Final Draft is coming to the iPad!
April 8th, 2010 | Posted by in Screenwriting
I was gone for a week and missed this amazing development but I wish I could show you the expression on my face when I found out…
Final Draft is currently working on a new app for Apple’s new iPad.
This is truly fantastic news as screenwriters will now have a third option when it comes to writing scripts with the new device.
It’s nice to see that Final Draft is entering the arena. I kind of feel bad for apps like Screenplay and ScriptWrite. Their iPhone apps definitely blazed a trail for screenwriting on the go and I just hope that they continue to improve their products even with an industry GIANT like Final Draft bearing down on them.
I’ve been a Final Draft user for 10 years now and it’s easily the best program I’ve ever used. (I’ve tried them all.) Just thinking about the innovations they will bring to the iPad makes me want one even more. (If that’s even possible.)
However, the keyboard on the iPad has me concerned. I’m worried that it isn’t practical for long periods of writing. The material I write with my iPhone is usually very rough and not intended to be final by any means but that isn’t what the iPad is supposed to be is it?
Truthfully, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about getting a laptop instead.
Either way, I’m excited to see what Final Draft brings to the app store. It’s not clear when we will hear more but my decision on whether to go iPad or Laptop rests on the shoulders of Final Draft.
In the mean time, check out my mobile screenwriting round up for everything from app reviews to thoughts on the iPad and what it means for screenwriting.
Check out my review of Final Draft 8
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