Final Draft includes built-in text-to-speech tools often referred to as "voice readers." This allows you to "read" with your ears, which can reveal pacing issues or unnatural dialogue that your eyes might miss.

Reader Mode is a interface. While it prevents users from making direct changes to the script's dialogue, action lines, or formatting, it provides essential tools for review and collaboration.

Most writers live in "Script View." That is a mistake. Here is why you should be spending at least 50% of your editing time in Reader Mode.

Let the cursor disappear. Let the menus fade. Let the words remain.

Think of it as the difference between looking at a blueprint and walking through a house.