Save the Cat!® for the Mac

Current Version is 3.1.14 Download

If you currently own Version 1 or Version 2, you can purchase
an upgrade to Version 3 here: Save the Cat! Website

When you click "Download", the file will be downloaded to your computer.
After it has downloaded, drag the install package from Downloads to your desktop.
Double-click the package and follow the instructions.

What's New in Version 3.1.14?
Two problems with the backup function: It wasn't saving the most recent change in the backup file, after making the backup, new changes wouldn't always get saved. These have been fixed.

What's New in Version 3.1.13?
Added hotkeys for Adding Scene Card, Character, Location, Setup, Payoff, Toggling Views, Full Views/Restore. Check out the menus for details as to what the hotkeys are. The ^ symbol indicates the Ctrl key.
Error when exporting a script to Final Draft if a character name was blank.
After exporting a script to Final Draft, Save the Cat! will attempt to open the resulting file in Final Draft.

What's New in Version 3.1.12?
Added the scene description to the Final Draft 8 Export process as the Title of the scene in Final Draft.
Save the Cat! will now open the script in Final Draft after completing the export, if Final Draft is installed on the computer.
Making a change in the Big Scene View such as the description then clicking on one of the small scene cards at the bottom to change to a different scene without having pressed Enter or Tab in the Big Scene View resulted in the changes not getting saved.
Uploading to the iPhone caused an error under certain circumstances.
An error was happening after exporting a file to Final Draft 8. The file was exporting fine but the error would occur which made it look like it hadn't actually completed.

What's New in Version 3.1.11?
Attempting to add new paragraphs or delete paragraphs in the Script tab of the Big Scene View caused a crash on Leopard.
Made some performance improvements to the editing of the script when adding or deleting paragraphs.

What's New in Version 3.1.10?
Fixed a formatting issue in the Scene Card Details report and fixed an issue that, under certain circumstances could cause a crash.

What's New in Version 3.1.9?
Added ability to drag a scene card from the Litter Box and drop it next to the scene card that is open in Big Scene View to put the card back on the Board.
When dragging the Big Scene Card to the Litter Box, the Mini Scene card across the bottom was not being removed.
When moving the cursor over a thumbtack on the Board, it would appear as an I Beam if the card overlapped a text field on another card. It should now appear as an arrow.

What's New in Version 3.1.8?
On some computers, the Activation window would not perform the activation even though it appeared that the button was being clicked okay. This has been fixed.
Improved the visibility of the section dividers.
Added an option under Master Preferences to reset the location where backup files are saved.
Fixed some formatting problems with the Script Report.
Uploading a file to the iPhone Version 1 queue when a script had been imported from Final Draft and contained dialog resulted in an error.


What's New in Version 3.1.7?
In the script section of the Big Scene View, if you removed the starter text by backspacing and hit backspace one more time when there was no text in the paragraph, you were prevented from typing anything until you left the scene and came back to it.

What's New in Version 3.1.6?
Notes in Big Scene View not saving.

What's New in Version 3.1.5?
Added instructions to User Guide for converting Version 2 files.
The Advice Popup for genre when no genre selected was missing.
Closing a file while in Full Beats View did not open back up correctly.
Changing a character or location description in the Beats View Section without pressing Return or Tab then switching to a different tab resulted in the change not being saved.
Adding or editing a Set-up or Pay-off in Big Scene View without pressing Return or Tab after making the change, then clicking the X to close Big Scene View or clicking the pointers to move to the next card or clicking Add to add a new item resulted in a program crash.

What's New in Version 3.1.4?
File names with a space in them would not download from the Save the Cat! Cloud.

What's New in Version 3.1.3?
The application was not properly compiled for all CPU Architectures.
When importing a Final Draft script, a blank window would be opened after the import completed.
When starting a brand new file, the file name was not showing in the Title of the window.

What's New in Version 3.1.2?
There was a mixup with Chapter 3 from Save the Cat! Strikes Back and only the first page was included. This version now includes the entire chapter for your reading and educational pleasure.

What's New in Version 3.1.1?
Everything!.





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