Storyist 2

Storyist 2 offers more than two dozen new features.

User Interface

  • Full-Screen Mode—Remove the distractions and focus on your writing. The new full-screen editing mode puts the whole screen at your disposal, turning your Mac into a dedicated writing environment.
  • Unified Views—No need to open a new view to see the storyboard. You can now view text, outlines, and storyboards in any view.
  • Split Views—With Storyist 2, you can split views both horizontally and vertically. You can even nest split views.
  • Multiple Windows—Have multiple monitors? Now you can open multiple project windows to take advantage of them.
  • Workspace Management—Once you’ve got your workspace set up to your liking, use the new Workspaces panel to take a snapshot for easy recall. The Workspaces panel stores multiple workspace snapshots to accommodate your various writing activities.
  • Easier Navigation—New navigation enhancements adopted from Mac OS X Finder let you navigate your project with familiar shortcuts.
  • New Look—Storyist 2 sports a fresh look with new icons and an updated layout.

The Word Processor

  • Comments—Annotate text with sticky-note style comments.
  • Bookmarks—Add bookmarks to frequently viewed locations.
  • Images Support in the Manuscript—Add images to your story.
  • Style Sheets in Notebook Entries—Style sheets are now available in notebook entries in addition to the manuscript.

The Outliner

  • One-Click Editing—Fewer clicks means faster outlining.
  • Color-Coding—Color-code outline entries to get a high-level picture of your story.
  • New Columns—Track more project information with new status and rating columns.
  • Shortcuts—New shortcuts make outlining faster and more intuitive.
  • Yellow Pad Background—The new background is easier on the eyes.

The Storyboard

  • Collage View—Assemble collages of images and text to visualize the relationships between your story elements.
  • New Card Layout Options—Specify storyboard layout rules to match the structure of your story.
  • Customizable Storyboard Representation—View storyboard items as index cards, images, or icons.

The Project Manager

  • Multiple Manuscript Support—Storyist 2 supports multiple manuscripts and/or scripts per project.
  • Drag to Import—Importing files is now as simple as dragging them to the Project view.
  • Project Trash—Storyist 2 provides a project trash that lets you keep "discarded" items around until you're sure you don't need them any more.
  • Support for Final Draft Version 8 Files—Seamlessly import and export Final Draft version 8 files. New converters let you transfer scripts, notes, and color-coding information without missing a beat.

Mac OS X | Universal

Requires 10.4.11 or later