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PCWorld gave the software a score of 5 out of 5, noting both its ease-of-use and professional feature set. MacWorld gave the software a score of 4.5 out of 5, mentioning that it has "all the major features—and then some—found in industry standard Final Draft, but at a quarter of the price". The
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