Final Draft Alternatives

Final Draft is described as 'Use your creative energy to focus on the content; let Final Draft take care of the style. Final Draft is the number-one selling word processor specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and stage plays' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Final Draft for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Final Draft alternative is Scrivener. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Manuskript or Story Architect (STARC). Other great apps like Final Draft are Fade In, Untold Novel, Hemingway Editor and yWriter.

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  1. Story Planner is a focused, flexible app to outline all kind of stories. Used by writers, screenwriters, producers, directors and all kind of story tellers, Story Planner has quick and easy-to-use story organization, with sync on all your devices and export options to help you...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. NovaScriber icon
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    A most awesome tool to outline and write novels, stories, scripts and keep track of all your characters, locations, notes and ideas.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Distraction-free screenwriting software featuring real-time collaboration, automated versioning, data backup, comprehensive import and export options including Final Draft, PDF, Word, and Fountain formats, and tools for outlining, structure, and revision management.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  4. WriterSolo icon
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    WriterSolo is a free version of WriterDuet professional scriptwriting software that is not synced to any servers.

    15 WriterSolo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  5. Fountain is inspired by Markdown syntax, intended as a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • BSD
    • Objective-C
     
  6. SmartEdit Writer (formerly Atomic Scribbler) is a project management and writing environment for novelists and short story writers working on Windows PCs. Writers use the software to plan their novels, prepare and maintain research material, and then write that novel chapter by...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. A feature-packed Notion template built to help novelists, screenwriters, video game writers, and other storytellers flesh out their worlds, stories, and characters.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Notion
    • Web Browser
     
  8. JotterPad icon
     22 likes

    Designed for creative writers, JotterPad is a plain text editor without the fuss and distraction of a word processor. It is perfect for writing books, novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. Shaxpir icon
     4 likes

    Shaxpir is a word-processor in the cloud, designed for authors of long-form narratives, like novels and memoirs. Designed by writers, Shaxpir offers tools for every stage of the writing process, from brainstorming and outlining to prosecraft and publishing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Dabble icon
     8 likes

    Craft your story. Write your novel. Dabble is software for writing novels for the desktop (Mac and Windows) and browser, syncing between computers.

    77 Dabble alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  11. DocxManager icon
     7 likes

    A document manager and site builder/generator for Word users. You can open Word documents in tabs, manage documents on a project basis, full-text search documents across multiple project folders, attach tags, notes, stars, and so on to the documents.

    119 DocxManager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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