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[[Final Draft ~~(software)|Final Draft]]~~ is an industry-standard screenwriting software. It announced in January 2025 that it was discontinuing activation services for Final Draft 10.

Final Draft is an industry-standard screenwriting software. It announced in January 2025 that it was discontinuing activation services for Final Draft 10.

==Details of the change==

Final Draft announced they would discontinue activation and deactivation capabilities for Version 10 on June 30, 2025. This change means:~~<ref>Final Draft Company Email to Version 10 Users, January 15, 2025</ref>~~ <ref>[[:File:~~FInal draft~~.pdf]]</ref>

Final Draft announced they would discontinue activation and deactivation capabilities for Version 10 on June 30, 2025. This change means:<ref>[[:File:Final Draft e-mail notice.pdf]] ([https://megalodon.jp/2026-0326-0242-41/https://consumerrights.wiki:443/images/1/14/Final_Draft_e-mail_notice.pdf Archived])</ref>

*Users can't reinstall the software on new computers;

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A recent alternative for screenplays is the Markdown-like [https://fountain.io/ Fountain], an open standard supported by most screenwriting and production tools. However, Fountain cannot yet fully replace Final Draft files for production software, because text wrapping in Fountain is app-dependent, and page breaks are therefore not guaranteed to be consistent.

Some [[free and open-source]] multi-platform alternatives that one can use are [https://starc.app/ Story Architect] and [https://www.trelby.org/ Trelby], even though they may not fully replace Final Draft. Trelby supports Fountain as of Trelby version 2.4.<ref>https://fountain.io/apps/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260114074047/https://fountain.io/apps/ Archived])</ref>

Some free and open-source multi-platform alternatives that one can use are [https://starc.app/ Story Architect] and [https://www.trelby.org/ Trelby], even though they may not fully replace Final Draft. Trelby supports Fountain as of Trelby version 2.4.<ref>https://fountain.io/apps/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260114074047/https://fountain.io/apps/ Archived])</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:Incidents]]

[[Category:Remote deactivation]]

[[Category:~~Forced~~ obsolescence]]

[[Category:Planned obsolescence]]

[[Category:Ownership revocation]]

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 <!--Final Draft's Deactivation of Version 10: Software Ownership-->
-[[Final Draft (software)|Final Draft]] is an industry-standard screenwriting software. It announced in January 2025 that it was discontinuing activation services for Final Draft 10.
+Final Draft is an industry-standard screenwriting software. It announced in January 2025 that it was discontinuing activation services for Final Draft 10.
 ==Details of the change==
-Final Draft announced they would discontinue activation and deactivation capabilities for Version 10 on June 30, 2025. This change means:<ref>Final Draft Company Email to Version 10 Users, January 15, 2025</ref> <ref>[[:File:FInal draft.pdf]]</ref>
+Final Draft announced they would discontinue activation and deactivation capabilities for Version 10 on June 30, 2025. This change means:<ref>[[:File:Final Draft e-mail notice.pdf]] ([https://megalodon.jp/2026-0326-0242-41/https://consumerrights.wiki:443/images/1/14/Final_Draft_e-mail_notice.pdf Archived])</ref>
 *Users can't reinstall the software on new computers;
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 A recent alternative for screenplays is the Markdown-like [https://fountain.io/ Fountain], an open standard supported by most screenwriting and production tools. However, Fountain cannot yet fully replace Final Draft files for production software, because text wrapping in Fountain is app-dependent, and page breaks are therefore not guaranteed to be consistent.
-Some [[free and open-source]] multi-platform alternatives that one can use are [https://starc.app/ Story Architect] and [https://www.trelby.org/ Trelby], even though they may not fully replace Final Draft. Trelby supports Fountain as of Trelby version 2.4.<ref>https://fountain.io/apps/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260114074047/https://fountain.io/apps/ Archived])</ref>
+Some free and open-source multi-platform alternatives that one can use are [https://starc.app/ Story Architect] and [https://www.trelby.org/ Trelby], even though they may not fully replace Final Draft. Trelby supports Fountain as of Trelby version 2.4.<ref>https://fountain.io/apps/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260114074047/https://fountain.io/apps/ Archived])</ref>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
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 [[Category:Incidents]]
 [[Category:Remote deactivation]]
-[[Category:Forced obsolescence]]
+[[Category:Planned obsolescence]]
 [[Category:Ownership revocation]]