# Final Draft

> Screenwriting software with automatic script formatting

Final Draft is screenwriting software that paginates and formats scripts to film and television industry standards as you type. The desktop app, Final Draft 13, adds planning tools such as the Beat Board and Outline Editor along with tracked revisions and production reports. It can be bought once or through the Final Draft Suite subscription, which adds Final Draft Cloud for writing, storing and sharing scripts online.

- **Category:** Writing Tools
- **Made by:** Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company (since 1990)
- **Website:** https://www.finaldraft.com
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Web, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Final Draft is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99.99 per year or $16.99 per month (Suite); $249.99 one-time for Final Draft 13.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Free 5-day trial of Final Draft Suite on one computer. It turns into a paid subscription automatically after 5 days.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Final Draft Go | $3.99 per month, or $19.99 per year, in the App Store | A separate subscription app for writing, editing and reading Final Draft scripts on iPhone and iPad. |
| Final Draft Suite | $99.99 per year, or $16.99 per month | Final Draft 13 for desktop plus Final Draft Cloud, the online workspace with cloud storage, sharing and collaboration. |
| Final Draft 13 Educational | $129.99 one-time purchase | All the features of Final Draft 13 for students and teachers. Verification is required to buy. |
| Final Draft 13 Upgrade | $129.99 one-time purchase | For owners of any previous desktop version, who must give a registered customer number or email. |
| Final Draft 13 | $249.99 one-time purchase | The desktop app for Mac and Windows, with activation on two computers. Does not include Final Draft Cloud. |
| Volume licensing | Custom | Multi-user licenses for studios, production companies, schools and nonprofits, arranged with the sales team. |

Final Draft's own pricing page could not be read; these figures come from https://web.archive.org/web/20260929120755/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-13 on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Final Draft before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Sale price of $199.99 on Final Draft 13** (Other savings): The US store listed Final Draft 13 at $199.99 against its regular $249.99 when the page was captured on 2026-09-29. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260929120755/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-13
- **Annual Suite plan costs about half of monthly** (Annual discount): Final Draft Suite is $99.99 a year, against $203.88 for twelve payments on the $16.99 monthly plan. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260929120755/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-13
- **Educational edition for students and teachers** (Education): Final Draft 13 Educational has a regular price of $129.99, against $249.99 for the standard license, and was on sale at $99.99 on 2026-08-30. Verification is required. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260830142702/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-edu
- **Military and first responder price of $129.99** (Other savings): Members of the military, veterans and first responders can buy Final Draft 13 for $129.99 instead of the regular $249.99. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260906151752/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-13-mil
- **Upgrade pricing for existing owners** (Other savings): Owners of any earlier desktop version can move to Final Draft 13 for a regular price of $129.99; the upgrade was on sale at $99.99 on 2026-09-22. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260922192610/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-upgrade

## Mac App Store prices by country

"The app", as each country's Mac App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $199.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £199.99 | about $264.13 (32% more) |
| Germany | 229,99 € | about $257.27 (29% more) |
| Canada | $249.99 | about $175.29 (12% less) |
| Australia | $299.99 | about $208.30 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 1.299,90 | about $259.11 (30% more) |
| Mexico | $3,999.00 | about $222.01 (11% more) |
| Turkey | ₺9.999,99 | about $203.19 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 3,999juta | about $223.16 (12% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 12,990.00 | about $206.18 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R3,999.99 | about $240.23 (20% more) |

## Key features

- **Automatic script formatting:** Paginates and formats a script to entertainment-industry standards for film, TV, theater and other media, so layout does not have to be set by hand.
- **Story planning tools:** The Beat Board, Outline Editor and Structure Lines are used to brainstorm and outline a story inside the script file, alone or with writing partners in real time.
- **Revisions and production reports:** Tracked revisions, built-in commenting and automatic version saving support rewrites, and production reports can be run from the script.
- **Final Draft Cloud:** Part of the Suite: an online editor called Final Draft Writer, a Vault for storing and sharing files, ScriptNotes comments and asynchronous collaboration.
- **Reader Mode:** People invited to a script in Final Draft Cloud can view and comment on it free of charge, with no credit card, but cannot edit it.
- **Writing goals and focus modes:** Final Draft 13 includes Writing Goals and Productivity Stats along with Midnight and Typewriter modes.

## Good for

- Screenwriters who need scripts in industry-standard format
- Productions that rely on tracked revisions and production reports
- Writers who would rather buy a desktop license once than subscribe

## Worth knowing

- The one-time Final Draft 13 license does not include Final Draft Cloud, which comes only with the Suite subscription.
- Final Draft 13 needs macOS 12 or later or Windows 11 or later, and is not available on Chromebook.
- The iPhone and iPad app, Final Draft Go, is a separate subscription at $3.99 a month or $19.99 a year.
- A license can be signed in on two computers at once; a third sign-in requires signing out of another.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.0 out of 5 from 1,691 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1614876398

## Works with

Dropbox, iCloud, Grammarly

**Tags:** Long-form writing, One-time purchase, Templates, Real-time collaboration

## Alternatives

- [WriterDuet](https://toolgpa.com/tools/writerduet): Screenwriting software built for real-time co-writing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/final-draft-vs-writerduet)
- [Fade In](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fade-in): One-time-purchase screenwriting software for Windows, Mac and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fade-in-vs-final-draft)
- [Celtx](https://toolgpa.com/tools/celtx): Online scriptwriting with pre-production planning tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/celtx-vs-final-draft)
- [Arc Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/arc-studio): Screenwriting app with outlining and real-time co-writing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arc-studio-vs-final-draft)
- [Highland Pro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/highland-pro): Plain-text screenwriting app for Mac, iPad and iPhone. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/final-draft-vs-highland-pro)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://web.archive.org/web/20260929120755/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-13
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260830142702/https://www.finaldraft.com/pricing/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260929232828/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-cloud
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260822071021/https://www.finaldraft.com/trial/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260830142702/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-edu
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260906151752/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-13-mil
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260913200440/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-13-fr
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260922192610/https://www.finaldraft.com/products/final-draft-upgrade
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260906151750/https://www.finaldraft.com/reader-mode/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260929232828/https://www.finaldraft.com/company/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260929232828/https://www.finaldraft.com/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/final-draft-go/id1614876398
- https://india.finaldraft.com/all-products

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