InkwellChoosing a screenwriting app?
Side-by-side comparisons of Inkwell and the other tools writers use. Each one tells you when to pick the other tool, too.
Inkwell vs Final Draft
The industry standard, as a one-time license (~$249.99 list) or Suite subscription. The safe pick when a studio mandates it.
Read the comparisonInkwell vs Highland
John August's minimalist, plain-text Fountain editor for Mac. The lightest way to write with no proprietary lock-in.
Read the comparisonInkwell vs Beat
Free and open source on macOS, built on Fountain, extensible with JavaScript plugins. No AI anywhere, by design.
Read the comparisonInkwell vs WriterDuet
Browser-based and built for real-time collaboration, with free and subscription tiers. Strong when you co-write daily.
Read the comparisonFinal Draft is the industry standard the studios expect, sold as a one-time license or subscription. Highland and Beat are minimalist, plain-text Fountain editors for the Mac; Beat is free and open source. WriterDuet is built for real-time collaboration in the browser. All four are good tools, and depending on how you work, one of them may fit you better than Inkwell.
Inkwell is a native macOS screenplay editor with a built-in AI assistant. Quill brainstorms, suggests dialogue, and helps restructure scenes. Every change arrives as a diff you approve or reject; nothing is written for you. It reads and writes Fountain and Final Draft (.fdx), works offline, and the full editor is free. You pay only for extra AI. The comparisons above show where each tool wins.
Bring a script over and see.
The full editor, unlimited scripts, and Fountain and Final Draft import are free. Move a script over from your current tool and see how Quill works.