. And never will.
Writer / Director / Academy Award Nominee
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- The Intern
- It's Complicated
- Father of the Bride
Final Draft actually makes getting to the final draft faster, easier and more fun than any other screenwriting program I’ve tried. I love it!
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Advanced Brainstorming
With Final Draft 11, you can brainstorm, visualize, report, tag, collaborate and customize your writing environment like never before.
Refined Beat Board
Limitless space to organize your ideas in a customizable, visual way. Plan set pieces, store character research, and much more.
- Beats can be anything – plot points, character arcs, research, location ideas
- Beats can contain both stylized text and images
- Drag content to and from your script and Beat Board, preserving formatting
- Color code for easy reference with a vibrant color palette
New Story Map
Connect your Beat Board ideas to your script. Keep on track with visual guideposts to your story.
- Organize Beats and Structure Points from the Beat Board
- View Beat content easily while writing
- Visually plan milestones and plot points
- Easily navigate your script and Beat Board
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Streamlined Writing and Editing
Final Draft 11 automatically paginates and formats screenplays to industry standards, allowing writers to focus on what they do best: writing.
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Easier Formatting
Use your creative energy to focus on your story and characters — let Final Draft take care of the rest.
Title Page
All Final Draft templates come with industry standard title pages that are easy to modify, save, and print or save to PDF
Tab & Enter
Use just the Tab and Enter keys to write your script quickly and easily.
Format Assistant
Be confident your script is professionaly formatted before you print or email it.
Reformat Tool
Speed through the reformatting process when importing different file types.
Automatic Backup Folder
Protect your work with automatic file backups.
Unicode Support
Final Draft 11 ships with fonts which support over 97 different languages. Users can also add their own fonts to type in additional languages.
Pagination & Page Management
Automatically format and paginate to industry standards. Meet page count requirements using Final Draft 11 custom formatting tools.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Customize your workflow and save time.
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Agile Production
Final Draft is used by 95% of film, television and multimedia productions to get from page to screen.Revision Mode
Mark and review all changes to take a script through production. Set your revision colors, lock pages, omit scenes - Final Draft makes it easy.
- Add, edit or remove scene numbers throughout your script
- Lock Pages so your revisions don’t affect your page numbers
- Export to PDF in Revision Mode with industry standard colors
- Protect your script with customizable watermarks on PDFs and printed pages
- Omit a scene to make last minute changes without disrupting production
Tags Mode
Powerful reporting, your way - create custom reports on any element of your script.
- Dig into your script by tracking customizable story elements and character traits
- Get ready for production by Tagging costume, props, locations and more
- Break your script down for budgeting and scheduling
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Pricing
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