
Highland Pro 4+
A better screenwriting app
Quote-Unquote LLC
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Highland Pro is a better screenwriting app — one you’ll want to use for everything you write.
Highland’s clean design and innovative tools help you focus on words, not formatting. With support for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, you can write anytime, anywhere.
“Highland is just a cleaner, purer way to be creative.” — Phil Lord, Writer/Director of The Lego Movie, 21 & 22 Jump Street
. . . . . . . . F E A T U R E S . . . . . . . .
Created by screenwriter and novelist John August, Highland Pro is built by writers, for writers.
Its distraction-free tools help you get things written:
- /Lookup. (NEW!) Quick answers at your fingertips, from definitions to rhymes to world facts, without leaving your draft.
- The Shelf. (NEW!) A place to store snippets of text, notes and to-do lists. Scared to cut a chunk of dialogue? Store it on the shelf.
- Title Page Builder. (NEW!) Match the industry standard or create your own custom design, complete with images.
- Custom Pages. (NEW!) Need a preface page, cast list or location rundown? They’re just a click away.
- The Navigator. (Improved!) Get an overview of what you’ve written — and what’s left to write.
- Headers and Footers. (Improved!) Easily create custom headers and footers, going way beyond the page number.
- Templates. (Improved!) Choose among Highland’s 14 customizable templates — including Screenplay, Multi-Cam and Manuscript — for perfect no-fuss formatting.
- Themes. (Improved!) Go beyond Dark Mode with 12 unique themes in a range of styles to suit any mood, or build your own with our improved Theme Builder.
- Revision Mode. Track your changes in different colors, complete with stars in the margin. Available for all documents, not just screenplays!
- Writing Sprints. Get more written with focused writing sessions.
- Full Screen Mode. The ultimate distraction-free screenwriting experience.
- In-line Notes and Synopses. Keep your notes right where you need them.
. . . . . . . . S C R E E N W R I T E R S . . . . . . . .
- Compatibility. Highland imports and exports Fountain, Final Draft (.fdx), and PDF formats.
- Autocomplete Character Names and Scene Headers.
- Character Highlighting. Works in both the Editor and export.
- Gender Analysis. Check the male/female balance in your screenplay.
- Automatic scene numbering, including custom ranges.
- Best-in-class PDF Melting. Screenplay PDFs are no longer frozen in carbonite. This was Highland’s breakout feature, and remains unmatched.
. . . . . . . . A D V A N T A G E S . . . . . . . .
Highland is built for today, and the future.
- Speed. From scrolling to previews, Highland is blisteringly fast, using the latest, native Apple technologies.
- Great typography. Highland features exceptional typography right out of the box. Writers shouldn’t have to look at ugly fonts.
- Standards-leading. Created by the same team that helped forge the Fountain standard, Highland speaks Fountain and Markdown fluently.
. . . . . . . . S U B S C R I P T I O N . . . . . . . .
After a free 30-day trial, your paid subscription unlocks ALL FEATURES shown and listed, and supports Highland’s ongoing development.
If your subscription ever lapses, Highland Pro will still open, print and export your documents in a range of compatible formats. You’re never locked in.
. . . . . . . . S U P P O R T . . . . . . . .
Our in-app “Welcome to Highland” tutorial walks you through features. We also have an extensive FAQ, available both in-app and online: http://quoteunquoteapps.com/
Questions? Issues? Send Feedback directly from the Help menu, or reach us online by email at [email protected].
. . . . . . . . P R I V A C Y . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . EULA. . . . . . . .
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What’s New
Version 3.0.3
=== New ===
- Added folding to the Navigator
- Added Quick Find to iOS (under the [...] toolbar menu)
=== Fixes ===
- Updated the Quick Find UI on macOS
- Fixed Editor/Preview linkage on iOS
- Fixed opening documents to where you last left off
- Fixed export codes for Dark themes
- Improved stability and reduced crashes
Ratings and Reviews
The same great U.I, now more compatible , but can’t change colors
I’m very excited to see that highland is finally on my iPad mini/iPhone. I’m not usually at a desk writing as much as I used to. So it’s been super helpful to crank some pages out during my breaks but one thing I LOVED about highland 2 was the customization. I have baby eyes and I get eye strain frequently. So I used neutral color tones for my script editor but I can’t find the option on highland pro for my phone and tablet just yet. Really hoping this gets added, it was just one of those extra things that kinda got me in the zone and was fun changing the colors to match the theme of the script I was writing at the time
Note: I don’t have highland pro on my mac bc it’s too new for my old mac so I’m unsure if that feature is there or not
The Best of Both Worlds
I write both prose fiction as well as screenplays, and there has never really been a writing app that streamlines my workflow in both. I used to have to jump back and forth between Pages/Scrivener and Final Draft and tended to make notes to myself or ideate in the Notes app so that all my ramblings would be available across my various devices. To say things were a bit helter skelter is putting it mildly. Add to this that I have ADHD, and you can imagine that my magpie brain loves to use simple Google searches for a basic fact or synonym to go on a 20 minute lap of the internet. Within minutes of downloading Highland Pro, I knew it was forever going to be my go-to app for all my writing needs. It’s incredibly intuitive, is all inclusive of all the features I need, and the new in-app search function means that I waste so much less time faffing about and procrastinating. The fact that there is also an app for the iPad and iPhone also means that I can keep working on the go and make notes to myself within the document itself. Truly can’t believe I took this long to make the switch, but as someone who has only ever used Final Draft, the switch was absolutely seamless. I’d give this a million stars if I could!
Good App, Bad Business - Get Beat Instead
Longtime paid Highland 2 user here, the app itself functions great but I find it to be pretty unconscionable that what was once a one-time app purchase has now transformed itself into a subscription based model when Highland 2 wasn’t really getting updated very often to begin with. I mean let’s be honest, there’s only so much one can do in terms of updates to what’s ultimately text writing software. I also find it pretty skeevy to talk about eventual iPadOS/iOS compatibility only to put it behind a subscription based paywall. I have no intentions of giving this developer another dollar until the payment structure changes dramatically. $10 a month for this software is comically ridiculous and shouldn’t be encouraged at all, $60 a year is a mediocre compromise. I’ll be holding my breath for a one-time purchase option and even then I’d want to see the price compared to other competitors. Until then, I recommend users look into Beat for their new screenwriting software of choice. Free on macOS and a ONE-TIME purchase of around $12 for iOS/iPadOS, not quite on the level of Highland 2 just yet but hopefully with enough support from Highland 2 refugees the developer can improve it in the near future.
App Privacy
The developer, Quote-Unquote LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Seller
- Quote-Unquote LLC
- Size
- 25.2 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Quote-Unquote LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Yearly $59.99
- Monthly $9.99