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You have a story to tell. Use Final Draft to write it.

Use your creative energy to focus on the content; let Final Draft take care of the style. Final Draft is the number-one selling word processor specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and stage plays.

It combines powerful word processing with professional script formatting in one self-contained, easy-to-use package. There is no need to learn about script formatting rules – Final Draft automatically paginates and formats your script to industry standards as you write.

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“Final Draft makes it possible to simply imagine the movie in script form. If you can think in cinematic terms, you can write in the terms of cinema.”

Tom Hanks – Writer / Director / Producer / Actor / Academy Award™ Winner
Toy Story 1-3, The Da Vinci Code, Forrest Gump, Catch Me If You Can, Road to Perdition, Cast Away, Philadelphia, Saving Private Ryan, That Thing You Do, Evan Almighty…

“My entire writing staff uses Final Draft. Its many useful, easy-to-use features have been perfected, benefiting from suggestions and wish lists submitted over the years by working film and television writers. Even if you don’t own a computer, I recommend buying Final Draft.”

J.J. Abrams – Writer / Director / Producer
Fringe, Star Trek, Cloverfield 1- 2, Star Trek, Six Degrees (TV), Mission Impossible III, Lost (TV), Alias (TV), Felicity (TV), Armageddon, Regarding Henry...

“I've tried a variety of scriptwriting software and Final Draft is without question my favorite. It's a real beauty of a program-smart, intuitive and useful.”

Alan Ball – Writer / Producer / Academy Award™ Winner
American Beauty, Six Feet Under (TV), Towelhead...

“Final Draft is the only screenwriting software I have ever used. Quite simply because it is the best. The industry standard. From fade in to fade out, Final Draft is the essential screenwriter's tool.”

Stuart Beattie – Writer / Producer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Collateral, Derailed, G.I. Joe, 30 Days of Night...

“Working with Final Draft is like working with an old friend. It seems to know what I want to do next and then it makes the doing of it easier. I can’t imagine writing film scripts without Final Draft.”

Terry Jones – Writer / Director / Producer / Actor
Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life, Life Of Brian, Monty Python’s The Quest For The Holy Grail...

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Key Features

100% Cross-Platform Final Draft scripts are identical on both Windows™ and Macintosh® platforms and can easily be exchanged between both. Click here for more info	Import/Export Files from any word processor can be imported easily, no need to re-type your script. Export to multiple file formats (including PDF) to easily and securely share scripts with anyone. Click here for more info	Script Registry Final Draft is a preferred file format and the only scriptwriting software with an authorized agreement with the WGAW online registry service. Click here for more info

Production Features Handles production functions with ease, including scene numbering, A and B pages, multiple revisions, character sides and specialized reports. Click here for more info	Tagger A separate application that enables you to break down Final Draft scripts into their various elements and export them into any scheduling software. Click here for more info	ScriptCompare Dynamically compares two scripts and highlights any changes, allowing you to easily see the differences from one file to the next. Click here for more info

Templates Over 50 television show, movie and stageplay templates are included, complete with characters and locations. Click here for more info	Format Assistant Checks your script for common formatting errors, such as missing dialogue, extra spaces, carriage returns and blank elements. Click here for more info	ScriptNotes Pop-up windows which can hold ideas, notes, suggestions or scene fragments without taking up space onscreen. Click here for more info

CollaboWriter Write, edit and discuss a script with other Final Draft users in real time, over the internet, anywhere in the world. Click here for more info	Text to Speech Have your script read back to you by assigning different voices to your characters. It’s like having a live script reading in your computer. Click here for more info	Ask the Expert An interactive problem-solver with legendary screenwriting teacher Syd Field, television writer Larry Brody, playwright Jon Dorf and WGAW’s The Creative Rights Handbook. Click here for more info