Logline at Mac App Store analyse

I love this screenwriting app and it is now my favourite. Ive tried almost all the others out there, from the well-entrenched usual suspects to the newer contenders that use Fountain. The other Fountain screenwriting apps are indeed pretty cool, but for me personally, this app better implements the idea of Fountain screenwriting and also expands on the other apps in terms of features. I think this is the best of the bunch because of its clean and intuitive presentation of both outline elements and screenplay elements. I love that I never really need to look at a "preview" of my screenplay, as the app interprets my fountain input and automatically formats it the way it will look in the screenplay, making a separate preview mode unecessary. This app is really well suited to the way I work where Ill start with an outline of random scene stubs, organizing them vaguely into acts, and then add detailed notes describing what I think should go on in each scene. This app makes the transition from outline to a working screenplay more painless than any app Ive used. As the outlined ideas get fuller and more detailed, I start adding dialogue and scene descriptions, sluglines, etc into to the document and the app draws a kind of screenplay page formatting around those snippets to visually distinguish between your outline notes and your screenplay. Its really nice to watch the screenplay take shape from the outline without having to refer to a separate window. I also get the impression that the developer is actively working to improve and expand the apps features to further distinguish it from existing Fountain screenwriting apps that may not be quite as actively developed, either by choice or by circumstance.

I came to LogLine to support the fountain format, not because I thought it had something more to offer me than the other fine products in this space. After an evening of working with it, I feel that this early version of LogLine is pretty good but has some catching up to do to meet its main competition. The “coming soon” features announced here will make it definitely a contender. The outline sidebar could use a bit more refinement, but works great as a navigation tool for longer scripts. I’d like to see synopses added as an option for display. The real distinguishing feature of Logline over similar apps is the export of treatments, synopses, etc. THIS is the reason for plain text writing: the parsing. Being able to slice and dice the document and generate different “reports” on a screenplay is extremely valuable. I hope other apps start taking this approach as well. Thinking as a director and producer - it would be double-plus good if apps like this start to add refinements like character and location breakdowns. I know, I know - thats bloat. So how about this as a suggestion instead: Write a companion app that does the breakdowns and keep Logline a pure writing environment. Or don’t! I can see both sides. Anyway - I am here to say - the app is extremely capable already, and definitely worth its intro price of $30. Supporting developers who support creatives with awesome apps like this is something I just had to get behind. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of what promises to be a fantastic app. Consider your $30 as a cheap investment in an already powerful writing tool that will only get better if the dev is encouraged to keep going.

Logline allows the user the freedom to not think about which keys to hit to go to the next element in the screenplay. They just type following the simple rules for writing in the .fountain markup language. It is very enjoyable method of writing screenplays. It allows the writer to focus more on what is being written and less on formatting. Currently it does not support .fountain 1.1 but I am sure it will soon. Although it just came out and is a 1.o release; it is already my favorite screenwriting app.

I recently purchased LOGLINE and have found it to be more “USER FRIENDLY’ then most Screenwriting programs. I like how you can structure your writing, while writing dialogue. It helps that you can write scene by scene, structure your thoughts and write notes for reminders, concerning that particular scene. Once you have decided to add/subtract dialogue-rewrite, due to wanting to make a change, that will support that particular scene - to help move your scene forward and never having the need to return for corrections. I like how you can export the screenplay to Final Draft. How you can print out outlines, to view how your screenplay is progressing. There are so many advantages with this screenwriting program, compared to others. I feel that once you get started using this product, you will continue using it with a positive influence. I am truly “Thankful” for such an Aggressive Product in Screenwriting. It helps me spend more time doing what research is required, in developing my screenplay, while in production. Give it a try - you will not be Disappointed.

I agree with all the positive reviews so far. I started using the demo a few weeks before I bought it. It didnt take long before I was hooked. Ive tried all sorts of other screenwriting software before but nothing ever felt right. The .Fountain format is like magic. I recommend visiting www.fountain.io and checking out information on writing in Fountain though. That was a huge help. I have to say, the main reason I went with Logline over the competition is that the spell checking happens instantly. Similar to texting on an iPhone. Im a pretty messy typer so its great to have it fix the little typos automatically without me having to think about it. Writing is just so much faster than in other apps. I also love the visual formatting that it does to breakup the different types of sections like, Outline, synopsis, script, etc. I recommend downloading the demo and trying it out for yourself!

Very clean, easy-to-use interface. Exactly the outliner I needed to write screenplays. Just hope the developer comes through with the promised upgrades because it sill needs some features to make it a great app. Thanks.

The program is supposed to recognize the elements you are trying to write and then format them for you as you go. Great in theory, but it has to actually work. I find myself constantly going back to correct the formatting. Really basic stuff, like transitioning from writing action to dialogue is still problematic. They have a lot more work to do before this is a viable alternative to the more widely used software.