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When comparing Practical Scriptwriter vs Final Draft, the Slant community recommends Practical Scriptwriter for most people. In the question“What is the best screenwriting software?” Practical Scriptwriter is ranked 11th while Final Draft is ranked 12th.
Specs
Revision trackingNo
Export.fsc
Import.fountain; .pdf; .xps; .html
PlatformWindows
Revision trackingYes
Auto-completeYes
BreakdownYes
Color codingYes
Hollywood formattingYes
Index card viewYes
NotesYes
Outline viewYes
Page lockYes
PlatformsWindows OSX
Real-time online collaborationYes
ReportsYes
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Pros
Pro Breaks long dialog correctly over a page break
Pro The rearranger
You can move lines or a whole scene without worrying about breaking the formatting.
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 mobile version
Con Windows only
Con Expensive
The OS X and Windows versions of the software cost $249.