Final Draft 12 gives you powerful outlining, story structure, collaboration and editing tools in a friendly user interface that makes writing your screenplay effortless.
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This Quick Start video tutorial is for writers new to screenwriting software. If you are already familiar with Final Draft, visit the menu on the left to learn more about how to use the innovative tools in Final Draft 12.
What’s New in FD 12
- Final Draft is a program made to perform one task with excellence – the writing of a screenplay – by people who support Final Draft users with passion and understanding. James Mangold Writer, Director, Producer, Academy Award Nominee.
- Final Draft 12 Upgrade. New and improved features that showcase why Final Draft is the Leading Screenwriting Software in Hollywood. Affordable Educational Pricing. Students and teachers can use the same tool the pros use for less!
- Final Draft 12 ships with fonts which support over 97 different languages. Users can also add their own fonts to type in additional languages.
Final Draft 12 features powerful new tools including PDF Import, Beat Board™ Collaboration, Outline Elements and Outline Editor™, Track Changes, Focus Mode, and more
Outline Elements
Send your outline to script and see it on the page for easy reference with Outline Elements, which allows you to show and hide the outline as needed during your writing process.
Outline Editor
The Outline Editor gives you a bird’s eye view of your screenplay structure, and multiple customizable lanes for high-level outlining.
Track Changes
The Track Changes tool allows you to keep a records of edits to your script and choose whether to accept or reject them, giving you even greater control over the editing process.
Beat Board
Planning out your story? The Beat Board gives you limitless space to organize your ideas in a customizable, visual way. Plan set pieces, store character research, and much more.
Flow Lines in the Beat Board
Final Draft 12 features Flow Lines that allow you to highlight beats and create connections between them, creating a Story Flow for advanced screenplay outlining.
ScriptNotes
Want to make notes on your script? ScriptNotes allows you to create, open and edit notes on your screenplay in a popover window and visually customize them however you want.
Collaboration
Working with another writer or a team of writers? Collaboration gives you the power to work on your script and Beat Board in real time remotely with your writing partners.
PDF Import
When Does Final Draft 12 Come Out
Do you have a screenplay you want to work on but you only have a PDF? No problem! Learn how to import a PDF into Final Draft 12 and convert it into a fully editable Final Draft file.
Final Draft 12 Cost
Focus Mode
Customize your writing environment, eliminate distractions and get down to business with the new Focus Mode.
1-2-3 Workflow
Final Draft 12
Final Draft 12 makes planning your story as easy as one, two, three. Learn how to use the Beat Board and Outline Editor to structure your story in three simple steps.