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When comparing WriteRoom vs Final Draft, the Slant community recommends Final Draft for most people. In the question“What is the best Mac writing software for novelists?” Final Draft is ranked 10th while WriteRoom is ranked 14th.
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Auto-completeYes
BreakdownYes
Color codingYes
Hollywood formattingYes
Index card viewYes
NotesYes
Outline viewYes
Page lockYes
PlatformsWindows OSX
Real-time online collaborationYes
ReportsYes
Revision trackingYes
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Pros
Pro A selection of community submitted themes
WriteRoom can be customized with a selection of community contributed themes.
Pro Able to track your writing time and export it
Pro Plain-text and Rich-Text Format writing modes and export options
Pro Collabowriter allows two people to work on the same document at the same time
Pro Industry standard
Pro Built-in collaboration tools
Pro Text-to-speech support
Pro Lots of templates
Final Draft comes bundled with over 100 screenplay, teleplay and stageplay example templates.
Pro Available on Windows, OS X and iOS
Final Draft is available on Windows and OS X with companion applications available for the iPad and iPhone.
Cons
Con No Windows or Linux support
Con No Markdown support
Con Expensive
The OS X and Windows versions of the software cost $249.