Skarvia vs Final Draft
Final Draft formats. Skarvia checks, too.
Industry format, true Courier pagination, and FDX in and out — the parts you can't compromise on — with a fact-checker, continuity editor, and table read that a pure formatter was never built to do.
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Everything a page needs to be right — format and facts.
Skarvia never writes your script; it makes sure the one you wrote holds up.
Where Final Draft leads
Final Draft is the long-standing industry standard, with deep formatting, revision-page workflows, and studio familiarity. If you need every last production-revision feature today, it's earned that place.
The formatting you rely on
Tab/Enter element flow, auto sluglines, character autocomplete, scene numbers, dual dialogue, title page, (MORE)/(CONT'D) at the break, and a clean typeset PDF — with true Courier pagination.
No lock-in on your work
Import and export .fdx, plus Fountain and PDF. Your scripts move in and out freely, and the master lives in your own cloud storage.
A checking staff Final Draft doesn't have
A fact-checker with citations, a continuity editor that catches the prop or wound that slipped, a table read with cast voices, and a research desk — the departments beyond formatting.
Web-based and shareable
Write from any machine and share a script for review with role-scoped links — no desktop install, no emailing versions around.
Honest bottom line
Skarvia is closing on Final Draft's formatting depth and already goes past it on checking. If your priority is a script that's both correctly formatted and factually sound, that's the trade Skarvia is built for.
Bring a script in
Start free, import an FDX, and run a fact-check on the pilot.