Different types of screenplay software can be key to success for screenwriters. However, the normal rules of software apply to screenplay software also – you should be able to get a free trial! If the screenplay software you are looking at does not offer a free trial, you should think long and hard before purchasing.

All good software has free trials. This holds true for Screenplay Software also. Free Trials of software is easily done because any decent programmer can create a code that locks up the software after so many days or uses. So why wouldn’t any decent company offer this? All good companies, and all good screenplay software companies, do.

Knowing that you have a trial of any screenplay software makes any buying decision process easier. After you’ve done various web searches for screenplay software, and determined which ones have free trials, just go through the motions of downloading them and testing them out. Although this may seem time consuming, and you may be quick to purchase one that has a good reputation or has been recommended to you, take the time, for the good of your pocketbook and screenplay, and test it out before buying.

In the process of looking for screenplay software, don’t forgot that many types of software often just repeat, in a glorified manner, what many word or spreadsheet programs can do. Having said this, there are many excellent and useful types of screenplay software available.

Here are three examples of Screenplay software that have a free trial (This is not an endorsement, recommendation or review of any of these software programs. Review them and make your own decision, as well as search out other types of screenplay software not listed here):

The Totally Write Development Suite – [http://www.totallywrite.com/TotallyWrite/screenplay_software.htm]
Sophocles Screenwriting Software – http://www.sophocles.net
Scenewriter Pro – http://www.scenewriterpro.com

Sometimes you have to look very hard to find the free trial version of different types of screenplay software. Of course software companies want you to buy the software first, but a really good product will sell itself, and the same holds true for screenplay software. So there is no reason for there not to be a free trial version of any software you want to buy. Remember, your screenplay is your business, and buying something without having all the information, and without getting a chance to see it in action, would be a bad business decision. Think of screenplay software the same way a business would think of accounting software. A good business would review several different types of accounting software before making a decision. Another way to think of buying screenplay software is to put yourself in the position of the salesman of the software. If you were selling it, and you knew you had a great product, wouldn’t you offer potential consumers a chance to try it out so you could show them how good it was and that it was better than the competitions screenplay software?

So as you look for the right types of screenplay software to help you write your screenplay, look for the free trial versions and your time will have been well spent. Think of all the time you spend on different parts of your screenwriting process, isn’t this investment worth some of that time? Having done this research and spent the time experimenting with the software, your screenplay will benefit and will feel comfortable with your screenplay software buying decision.