Alternatives to Final Draft

Scrivener

Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines everything you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows iPhone iPad
Corkboard Distraction free writing Export to Word ... iPhone/iPod sync Support for LaTeX Quotas support Export to ePub Export to PDF Scripting Split files into sections Visual Organization Write in separate docs Add a feature

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Hemingway Editor

Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear. The Hemingway Editor for Mac and PC highlights common errors. Use it to catch...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Web
Collaborative writing Automated proofreading Distraction free writing ... Distraction-free UI Works Offline Readability integration Spell checking Writing assistance Writing suggestions Add a feature

40 Like
Manuskript

Open-source tool for writers. With outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc.
- Manuskript is for novels. Final Draft is for screenplays. Guest • Aug 2016 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Manuskript is not a scriptwriting program. Guest • Sep 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Manuskript is for writing novels. Guest • Feb 2018
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Distraction free writing Export to ePub MarkDown support ... Export to PDF Social media collaboration Visual timeline Wordpress integration Add a feature

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KIT Scenarist

KIT Scenarist is a free and open source application for creating screenplays on desktops and commercial on mobiles. KIT...
- It is free and easy to use with very little setup! thesuperdaine • Jan 2019
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Auto Formatting Collaborative writing Multiple languages ... Real time collaboration Add a feature

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Celtx

Based on the Firefox engine, supports standards, visual storyboarding, production scheduling, publication & international...
- Free version for writers to get started. Guest • Mar 2018
Freemium Mac Web Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Real time collaboration Text formatting Add a feature

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Trelby

Trelby is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple. It is infinitely configurable. * Screenplay editor:...
- Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 2.2, released in September 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- It's faster and easier than Fianl Draft and has converting options to many formats. Guest • Apr 2016
Free Open Source Windows Linux
Customizable WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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yWriter

yWriter is a writing tool that uses "scenes" as a unit of text and allows you to associate that text with all manner of...
- yWriter is for novels. Final Draft is for screenplays. Guest • Aug 2016 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Not screenplay or script writing software Guest • Nov 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Wine Mono
Lightweight Outline mode Add a feature

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Fade In

Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software is a complete application for writing motion picture screenplays, including tools for...
- Supports every major format. Distraction free screenwriting. Guest • Jul 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Does everything Final Draft does and more for a much lower price, plus they don't charge for updates. Guest • Mar 2019
Commercial Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... iPad
Compatible with Final Draft Night mode/Dark Theme Real time collaboration Add a feature

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Typely

Typely is precise. Existing tools for improving prose raise so many false alarms that their advice cannot be trusted. Instead...

Free Web
Automated proofreading Add a feature

6 Like
Amazon Storywriter

Write your screenplay and focus on the story with features like auto-formatting, offline writing, and import/export.
- Formatting tools and an ability to work either on or offline, what more can you ask for free? Guest • Feb 2019
Free Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS ... Chrome
Works Offline Data export/import Export to PDF ... Text formatting Add a feature

10 Like
Organon

Organon is a plugin for LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Organon allows to split up large texts into parts, allows tagging and...
- Organon is for novels. Final Draft is for screenplays. Guest • Aug 2016
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux LibreOffice Apache OpenOffice
Libre Office Integration Tabbed interface Add a feature

23 Like
JotterPad

Designed for creative writers, JotterPad is a plain text editor without the fuss and distraction of a word processor. It is...

Freemium Android Chrome OS Android Tablet
Ad-free Distraction free writing Dropbox integration ... Google Drive integration Distraction-free UI Onedrive integration Transactional SMS Add a feature

16 Like
ultra_outliner

The card-based outlining software for screenwriters, novelists and all story writers.

Free Mac Windows Linux
Multiple languages Portable Support for Unicode Add a feature

7 Like
True Novelist

Writing a novel is a large undertaking. True Novelist was created to make the process as easy as possible for authors.
- True Novelist is for novels. Final Draft is for screenplays. Guest • Aug 2016
Free Web
Divides to infinite sub-divisions Night mode/Dark Theme Add a feature

10 Like
Paper

"Blank paper has always inspired me." — Daniel Handler, writer and musician Ignite your inspiration with a clean...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac
Ad-free Customizable Distraction free writing ... Fullscreen support MarkDown support Minimalistic Night mode/Dark Theme Distraction-free UI Syntax Highlighting WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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