Practical Scriptwriter

Practical Scriptwriter is screenwriting software supporting various US and UK script formats (Stage, Screen, Television and Radio) as required by the BBC[1] and US Screenwriting industry standards.[2] The software runs on the Windows platform only.

Practical Scriptwriter
Developer(s)Practical Software Design.
Stable release
2.73 / Feb 2017
Operating systemWindows
Size4MB
Available inEnglish (American English)
TypeScreenwriting software
LicenseProprietary
Websitehttp://www.practicalscriptwriter.co.uk

The application is notable due to the separation of formatting information from the script itself. This separation is the opposite of a traditional WYSIWYG Word Processor, the data file format does not contain font and layout metadata, this is only applied during the formatting process. The software uses a proprietary file format identified by the .FSC file extension.

Originally released in 2005, the software was rewritten using Windows Presentation Foundation in 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "BBC - Writersroom - Formatting your script". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-12-04. BBC Script Formats
  2. ^ Guide to screenplay format from the website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences