It even imports/exports notes from the first 3 file types, and is by far the best program at converting PDFs into editable screenplay format. Compatibility. WriterDuet imports & exports Final Draft, Celtx, Fountain, and PDF files.A plethora of shortcuts and mouseover instructions guide the simple interface, and subtle features make the core task of writing more fluid. Ease of use. WriterDuet is consistently described as intuitive and seamless.And our Pro version includes all future Pro updates automatically with your subscription. Price. Even WriterDuet’s free version does everything most people need to write screenplays in industry-standard format.

You can even search the infinite revision history to find a line you deleted, and the full script as it was at the time that line existed!

Mark/unmark changes, retroactively mark revisions by date/time/writer, track multiple revisions at once, put revision information in headers/footers, lock pages, and much more.

Asterisks for printing/PDF, plus you can see the exact added/removed text, and can revert lines to previous versions.

Infinite revision tracking. View changes by date, writer, tagged revisions, tracked edits, and individual lines.

Conversation-style notes help you discuss lines with writers/readers.

Real-time collaboration. Any number of writers can video/audio/text chat, outline, and write simultaneously.

across pages virtually identically to FD. We have the same default line lengths and split action, dialogue, etc. WriterDuet’s default page count will be exactly the same as Final Draft’s in the vast majority of cases.

Formatting. Here we’re basically identical, but I should mention it first since so many others fail here.

You probably won’t care about every single one, but virtually all screenwriters can benefit from a lot of them. WriterDuet does almost everything* Final Draft does, and so much more. Below is a list of the top ways WriterDuet is better than Final Draft, in my opinion/knowledge.

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