If you install MacOS 10.15 Catalina (or 11.0 Big Sur) on your primary writing computer: Screenwriter 6.5 and/or Dramatica 5.3 will cease to run.

To download and try the INITIAL 'Alpha' releases of Screenwriter 6.7 that will run on Catalina please see this FAQ.

Screenwriter 6.7 will eventually be released as a free update to Screenwriter 6.5 that will run on MacOS 10.15 Catalina and Big Sur A free update for Dramatica Story Expert 5.3 will come AFTER Screenwriter is updated.

However, any user with a Screenwriter 6.5 serial number is free to download Screenwriter 6.7 Alpha, which is an early release version that will run natively on Catalina.

The current Screenwriter 6.5 and Dramatica Story Expert 5.3 will not run on MacOS 10.15 or MacOS 11.

Apple released the first version of MacOS 10.15 Catalina in October 2019, and Big Sur (MacOS 11) in November 2020.

However, you CAN download the Alpha version of Screenwriter 6.7, which will run on Catalina and Big Sur.īelow we have some suggestions on preparing for Catalina, as well as a strategy to run the current Screenwriter 6.5 and/or Dramatica Story Expert 5.3 if you accidentally upgrade to Catalina or Big Sur before our update is ready. Installing MacOS 10.15 Catalina BEFORE we provide you with a compatible update will prevent Screenwriter 6.5 and Dramatica Story Expert 5.3 from running on any computer with 10.15 Catalina installed.

Just monitor or bookmark this FAQ to check on beta announcements. PLEASE DON'T OPEN A SUPPORT TICKET ASKING FOR ESTIMATED DATES. A free 'Alpha Test' release of Screenwriter 6.7 for Catalina & Big Sur was made available in early June, 2020, and is updated regularly. We're still working on the free 64-bit update for Screenwriter 6.5 (and Dramatica Story Expert) that will be required in order to run under 10.15 Catalina and MacOS 11 Big Sur. SEE / BOOKMARK / FOLLOW THIS FAQ FOR STATUS ABOUT ALPHA/BETA/RELEASE FOR CATALINA: Updated: JIMPORTANT information about free 64-bit / full retina versions of Screenwriter coming

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