# Highland Pro

> Plain-text screenwriting app for Mac, iPad and iPhone

Highland Pro is a writing app for Mac, iPad and iPhone from the company of screenwriter John August. Scripts are written as plain text in Fountain or Markdown and formatted automatically, and the same app is used for novels and other documents. It is sold as a monthly or yearly subscription after a 30-day free trial, and documents sync through iCloud.

- **Category:** Writing Tools
- **Made by:** The Quote-Unquote Company
- **Website:** https://quoteunquoteapps.com/highland-pro/
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Highland Pro is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per month, billed $59.99 annually.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial; cancel anytime.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly | $4.99 per month, billed $59.99 annually | All Highland Pro features on Mac, iPad and iPhone, billed once a year. Advertised as a 50% saving on the monthly plan. |
| Monthly | $9.99 per month, billed monthly | The same features on a month-to-month subscription. |

Read from https://quoteunquoteapps.com/highland-pro/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Highland Pro before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 50% with the yearly plan** (Annual discount): The yearly plan is billed $59.99, which works out to $4.99 a month against $9.99 on the monthly plan, or $119.88 over twelve months. Source: https://quoteunquoteapps.com/highland-pro/

## Key features

- **Fountain and Markdown writing:** Write in plain text and let the app format it. There are 14 templates, including Screenplay, Multi-Cam and Manuscript, and autocomplete for character names and scene headers.
- **Navigator and Overview:** The Navigator maps sections, scenes, synopses and notes, and the Overview shows a whole script or novel in one view with characters and scenes highlighted.
- **Revision Mode:** Tracks changes in different colors with stars in the margin, alongside automatic scene numbering with custom ranges.
- **Sprints and goals:** Timed writing sprints track focused sessions, and goals set milestones for a page, word or character count.
- **/Lookup:** Typing a slash and a question returns quick answers such as definitions, rhymes and world facts without leaving the draft.
- **Import, export and PDF melting:** Imports and exports Fountain, Final Draft .fdx and PDF files. PDF Melting converts Final Draft and Fountain PDFs back into editable text.

## Good for

- Screenwriters on Apple devices who like writing in plain text
- Writers who draft both scripts and novels in one app
- Anyone who needs to turn a script PDF back into an editable document

## Worth knowing

- It is listed only for Mac, iPad and iPhone; there is no Windows, Android or web version.
- After the 30-day trial a subscription is required for all features; without one the app still opens, prints and exports documents.
- The App Store listing requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 on mobile devices and macOS 13 or later on a Mac.
- Syncing between devices relies on iCloud.

## Works with

iCloud

**Tags:** Long-form writing, Markdown, Templates

## Alternatives

- [Slugline](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slugline): Plain-text screenwriting app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/highland-pro-vs-slugline)
- [Beat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/beat): Free, open-source Fountain screenwriting app for Mac and iOS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/beat-vs-highland-pro)
- [Final Draft](https://toolgpa.com/tools/final-draft): Screenwriting software with automatic script formatting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/final-draft-vs-highland-pro)
- [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-highland-pro)
- [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-highland-pro)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://quoteunquoteapps.com/highland-pro/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6612007609

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/highland-pro
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