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Final Draft vs EdrawMind: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 12th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Mind Mapping
19
Best performer
43
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
6
43
  • Presentation Tools
  • Project Planning
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews30
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
3.7
Customer support
4.3
4.6
User reviews52
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.3
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1 / 4
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Gerald W
President
4.0

Gerald W.: My name is Gerald. I'm a script writer. I give Final Draft a four rating. And for more reviews, please look below. I used a program called Scriptwriter or Screenwriter. It was also known as Movie Magic Screenwriter. It's still available, but unfortunately for Windows, they haven't updated that program in maybe 12 years. And Final Draft has really overtaken the program as the Microsoft Word of the script writing world, the common denominator for professional script writers. So if you work for any studio, any network, if you're working on a TV series, they'll pretty much want you to be on Final Draft. Also, Screenwriter had some major, major bugs in it, which drove me crazy. I was just, in a way, glad to move on to Final Draft. Final Draft is not perfect. It has its own peculiarities, but it is the standard, so you pretty much have to use it and live with it and try to accommodate yourself to it as well as you can. I chose Final Draft because, two main reasons. One, it is the most common screenwriting program used by professionals, studios, networks, writers' rooms, so that's the program that people want you to be on if you're working in television, like I do. And also Screenwriter just became obsolete in a way. It's a good program, but with terrible bugs, which were really a nuisance to have to deal with. That's why I basically use Final Draft now. If you've used Screenwriter, it's not that hard. Feature film scripts, television scripts, generally follow a very specific format and the programs are made to adapt themselves to those formats, so it's not that hard. If you're starting right from the beginning, there's a bit of a learning curve, but probably within a day, you'll be fine. Probably within a couple of hours, you'll be fine. You'll be writing scripts. And then as problems come up or if you want to do something a little fancier, you'll have to start going into the manual or... What is a good plus to Final Draft is, they have phone support and it works and the people are there, and generally you can get someone within a minute. And if you have a question, they will help you. And about 80, 90% of the time, their answer will be correct. Screenwriter, no longer has phone support, which is a major hassle, too. So it's not difficult to get going on it if you know script writing. If you don't know script writing and are a complete novice, give yourself a bit of time. But within a few hours you'll be working. And if you have run into problems, need to do something fancy, like a split dialogue, two characters speaking at the same time and that sort of thing, you'd have to go to the manual or maybe call support. But it's pretty easy to get going. If you're not a professional, Final Draft is expensive. I'm not sure what the initial price is, but it's at least $165 or more, so you have to take that into consideration. There are a whole lot of other script writing programs out there, which are... I haven't used them, but the reports are a lot of them are very good. And some of them have been developed directly by professional script writers. And some of them are actually free or have a free platform and a paid platform. If you're writing feature films, if you're not writing in a writer's room, generally when you submit a script, you submit it in PDF, so nobody really knows what you wrote it on to begin with. So if you want to start and you don't want to pay the money for Final Draft, there are some very good programs out there which seem to be highly recommended and you could use those, and then as you get more into it, you can just ask yourself if you want to move up to Final Draft. Like I say, if you're a professional, they're going to say, "You have Final Draft?" And you're expected to say, "Yes, I have Final Draft."

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Top Features
19/43
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Action Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • API
  • Assignment Management
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Data Storage Management
  • Deadline Management
  • Diagramming
  • Idea Ranking
  • Meeting Management
  • Organizational Charting
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Presentation Tools
  • Project Planning
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Single Sign On
  • Strategic Planning
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Workflow Management
  • Brainstorming
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Drag & Drop
  • Flowchart
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Ideation
  • Mind Maps
  • Multiple Projects
  • Planning Tools
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Synchronous Editing
  • Tagging
  • Templates
  • Whiteboard
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Final Draft
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
EdrawMind
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Final Draft
  • By Final Draft, A Cast & Crew Company
  • Located in United States
EdrawMind
  • By Wondershare
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2003
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