For one thing: Just writing. (one suggestion)

At the earliest stage of every project, I just want to write. I don’t want to be distracted by decisions about scheduling, casting, shotlisting, etc. I want an uncluttered environment to just write. And that’s what this program is for.

It’s been said before, but it’s worth stating again—the beauty of this program is its obsessive simplicity. It exists for one purpose: to write. This isn’t a catch-all writing/preproduction/scheduling/etc. program, and it’s not trying to be. And that’s exactly why it’s great.

Writing in plain-text is intuitive. You learn a couple of tricks (“." to write non-standard scene headings, “>" to write a non-standard transition) and you’re good to go.

PDF export is good, but could use one improvement: an export option to include comments and notes. As of right now, they are only visible to me, not the multiple other people I collaborate with who don’t use screenwriting software.

Still a great program I regret ignoring before. After frustration using Celtx, Adobe Story, etc., this is the winner for me.

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