Script Writing Formatters...

The following programs are script formatting aids. They set the proper margins, automatically paginate, set scene numbers, and generally free the writer from worrying about the mechanical aspects of screenwriting.

Final Draft

Now for the first time, a stand-alone script formatter for both Mac and IBM platforms. An easy-to-use intuitive screenplay formatter.

List price: $299 StarComp price: $269
For Windows and Macintosh
Data are interchangeable between platforms
Download the Final Draft for Windows Demo, Windows 3.1 and 3.11 version.
Download the Final Draft for Windows Demo, Windows 95 version.
Bonus: Go to Final Draft - Windows' own web site for more info. Be sure to hit your "Back" button to return here to order at the best prices!
Download the Final Draft for Macintosh Demo.
Bonus: Go to Final Draft - Mac's own web site for more info. Be sure to hit your "Back" button to return here to order at the best prices!

New Program!

Hollywood Screenwriter

List: $99.00 StarComp Price:Only $89.00
Simple submission scripts look completely professional
"Enter" and "Tab" keys do all formatting
For PC Only

Go to Screenwriter's own page

Movie Magic Screenwriter

The very latest in screenplay formatting technology, brought to you by Academy Award-winning Screenplay Systems.

List price: $299 StarComp Price: $269
For PC and Mac
Stand-alone program, quick and easy formatting "on the fly"
Index-card view, reshuffle your scenes right on screen
Interactive scripting mode - write your own interactive script.
Export production information directly into Movie Magic Scheduling
Bonus: Go to Movie Magic Screenwriter's own web site for more info. Be sure to hit your "Back" button to return here to order at the best prices!

Script Thing

ScriptThing for Windows and Mac
ScriptThing Production
ScriptThing Freelance

This program is not only an excellent script formatter, but the Production version for DOS also allows for interactive storytelling, has "If...then" capability built in. Screenwriting formatter extremely intuitive. Program easy on memory usage.

ScriptThing List Price: $285 StarComp Price: $240

New Features for Windows and Mac version!
Read what they said about ScriptThing for DOS in the Writers Guild Journal.
Bonus: Go to ScriptThing's own web site for more info. Be sure to hit your "Back" button to return here to order at the best prices!
Download the ScriptThing Demo.

ScriptWare

Scriptware for Windows or Mac
ScriptWare for DOS

The screenplay formatter of choice at many major studios. Quick, intuitive formatting program allows you to "just write".

Scriptware for Windows or Mac List price: $299.95 StarComp price: $270
Scriptware for DOS List price: $199.95 StarComp price: $179
For DOS and Windows
Read what they said about ScriptWare for DOS in the Writers Guild Journal.
Bonus: Go to ScriptWare's own web site for more info. Be sure to hit your "Back" button to return here to order at the best prices!

Download the Scriptware Windows Program Demo.
Download the Scriptware DOS Self-playing Demo.
Download the Scriptware DOS full program demo.

ScriptWright

ScriptWright is a suite of styles and macros for Word 6, Word 7 (aka Word 95) , and Word 8 (aka Office 97) which runs under Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows NT. ScriptWright's draft mode formats "as you write", and with SmartTab and SmartEnter there are no weird key combinations to learn. ScriptWright can generate character and scene reports. Full compatibility with Macintosh version.

List price: $99 StarComp price: $89
ScriptWright 8.0 for Office 97, or Word 8
ScriptWright 7.0b for Office 95, or Word 7
ScriptWright 6.1e for Word 6
ScriptWright 6.1b for Word 6 for Macintosh
Bonus: Go to ScriptWright's own web site for more info. Be sure to hit your "Back" button to return here to order at the best prices!

Download the ScriptWright Demo. (Windows Version)
Download the ScriptWright Demo. (Mac Version, self-extracting .sea file)
Download the ScriptWright Demo. (Mac Version, compressed .sit file)

Download the ScriptWright Demo. (Office 97 or Word 8 version)

ScriptWerx

Here's another facile ad-on to Microsoft Word 6.0 or above for both Mac and Windows. This has a couple of useful formats built in, including a storyboard function and dual columns for A-V use.

List price: $129 StarComp price: $119
Add-on for MS-Word for Windows 6.0 and Macintosh Word 6.0 or above
Lock scene and page numbers for revisons
Storyboard Function allows you to import graphics or pictures from another medium, or print out script with empty frames for you to use for your own drawing

Quickly and easily format in two or more columns for AV scripts.

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