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Writer for Mac

Fountain screenwriting tool.

Free
In English
Version 2.1.1
4.8
Based on 5 user rates

Writer overview

Writer is an easy screenwriting application based on the fountain language, which is similar to markdown but optimized for screenwriting by automatically recognizing such things as scene headers or dialogue.

What’s new in version 2.1.1

Version 2.1.1:
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Writer for Mac

Free
In English
Version 2.1.1
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4.8

(4 Reviews of Writer)

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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jan 24 2020
2.1.1
0.0
Jan 24 2020
0.0
Version: 2.1.1
So as not to freak out users, please note that version 2.1.1 of Writer was released Aug 19, 2018. This is the current version.
Grug
Grug
Apr 21 2018
2.1
5.0
Apr 21 2018
5.0
Version: 2.1
Nice Free app to write screenplays in fountain.
kentstor
kentstor
Feb 27 2018
2.1
4.0
Feb 27 2018
4.0
Version: 2.1
A great, simple tool for scriptwriting however it isn't 100% free of bugs. For instance, I am having some occasional page separation issues when exporting to PDF that are inexplicable (or at least to me they are). Will upgrade rating to 5 stars if someone could explain to me what is going on there.
M-Caravaggio
M-Caravaggio
Jul 20 2016
2.1
5.0
Jul 20 2016
5.0
Version: 2.1
Excellent free screenwriting app. We found this via the fountain site - http://fountain.io - after trying a few other alternatives such as Final Draft and Fade in and found we actually preferred this for it's simplicity, interface design and native usage of '.fountain' files as opposed to the proprietary formats of the others.

Having .fountain as the native file is very helpful as we are collaborating between Mac and Linux Mint users.

The interface is very clean and 'Mac like' unlike some of the popular ones mentioned above and despite having less features/ options as those at this point it is very nice to use and gets the job done.

Thanks Hendrik, good work.

* Feedback:

- Would be good to see the 'outline' panel expandable horizontally with drag so more of the scene heading texts is visible.
- Maybe needs a 'prefs' window set-up to allow for a few more options to be set-up, such a setting the font?
- Could do with ability to add a page header / footer.
peterborthwick
peterborthwick
Jun 24 2019
5.0
Jun 24 2019
5.0
Version: null
Grug
Grug
Apr 21 2018
5.0
Apr 21 2018
5.0
Version: null
kentstor
kentstor
Feb 27 2018
4.0
Feb 27 2018
4.0
Version: null
diufsfiskjdfhksjf_1
diufsfiskjdfhksjf_1
Feb 17 2017
5.0
Feb 17 2017
5.0
Version: null
M-Caravaggio
M-Caravaggio
Jul 20 2016
5.0
Jul 20 2016
5.0
Version: null