Final Draft

Final Draft is an awesome word processing tool made just for writing movie and TV scripts. It even comes with a spell checker that supports multiple languages, which is super handy!

Easy-to-Use Interface

The interface might not win any beauty contests, but it's clean and easy to navigate. You can start fresh with a new project or pick from several cool templates like screenplay, stageplay, half-hour sitcom, novel, or manuscript.

Viewing Modes and Features

You can switch between different viewing modes like normal, page view, and speed script mode. Plus, there are features like script notes to help you keep track of ideas. You can hide the ruler if you want more space or show symbols for special characters (like Enter). There's also an index card view for scene summaries or your actual script text.

Customization Options

If you're into customizing things, you'll love that you can split the script window either vertically or horizontally. You can also tweak toolbars and edit element properties like how scene headings behave and what shortcut keys do what.

Collaboration and Advanced Tools

Final Draft isn’t just about writing. You can create and run macros, display headers and footers, and even assign computer-generated voices to your characters! There’s a text-to-speech tool too, which is pretty cool. Plus, you can generate reports, build a names database, check your script for formatting errors, host or join writing sessions with others—and compare scripts to see what's changed!

Performance

This app is light on system resources; it runs smoothly without hogging CPU or memory. It reacts quickly and works well on newer operating systems too—despite not getting updates for some time now! Whether you're an experienced pro or just starting out in writing, Final Draft offers tons of options that cater to everyone’s needs.

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