Apple asked Highland and several other screenwriting apps to be part of their Explore Your Creativity promotion on the Mac App Store. It’s a great time to check out these apps at discounted prices, and perhaps pick a new favorite.
[Highland][highland] is the app we make. It’s half off during the promotion, $14.99 rather than $29.99.
Over the past year, Highland has become the second-bestselling screenwriting app in the Mac App Store, after [Final Draft][finaldraft] (which is also on sale for $124.99). Users choose Highland for its speed and minimalism. You just type; Highland figures out which elements are which.
For the past year, I’ve done all my screenwriting in Highland and love it. You can see more about it, including a video, at our [website][highlandweb].
[Slugline][slugline] is Highland’s longtime pal, also on sale for 50% off ($19.99 versus $39.99).
Slugline’s editor does more on-the-fly formatting, with text moving while you type. If you’re used to traditional screenwriting apps, you may find it comfortingly familiar. If you’re used to plain text editors, you may find it distracting.
The great news is that Slugline and Highland share the same format (Fountain), so you can freely move back and forth between them. In fact, at these prices you can get both Highland and Slugline for the cost of one, so if you’re curious about working in a plain text app, get both.
While it’s not strictly a screenwriting app, [Scrivener][scrivener] has many fans for its extensive feature set, including corkboards, outlines, tables and images. In many ways, it’s the opposite of Highland’s minimalism, but if you need an app that can handle a thousand-page research report, Scrivener may be a good choice. It’s half-off at $29.99.
[Fade In](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fade-in/id488557039?mt=12) isn’t part of the Mac App Store promotion, but if you’re looking for an app that does many of Final Draft’s production features, Craig swears by it. (It’s $49.99.)
I’m excited that there are more choices than ever for screenwriters. I hope this promotion gets more users trying out alternatives, and picking the apps that suit them best.
[slugline]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slugline/id553754186?mt=12 “slugline”
[highland]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/highland/id499329572?mt=12 “highland”
[finaldraft]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/final-draft-9/id454277974?mt=12 “fd9”
[highlandweb]: http://quoteunquoteapps.com/highland “highland web”
[scrivener]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrivener/id418889511?mt=12 “scrivener”