Final Draft

With Final Draft, you can brainstorm, visualize, report, tag, collaborate, and customize your writing environment like never before. Final Draft paginates your script to entertainment industry formats and used by 95% of the entertainment industry.



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).

• Organize and navigate your story
• Rapidly paginate and format your plays using more than 100 templates
• Write scripts that look exactly the same on multiple platforms
• Inbuilt tool for checking for common formatting errors
• Generate a wide array of screenplay reports
• Split-screen script editing
• Powerful pagination engine
• Support for Retina screens and Full-screen mode
• Dictation support

Collaborate simultaneously with your writing partners IN REAL TIME - around the corner - or around the world. Speech to Script customizes PC’s Dictation feature so you can write your screenplay without ever touching a keyboard.

Use SmartType to cut down on keystrokes by auto-filling commonly used names, locations, and more. Insert images on title pages, in the script, or even in the Beat Board to help visualize your story.

Use Alternate Dialogue to store as many different versions of lines as you can imagine. Eliminate distractions and get down to business with night mode.

Use your creative energy to focus on your story and characters — let FinalDraft take care of the rest.

Features

Title Page
All Final Draft for PC 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 professionally 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
It ships with fonts that 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 FinalDraft custom formatting tools.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Customize your workflow and save time.

How to Use

• Open the software and create a new script.
• Choose a template or start from scratch.
• Use the toolbar to format text as screenplay elements.
• Write your script using auto-formatting features.
• Utilize the navigation tools to manage scenes.
• Add notes and comments for revisions.
• Use the collaboration feature to work with others.
• Save your work and export it to different formats.
• Print or share your script with producers or agents.

System Requirements

• OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Processor: Intel or AMD, 64-bit support
• RAM: Minimum 2GB (4GB recommended)
• Storage: 60MB available disk space
• Display: 1024x768 resolution or higher
• Internet: Required for activation and updates

PROS

• Industry-standard screenplay formatting
• Powerful collaboration tools
• Easy-to-use navigation features
• Auto-pagination and scene numbering
• Exports to multiple formats

CONS

• High price compared to alternatives
• Limited real-time cloud editing
• Occasional performance lags
• Requires internet for activation

Note: 30 days trial version. Limited functionality in demo version.

Also Available: Download Final Draft for Mac