Not book writing software so not good for books at all.

Very complicated to collaborate and all the collaborators must own a copy of Final Draft.

The price is higher than all other apps.

Auto draft only saves every 15 minutes, not every keystroke.

The most tools, options, and templates for screenwriters.

Revision history saved to a local folder on your computer.

Collaboration with others that own Final Draft.

You can drag these scene cards into the story map

Beat board which is basically a virtual corkboard.

Story Map shows the length of your script in pages, as well as your current position among those pages.

Also for different graphic novels, half-hour sitcom, or one-hour TV drama

Script templates such as Cole Haag or Warner Brother, Dramatists Guild Musical template.

Navigator window for scenes, script notes, characters, and tags (script day, location, makeup, cast members, etc).

Formatting tools specific to screenwriting.

I emphasize “serious” because it costs a whopping $250 and it’s incredibly packed with features that will only be needed if you’re writing a screenplay that’s actually being picked up. I am happy to say my doubts were unjustified.

I wasn’t that impressed with the Final Draft 9 upgrade, so I was a bit skeptical when Final Draft 10 was released.

I guess it’s a little unfair to list FinalDraft here in comparison with the other apps, it’s not necessarily book writing software but rather screenwriting software.īut, it is the top pick for serious screenwriters. Final Draft’s latest screenwriting software upgrade is a winner. Plus, editing and co-writing is complicated and can only be done with other people who have purchased FinalDraft. You really need to watch some videos to understand how to use the features. FinalDraft is not our top pick overall for best writing apps because it has a very outdated and confusing interface.

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