Final Draft (software)

Final Draft is a screenwriting software program for writing and formatting screenplays.

Final Draft

Final Draft 8 on Windows 7
Developer(s)	Final Draft, Inc.
Stable release	13.2.1 / Nov. 2024
Operating system	macOS, Windows
Size	113 MB
Available in	English
Type	Screenwriting software
License	Proprietary
Website	https://www.finaldraft.com/

Cast & Crew Entertainment Services headquarters in Burbank, California (where Final Draft is now also based)

History

Final Draft was co-founded in 1990 by Marc Madnick and Ben Cahan.^[1]

In 2013, Final Draft was awarded a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award.

In 2016, Final Draft was acquired by Cast & Crew Entertainment Services.^[2][3]

Usage

The program is a package of screenwriting word processing software for writing and formatting a screenplay to meet submission standards set by the theater, television and film industries. The program can also be used to write documents such as stageplays, outlines, treatments, query letters, novels, graphic novels, manuscripts, and basic text documents.

Final Draft's main competitors are Movie Magic Screenwriter, Scrite, Celtx, Fade In, and WriterDuet.^[4]