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Highland Pro

The most-loved app for

screenwriters

novelists

everyone

creators

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Developed by acclaimed screenwriter John August and his team, Highland has become the choice of picky writers everywhere.

Highland is just a cleaner, purer way to be creative. My mind is calmer and less cluttered when i use it because I can write prose so easily and jump to dialogue when that’s more intuitive.

It is truly such a beautiful app. I have more genuine affection for it than almost any other: the way you love a favorite hand tool or kitchen knife.

4.7 stars
Apple Insider
The New York Times
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Fast and clean

Highland moves at the speed of thought. There’s no bloat, either on screen or under the hood. Whether you’re writing a short scene or an epic novel, it’s blazingly fast.

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Write everywhere

Highland was built for Mac — and now iPad and iPhone. It’s 100% native on each platform. With automatic iCloud syncing, you can work wherever inspiration strikes.

Highland Pro on iPhone

/Lookup

Wait, are you using that word correctly? What’s the capital of Portugal? And what rhymes with “kerosene?” Just type a slash and ask. /Assist provides quick answers without googling, keeping you in your flow.

Dark mode, minimal interface

Get more done

Highland increases your productivity with its innovative writing sprints and distraction-free environment. Customize your color theme to fit your brain.

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Fullscreen, dark mode theme, with typewriter scrolling enabled, and a sprint timer running makes for an exhilaratingly minimalist digital writing experience.

Highland’s tools are designed, built and refined by actual writers.

Powerful features purpose-built to keep you in the flow.

Navigator
Navigator

A road map of your sections, scenes, synopses and notes. Drag and drop scenes and sections to re-order in a snap.

Navigator
Title Page Builder

Based on standard screenplay format, and includes fields needed for film and television scripts.

Navigator
Custom pages

Want to add a foreword or quote? A preface page gives you the basics you need.

Cast and Location
Cast and Location lists

Easily keep track of roles and locations — automatically generated or manually updated.

Snippets
Snippets

Cut or copy text from your Editor. Useful for moving scenes, dialogue, or any chunk of writing out of the document.

Goals
Goals

Set and track milestones for your page, word, or character count.

To Do
To Do

Keep a running checklist of what’s important.

Comments
Comments

Great for writing partner notes, character descriptions, or research you want to keep handy.

Writing Sprints
Sprints

Track focused writing sessions. Enter your desired time and go.

Header Footer Builder
Header/Footer Builder

Simple, custom headers and footers with our new drag-and-drop builder.

Gender Analysis
Gender Analysis

Track the gender breakdown of speaking parts in your script.

Revision Mode
Revision Mode

Dead-simple tracking of changes in different colors, along with stars in the margin.

I didn’t realize how much I hated Final Draft until I used Highland 2. Thanks, now I have $250 digital paperweight..

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Highland Pro

A better way to write.
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