WriterDuet
{{Short description|Online screenwriting software}}
{{Infobox software
| name = WriterDuet
| screenshot = File:WriterDuet Screenshot.gif
| caption = WriterDuet Screenwriting Software
| developer = WriterDuet Inc.
| released = March 2013
| latest release version = v7
| latest release date = May 2021
| programming language = Javascript
| operating system = Web, Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android
| language = English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hebrew, others
| genre = Screenwriting software
| license = Proprietary
| website = {{URL|writerduet.com}}
}}
WriterDuet is a screenwriting software for writing and editing screenplays and other forms of mass media.
History
WriterDuet was founded in 2013 by Guy Goldstein.{{Cite web|url=https://writerduet.com/about |title=The Foundation of WriterDuet}}
In April 2015, WriterDuet acquired the domain for Scripped.com after they closed, citing a serious technical failure.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdcwire.com/scripped-shuts-down/|title=How Can A Website Lose All of Its User Information Overnight?|author=Jamie Loftus|date=3 April 2015|publisher=Boston Globe|via=BDCWire|accessdate=16 September 2018}}
In August 2016, WriterDuet released a localized version of its software in China.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/chinas-screenwriters-are-finally-ditching-outdated-software-exclusive/|title=China's Screenwriters Are Finally Ditching Outdated Software (Exclusive)|author=Matt Pressberg |date=18 August 2016|publisher=TheWrap|accessdate=16 September 2018}}
In May 2018, WriterDuet included Bechdel test analysis functions to address issues of gender diversity in the screenwriting industry.{{Cite news|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/movies/is-your-script-gender-balanced-try-this-test.html|date=May 11, 2018|title=Is your Script Gender Balanced? Try This Test|author= Melena Ryzik}}
In 2018, WriterDuet published WriterSolo, an offline version of their app that runs on the browser and opens/saves files on the computer, Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud.
In July 2019, WriterDuet made the WriterSolo browser app and desktop app available as pay-what-you-want under the web address FreeScreenwriting.com.{{Cite web|url=https://nofilmschool.com/writersolo-screenwriting-software|title=Introducing WriterSolo: A Powerful Pay-What-You Want Screenwriting Software|date=2019-07-05|website=No Film School|language=en|access-date=2019-07-26}}
Features
WriterDuet is primarily used to outline, write, and format screenplays to the standards recommended by the AMPAS. It also supports formats for theater, novels, and video games. The software is powered by Firebase allowing users to write together in real-time from multiple devices.{{Cite web|url=https://sitestacks.com/writerduet.com |title=writerduet.com Technology Stack}}
WriterDuet's main competitors in the screenwriting industry are Final Draft, Celtx, and Movie Magic Screenwriter.{{cite web|url=http://screenwriting-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ |title=Screenwriting Software Review |access-date=2 May 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|writerduet.com}}
- https://screencraft.org/blog/interview-with-writerduet-founder-guy-goldstein/