Final Draft was co-founded in 1990 by Marc Madnick and Ben Cahan, who recognized that Hollywood lacked a word-processor capable of automatically formatting a script to the entertainment industry’s stringent standards. This led to the creation of Final Draft, a fully dedicated screenwriting software application that automatically formats your script to Hollywood’s industry standards.
Soon after after its inception, Final Draft screenwriting software became the entertainment industry standard for screenwriting and the market leader among its competitors worldwide. Final Draft continues to grow in popularity and into new markets throughout the world, and in 2013, Final Draft was awarded the prestigious Primetime Emmy Engineering Award.
In 2016, Final Draft was acquired by Cast & Crew. Based in Burbank, California, and with offices across the U.S. and in Canada, Cast & Crew is a trusted partner to major and independent film and television studios. Cast & Crew provides clients with a robust portfolio of critical services. These include payroll and residuals processing, the industry-leading PSL production accounting software and other digital solutions, as well as financial services such as production incentive consulting, management and financing. Cast & Crew continues to accelerate its investment in technology, supported by majority shareholder EQT, a leading investment firm with portfolio companies in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., which acquired Cast & Crew in early 2019.
As the entertainment industry’s screenwriting software leader, Final Draft also plays a role in Cast & Crew’s transformation into a provider of digital payroll, accounting and production workflow management solutions.
Final Draft®12
is here! Used by 95%
of film and television productions
Final Draft 12 features powerful new tools including PDF Import, Beat Board™ Collaboration, Outline Elements and Outline Editor™, Track Changes, Focus Mode, and more.
Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, has published Final Draft® software – the number-one selling screenwriting application in the world – for over 30 years.
The number-one selling screenwriting software in the world
Used by 95% of the entertainment industry
Best choice for screenwriting
Final Draft paginates your script to entertainment industry formats
Over 300 templates for screenplays, teleplays, comics, immersive storytelling, graphic novels, and stage plays
Write using Windows, Mac, or in the Final Draft Mobile app for iPhone & iPad (app sold separately)
STANDARD FEATURES
Powerful Story Planning
With Final Draft 12, you can brainstorm, visualize, outline, report, tag, collaborate and customize your writing environment like never before.
Powerful Story Planning for your script using Final Draft 12
Enhanced Beat Board™
Limitless space to organize your ideas in a customizable, visual way. Plan set pieces, store character research, and much more.
Beats can be anything – plot points, character arcs, research, or location ideas
Beats can contain both stylized text and images
Connect beats using Flow Lines
Color code for easy reference with a vibrant color palette
Send Beats directly to your script for easy access
New Outline Elements & Outline Editor™
Transfer your Beat Board to the Outline Editor for high-level outlining. Send your Outline to Script using Outline Elements.
Use multiple lanes to organize your screenplay's structure
Adjust the size of beats in the Outline Editor for a bird's eye view of your script
Show the Outline in your script for easy access
Unique indents allow for planning structure on multiple levels
ScriptNotes™
Add comments to your script as ideas come to you.
Add ScriptNotes that appear as flags on the page for easy reference
Click the flag to open and edit notes in a popover
New flags show how many notes per paragraph
Popovers sync to ScriptNotes in the Navigator
System Requirements
Mac:
Mac OS 10.14 Minimum OS
Minimum 2 GB of RAM
160 MB available hard drive space
Internet connection required during installation
Windows:
Windows 10 Minimum OS
Minimum 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
160 MB available hard drive space
Internet connection required during installation
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