Many of the new features are things that I have no interest in - things like beatboards and story maps and ScriptNotes. I never feel lost in the software.Ĭompare that to Final Draft, which still has a design aesthetic that reminds me of the early aughts - the icons are dated and the colors are not particularly pleasing.Īnd Final Draft has been getting progressively more cluttered and cumbersome over the years. And it’s not just aesthetically pleasing - it’s very intuitive and easy to use. You can’t quantify delight, but it’s delightful to use. It feels good to write a screenplay in Highland.
#Final draft pro cut to how to
It’s a great introduction to how to use the program. ^^^ That’s a screenshot of the screenplay tutorial that ships with Highland 2. The impression that I get from everything in Highland is that it’s the result of thoughtful consideration by smart people, even when I disagree with the design choices. It has everything I want to see and nothing more.
#Final draft pro cut to software
My first impression of writing in Highland 2: I feel like someone designed screenwriting software for exactly how I write. I’m using the Pro version but the free version includes most of the features of the Pro version. I hope they can improve the user interface and modernize the software, because I want there to be multiple great choices in the marketplace.įor the past week, I’ve been using Highland every day, working two-three hours per day on the first draft of a comedy screenplay. I’ve used it for over a thousand hours (maybe a few thousand?) and it has served me very well. It helped me write hundreds of pages of scripts, including all of my films, several plays, and many many sketches. Final Draft was never a joy to use, but it got the job done and I could ignore all the clutter and work around the idiosyncrasies and get my writing done.Īnd while I am pretty critical of Final Draft, I should say that it has been a big part of my life and work since I started using it. Last year, I upgraded from version ~7 1 to version 10. I’m going to share some of the things that I love about Highland 2 (just going to call it Highland from here on out) and a few things that I don’t love.Īs background: I’ve been using Final Draft since 2011.
This isn’t meant to be an in-depth review of every single feature.
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