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Final Draft 13 v13.1.1

260 MBupdated 2026-09-08 ★ 4.6Pre-activatedWriting

Final Draft 13 formats script elements as they are typed: scene headings, action, character, dialogue and transitions are recognised from context, and the Enter key moves the cursor to the element that normally follows. Templates cover feature and television formats, stage plays and graphic novels, with pagination that matches the layout expected in production drafts and locked scene numbers for revisions.

Planning tools sit alongside the script. The Beat Board arranges story beats on a canvas, the Outline Editor keeps a structured summary that syncs with the pages, and ScriptNotes carry comments that can be listed and printed as reports. Revision mode marks changed passages with colour-coded pages, and scripts can be exchanged in FDX, PDF or plain-text form. This package installs offline as a pre-activated build.

What's inside

  • Automatic formatting for screenplay, teleplay and stage-play templates
  • Beat Board and Outline Editor for story planning
  • Revision mode with colour-coded revision pages
  • Locked scene numbers and page-accurate pagination
  • ScriptNotes, reports and dialogue statistics
  • Import and export of FDX, PDF and plain-text scripts

How to install

  1. Unpack the archive with 7-Zip or WinRAR
  2. Run the installer as Administrator
  3. Choose a destination and set file associations during setup
  4. Launch Final Draft and confirm the licence in Help > About
  5. Open a script template and adjust the default element style

System requirements

Windows 10/11 x64, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB free disk space