Good, but not great.
Been using it for almost a year. It is good for writing straightforward (if that is all you need) and you don’t want to be distracted by formatting. The “Sling” feature doesn’t work so you can’t actually share and collab. No dual dialogue option. When exporting, the formats don’t always come out correctly. If you are writing more than one script a year and need a software that is consistent across the board go with a different app. Definitely wanted to love this…will be canceling my subscription today.
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Need help
I am loving the interface so far but I am having trouble adding dialogue. I am on the mobile iPhone version. Is there something specific I tap to add a dialogue and save character names?
Broken
Undo doesn’t work, navigation sometimes, and god help you if you accidentally drop a snippet into itself.
great for a time, virtually unusable now
I’ve used Highland for years now and I was excited about the Pro release. But as time has gone on, it’s been bogged down with new features and clunkiness that have taken away from the simplicity of the program that I’ve loved. Not to mention, Highland Pro is consistently giving me the beachball to where it’s nearly impossible to write at all. So I’m reverting back to Highland 2, but I was really bummed it got to this point. :(
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Paid then it went obsolete
I bought this to replace FD and it worked fine. Then they switched it to an online app and when I upgraded my macbook I found I could no longer use the old app, and would need to pay for the new subscription only version. Found a free alternate that works just as well.
Love highland pro
Loving this screenwriting app! It’s everything I wanted it to be
iPad Version is Nearly Unusable
I love the part where it sends my curser into orbit. It’s like a teleportation device within your document where you never know what page you’ll land on at any given moment. It’s giving prototype.
Deleted YEARS of Intellectual Property
will make sure you LOSE everything you kept in bins, scratch pad, attachments, assets or blocks of text, basically everything except the main writing window. Abysmal. Cannot fathom the loss by ‘upgrading’ to a pro app that is less pro than the former. The fact that an auto-duplicate save backup isn’t created when opening a native file in the new app is intolerable.
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Newbie to Pro-ish
This app is made for new writers, it helps you get the swing of the correct format. It autocorrects when necessary, keeping you on the pro path till it’s natural. The energy is spent on writing, not format. As a result, more quality words on the page. Don’t think, get.
Slugline Problems
I was much more of a fan of Highland 2; there’s been lots of bugs with Highland Pro that support doesn’t seem to address or respond to my emails.
Best screenwriting app on the market
Again, it’s the best screenwriting app on the market.
Simple with robust features
I’ve been using Highland for 2 years after breaking away from Final Draft for my screenwriting. Highland is simple and has just enough of the features I need. It’s intuitive, easy to learn quickly, and import/exports most other formats. Highly recommend. Shout out to John August of ScriptNotes for leading the creation of this great software.
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Gotta fix the bugs
Okay… I love the app. It’s just that when I go to use it on my phone and it asks for the latest version it did not save it. I downloaded PDF so I don’t loose my whole script. I’m just going to use it in one place before I loose my work. I deleted the app off my phone. I use the app on my iPad Pro. So now I have the re-type 50 pages of script.
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High hopes, dashed
I wanted to like this but the iPhone version isn’t as mature as the Mac version and has issues. Right off the bat I noticed the curser jumps up when typing. It’s distracting and feels unfinished.
Also there’s not any true document library management like Ulysses. Files are resigned to an iCloud folder. But you can’t view them all together in a side bar, nor combine multiple files into one publication — at least I couldn’t figure out how to do so. It seems Highland is more adept at screenwriting or writings that require only one document. Not geared toward longer work, where you want to break up chapters for example into separate files and only during the publishing phase, combine them into a final document.
Also, unlike the Mac version, full screen editing view on the iPhone version is absent. Fullscreen view should be a given in an app focused on writing — on every platform.
On the plus side I like the built in version tracking, note and checklist attachments and themes, as well as the ability to create your own.
With a little more work, especially a dedicated document library and fullscreen editing, Highland might sway me away from Ulysses. Regardless, thanks for the generous free trial.
Also there’s not any true document library management like Ulysses. Files are resigned to an iCloud folder. But you can’t view them all together in a side bar, nor combine multiple files into one publication — at least I couldn’t figure out how to do so. It seems Highland is more adept at screenwriting or writings that require only one document. Not geared toward longer work, where you want to break up chapters for example into separate files and only during the publishing phase, combine them into a final document.
Also, unlike the Mac version, full screen editing view on the iPhone version is absent. Fullscreen view should be a given in an app focused on writing — on every platform.
On the plus side I like the built in version tracking, note and checklist attachments and themes, as well as the ability to create your own.
With a little more work, especially a dedicated document library and fullscreen editing, Highland might sway me away from Ulysses. Regardless, thanks for the generous free trial.
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The best screenwriting app
When I have an idea in the middle of the night, I can now grab my phone and jot the idea down straight into the script. It’s magic.
Crashing
Had to revert with Highland 2 bc this version is constantly crashing. Thankfully, I back everything up. Disappointed. Also the iPhone companion is buggy. Three stars bc I am a huge fan of Highland 2, though.
2.5 Stars
FD crashed one too many times, decided to finally try another screenwriting program. Highland is interesting and has some definite advantages (like the shelf), but ultimately, it just doesn’t work for me. The big selling point in the provided how-to guide is that you won’t hit tab anymore to change script elements. That’s true, but now you’re holding down shift or hitting caps lock to activate character slugs, or typing >>> to get to transitions. Not a big deal, but not really an improvement over something I never had a problem with. I’m not a fan of the plain text screen you do all your writing in, you have to switch to the final view to see where your words actually land on the page. Finally, bolds and italics NEVER worked for me while in flow — inevitably I would have to go back and highlight as opposed to hitting command-I or B while actually writing.
All of this was bearable for the first few months, but the recent Mac OS update has made the program as unstable as FD, and even slower too. I’m sure it will get patched, the Highland support team is great, but this just didn’t work for me. Encourage everyone to try it for themselves, but I’m back to the devil I know.
All of this was bearable for the first few months, but the recent Mac OS update has made the program as unstable as FD, and even slower too. I’m sure it will get patched, the Highland support team is great, but this just didn’t work for me. Encourage everyone to try it for themselves, but I’m back to the devil I know.
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When it works, it’s fab
The Mac app recently has gotten SUPER buggy. Keep crashing in mid type. Weirdly during a new slug line entry. Pls fix. Forcing me to go back to Final Draft.
This app broke my heart.
I’ve used Highland 2 for about 7 years, and have absolutely loved it. In my opinion, it was the perfect writing program that made writing FUN. But the newest version is so glitchy that I can no longer support the product. The cursor randomly jumps around the page, the page auto-scrolls, making it IMPOSSIBLE to write in. I hope Highland is able to get it together, but today I make the switch to SLUGLINE.
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Game changer
I write so much more using Highland, it gets out of the way and makes writing fun again. You can tell it’s made by a writer because every choice they’ve made optimizes your creative flow. Super impressed and so relieved to have found it.
