![]() ![]() They don’t take advantage of how much faster computers have gotten, or the special things you can do when you’re handling structured text like screenplays. They’re essentially Microsoft Word with custom style sheets. They may be recent, but programs like Fade In and Adobe Story work largely same way word processors did back when Will Smith was the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. ![]() In the video, you’ll see that I’m including several comparatively new applications in this category of old-style apps. But that doesn’t explain why it’s better for day-to-day writing, so in this screencast I tried to show why a screenwriter might use a Fountain-based app instead of Final Draft or one of the other apps from the 1990s. ![]() for Most of my work, it actually runs well under Wine for Linux! WriterDuet looks very strong (I've barley tried the free ver.), but I just don't need another screenwriting program/distraction right now.For geek types, it’s easy to say that Fountain is like Markdown for screenplays. doesn't have, but for the time being I'll be using M.M. I'm still learning Fade In (currently in Stage Play mode), I'm sure it has some great features that M.M. Even though M.M's updates are also far and few between it's still a solid program with great support! What drew me to Fade In was the $50 price, Reviews, Linux support and Frequent Updates, I just wish I could see/access all of my notes on the same screen (like M.M's. I've used and really liked Celtx Desktop for years (the only one I know of that can be run from a flash drive!), but the lack of WYSIWYG, along with discontinued support forced me back to Movie Magic Screenwriter 6, which is what I started out on decades ago when it was ScriptThing & Screenwriter 2000. I've only tried Final Draft on a few demo occasions so I can't really comment on it except that I've heard a lot of people having problems with it (more so now on Windows 10), and it's hardly ever updated. ![]()
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