The Industry Standard Screenwriting Software
Final Draft is the only screenwriting tool you need.
The number one-selling screenwriting software for over 30 years, Final Draft automatically formats your screenplay to entertainment industry standards so you can focus on what you do best - writing.
Turn your idea into a production-ready script for film & TV, theater, documentary and other forms of media. Final Draft has all the features you need to plan your story, collaborate with other writers, run production reports, and share your script with the world.
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Plan your story
Use the Beat Board ™, Outline Editor and Structure Lines to plan your script. Brainstorm ideas, add visual elements, and explore your ideas all within your Final Draft script file.
Start writing
No more guessing when it comes to formatting because Final Draft does it all automatically. Get the words down, let Final Draft do the rest.
Revise your script
Stay in control of your script with tracked revisions, built-in commenting, and automatic version saving for complete peace of mind.
Export your screenplay
Once you've finished your script, you can export it as a PDF so it's ready to go out into the world.
Hit send
Your screenplay is now ready for its moment in the spotlight! Send to producers, directors, production companies and studios, safe in the knowledge that your script looks exactly the way it's meant to look.
Collaborate in real time
Final Draft offers fast, secure online collaboration that allows multiple writers to edit scripts and work on the Beat Board simultaneously, whether they're around the corner or around the world.
Customize your workspace
Tailor your toolbar to match your workflow, streamline your story with intuitive color-coding and multi-lane outlines, and stay in the zone with Midnight, Night, and Focus modes designed to minimize distractions and reduce eye strain.
Never lose a line of your script
Your work is saved automatically as you write, so you can focus on the story - not the stress.
Write Wherever, Whenever
Stay in the flow across Windows and Mac, and take your script with you using the Final Draft Go app for iPhone (sold separately). Your story is always within reach—whether you're at your desk or on the move.
Production-Ready for Scheduling & Budgeting
As the industry standard, Final Draft formats your script with precision, making it easy for film and television producers to break down, schedule, and budget a project. Generate detailed reports on characters, locations, props and much more.
Who uses Final Draft?
Final Draft is the preferred screenwriting software of beginners, professionals and award-winners. Here are just a few of our testimonials.
"It's a beautiful thing when you find a program or an app that does exactly what you want it to do, that feels intuitive in that way, and I've felt for years that Final Draft achieves that." - Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine, Fee Guy, Night at the Museum)
"Final Draft makes it so much easier – and it's motivating when what you're working on looks like a script." - Sofia Coppola (Priscilla, Lost In Translation)
"I would not be alive today without Final Draft." - Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain, When You Finish Saving The World)
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.
Guillermo Del Toro (Frankenstein, The Shape of Water, Pan's Labyrinth)
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