Final Draft (software)

Final Draft

Final Draft 8.0 on Windows 7 Ultimate RC1, the Final Draft 7 logo is the top image.
Developer(s)	Final Draft, Inc.
Stable release	10.0.1 / December 2016
Operating system	Windows / Macintosh
Size	35–50 MB
Available in	English (American English)
Type	Screenwriting software
License	Proprietary
Website	Official Final Draft

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

According to Final Draft's website, co-founders Ben Cahan and Marc Madnick developed the software in 1991 to help aspiring screenwriters because they found that studios' rigid formatting regulations made screenwriting difficult. In February 2016, the company was purchased by Cast & Crew Entertainment Services.

The program is a screenwriting software for writing and formatting a screenplay to meet the screenplay submission standards set by 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, Celtx, and Fade In.