Download Movie Magic Screenwriter 6 for Macintosh

File version:  6.0.7.149

System Requirements: Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger) or higher

This download will...
  • Allow program to be activated on Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) without errors.
  • Fix import/export problems under Mac OS 10.7 (Lion).
  • Several other bug fixes (see changelog below).
  • Install directly over existing installations but will not affect your documents.
  • Function as a standalone installer if you don't have the program on the computer.

Installation Instructions

  1. First, quit out of Screenwriter completely if you have not done so already by clicking Screenwriter > Quit Screenwriter.
  2. Click on the download link below to start the download.
  3. Once the file is downloaded, it will automatically mount and open the Screenwriter 6.0.7 disk image.  (You may need to double-click the DMG to mount and open the disk image)
  4. Double-click on Install Screenwriter 6.0.7 in the disk image to launch the installer.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the install. If prompted for a password during installation, this would be the password you created when setting up your Mac computer.

In some cases the installer may ask you to click the "Upgrade" button to install. In these cases, go ahead and click "Upgrade" to complete installation. Once the installation is complete, you can locate the program in the /Applications/Screenwriter 6 folder on your hard drive.

Click here to start the Screenwriter 6 download

Changes in 6.0.7.149

  • Rebuilt for OS X 10.7 (Lion). NOTE: on Lion, some features have been temporarily disabled since they will not run on Lion. These include: Compare Documents, Name Bank, Thesaurus, and Avid & HTML export formats. They are being re-worked for a later automatic update.
  • RTF and Text Exports no longer requires external Rosetta tools. As such, they are incredibly fast -- so fast you may not realize the export feature has completed.
  • RTF and Text Exports now present an alert when exporting a document that contains hidden text. You have a choice what to do with that hidden text. For RTF export, you can either EXCLUDE hidden elements, or mark hidden text as hidden in the exported RTF: For TEXT exports, you simply choose whether you want to include hidden text in the export (it will show up as non-hidden text).
  • Text Export now exports elements with the same exact wrapping as they appear on-screen.
  • RTF EXPORT:
    • Corrected problem with DOUBLE CHARACTER NAMES and/or double character extensions being exported in RTF.
    • Strikethrough now being properly exported in RTF.
    • RTF export supports: SHIFT-RETURN (hard return); other special characters correctly (bullet wasn't being exported correctly); proper export of these characters: {, }, and \. Previously, they would be stripped out of the export.
    • RTF export no longer crashes if it encounters a single "{" curly brace character.
  • RTF IMPORT:
    • Correctly imports Screenwriter-exported Hard Returns (shift-return).
    • RTF import supports importing {, }
    • Correctly imports TextEdit and Microsoft Word RTF-generated Hard Returns.
    • Importing a file with soft returns (SHIFT+RETURN/ENTER) imports correctly and no longer shows soft returns as the Euro (€) symbol.
    • Corrected a CRASH that would happen if you tried to import a .rtf file that had a blank line at the end (the Spinning Beach Ball Of Death would be displayed).
  • Corrected the following additional bugs:
    • Scene Character Lists now converts upper case character names to title case if the ALL CAPS preference isn't set.
    • "Program crashes when you attempt to Cancel out of the Header and Footer window." This only came into play if there were elements with disclosure triangles in the document.
    • When you try to send a script to a user via iPartner you get the message "Unable to save a temporary copy of the script for transmission, disk not found".
    • Deleting multiple note elements in the Navidoc no longer crashes.

Changes in 6.0.6.144

  • Fixed installer issue on OS 10.4 (Tiger) and OS 10.5 (Leopard), where it would give a false message about the existing software being newer than the udpate.
  • Fixed a potential, minor memory leak on OS 10.6 (only).

Changes in 6.0.6.143

  • Permissions changed on installer to support Snow Leopard.
  • Extension of Movie Magic Scheduling Export file (".SEX") changed to be lower case (.sex) because EP programs couldn't account for uppercase extensions.