Features:

  • Final Draft automatically formats and paginates screenplays and teleplays to entertainment industry standards
  • Industry giants such as James Cameron, JJ Abrams and Aaron Sorkin recommend using Final Draft to write your screenplay
  • Final Draft is the market leader and the preferred file format of the Writers Guild of America, West Online Script Registration
  • Final Draft is the proud recipient of a Primetime Engineering Emmy Award
  • Scripts created in Final Draft 9 on Windows, Macintosh or in the Final Draft Writer app for iPad look exactly the same
Five Stars

use the speech to have it read your screen play back out loud, great

Worth the Buy!

No regrets with this screenwriting software. Definitely a learning curve, but wouldn't trade it for any other software. The new features in 10 are just what I needed.

Gotta cop it mayne!

Very cool tool. If only you had some ideas!

Industry Standard Screenwriting Software--Get It If You're Serious!

Great software (and one of two most popular and used-by-the-industry). Easy to get you going--beats trying to set margins in MS Word (which can be done, but it's a pain). Some of the screens are not explained well, even after using the HELP menu. But the basics are clear.

Best screenwriting software

I recommend it to every screenwriter and even playwrights. It takes care of formatting and helps immensely with the tiresome non-creative aspects of writing such as formatting, spellchecking, redundancies in namings, etc.

Final Draft

Once I started using Final Draft I found it easier to focus on writing and not on the script set-up. This means that I am free to write sometimes in a stream of consciousness manner. This is why I have used Final Draft continuously for twenty years and will continue to use Final Draft. I have had one script shortlisted here in Canada and, like other screenwriters, have ideas for a few more. With Final Draft I can just sit and write. It is easy to recommend Final Draft and I hope you find it as satisfying as I do.

This software changed the way that I write scripts. ...

This software changed the way that I write scripts. I probably only use a fraction of the features, but it gets the job done.

Great software!

Very satisfied with software. Not too difficult to use and very helpful during each step.

A good product.

I bought this for my grandson who is working on a screenplay. He is very pleased with the product. He was able to learn the software easily, and it's helped with productivity and organization of his work.

Final Draft 9 is a No-Brainer!

As a novel writer, I was at a bit of a loss when a movie studio requested a screenplay of one of my novels. After a little online research, the Final Draft 9 software, as the industry standard, was a no-brainer. The software featured exactly what I needed to know, without getting bogged down in a bunch of technical fluff, or unnecessary features. In just a few hours I was able to use Final Draft 9 to create a simple step-by-step game-plan for adapting my book into a concise and profession screenplay. The fact that they offer a full-feature demo version for download, before you buy, is a VERY nice feature, as well. By the way, if you're new to this software, I would STRONGLY recommend you order a copy of the book "How to write a great script with Final Draft 9." by Wallace Wang. The author walks you through the screenwriting process, and the specific features of Final Draft 9 in an easy to understand, conversational tone, and with no wasted words. Regardless of your starting point, with just an idea for a screenplay or, like me, a published novel to adapt, "Final Draft 9" will save you hours of unnecessary work, and help you produce a script you can be proud of. Between the Final Draft 9 software, and Wang's book it was so much easier than I thought it could be! Perry P. Perkins www.perryperkinsbooks.com

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