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Scrivener is a word processor and project management tool created specifically for writers of long texts such as novels and research papers. It won't try to tell you how to write - it just makes all the tools you have scattered around your desk available in one application.

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. »

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.

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.

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

Collaborative screenwriting for everyone*

Montage is a screenwriting software that allows everyday people to take those movie ideas they have and make them a reality. Melding the theory that a simple user interface, combined with powerful and intuitive features, provide the best writing experience, Montage makes it easy to create, edit, and manage screenplays on your Mac. From the ability to import and export Final Draft documents, to using custom, pre-formatted templates for film, TV, and theater, Montage guides both the first time screenwriter or the seasoned veteran, from start to finish. Also available in German, Italian, Spanish, and French. »

Persona is an innovative character development tool for fiction writers. Persona aids you in crafting archetypal themed characters and plots by using time-honored psychological principles to describe the motivations and interactions between different characterizations of people. Whether your story's hero is a brainiac talking fish or your villainess is an outcast orphanage owner, Persona helps you explore how each character's unique psychology and background influences their dealings and dialogue. Readers long for engrossing, character-driven narratives, but even the most experienced storytellers struggle to create strong, compelling characters. Persona is a unique and inspiring app that helps you organize and centralize your character data. Categorize characters by archetypes, fill in crucial background data, and more. If lack of inspiration is hurting your craft, you need a creative kick-start. »

Slugline is a minimal, distraction-free environment for the most important part of screenwriting—the writing part.

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.

Official website: http://page2stage.sourceforge.net/

Story Outlining & Script Formatting Software for Mac & PC