Highland!

Designed by the team led by screenwriter John August, Highland is the award-winning screenplay editor that lets you focus on the words, not margins. Highland has changed my entire way of working with scripts. Now that I know my screenplays and TV scripts aren't trapped in one particular software's format, I have the flexibility to use the tools I need for the particular part of the process. I use it every day. **-- David Wain** Writer/Director/EP of Childrens Hospital

Highland alternatives

  • Trelby

  • Trelby is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple. It is infinitely configurable.* Screenplay editor: Enforces correct script format and pagination, auto-completion, and spell checking.* Multiplatform : Behaves identically on all platforms, generating the exact same output.* Choice of view: Multiple views, including draft view, WYSIWYG mode, and fullscreen to suit your writing style.* Name database: Character name database containing over 200,000 names from various countries.* Reporting: Scene/location/character/dialogue reports.* Compare: Ability to compare scripts, so you know what changed between versions.* Import: Formatted text, Final Draft XML (.fdx).* Export: PDF, formatted text, HTML, RTF, Final Draft XML (.fdx).* PDF: Built-in, highly configurable PDF generator. Supports embedding your chosen font.* Free software: Licensed under the GPL, Trelby welcomes developers and screenwriters to contribute in making it more useful. »

    tags: Discontinued screenplay screenwriter wysiwyg-editor
  • KIT Scenarist

  • KIT Scenarist is a free and open source application for creating screenplays on desktops and commercial on mobiles.

    tags: collaborative-writing creative-writing fountain mind-mapping multi-language
  • JotterPad

  • Designed for creative writers, JotterPad is a plain text editor without the fuss and distraction of a word processor. It is perfect for writing books, novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays. The clean typing interface allows you to focus on shaping your thoughts into text. Dive into your work without having any distractions and write to your hearts’ content.

    tags: ad-free distraction-free-writing dropbox-integration ebook-writer fountain
  • Celtx

  • Based on the Firefox engine, supports standards, visual storyboarding, production scheduling, publication & international languages MUI support. Free tutorials, videos & wiki are available from the site. There is a very helpful community too.

    tags: media-pre-production project-collaboration screenplay screenwriting story-boarding
  • Amazon Storywriter

  • A new screenwriting experience brought to you by Amazon Studios. Write your screenplay and focus on the story with features like auto-formatting, offline writing, and import/export in your favorite file formats. Keep your scripts safe with unlimited, secure storage in the cloud. When you’re finished writing your screenplays, you can submit them directly to Amazon Studios for consideration!

    tags: cloudstorage save-as-pdf screenplay screenwriting
  • Final Draft

  • Use your creative energy to focus on the content; let Final Draft take care of the style. Final Draft is the number-one selling word processor specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and stage plays.

    tags: brainstorming collaborative-writing save-as-pdf screenplay scriptwriting-assistant
  • Adobe Story

  • Adobe® Story software lets you outline your ideas, write scripts quickly with automatic formatting, and collaborate online. Plan and schedule fast-paced video projects, organize production with reports, and leverage script metadata in post-production

    tags: screenwriting
  • WriterDuet

  • Collaborative screenwriting for everyone*

    tags: dictation final-draft-compatible integrated-chat offline-access pdf-documentation-generation
  • Fade In

  • Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software is a complete application for writing motion picture screenplays, including tools for outlining, organizing, and navigating, plus extensive screenplay formatting and robust tools for managing rewrites and revisions.

    tags: writing-editor screenwriting screenplay
  • Script it!

  • Story Outlining & Script Formatting Software for Mac & PC

    tags: screenwriting screenplay screenwriter