DESKTOP · MAC

The studio, on your desk.

Better Draft as a native Mac app. Your scripts live on your machine, coverage and margin notes work the same, and the whole studio opens in a second, even offline.

Download for Apple Silicon Intel Mac
v0.1.2Notarized by ApplemacOS 12+~125 MB Release notes
Free with your Better Draft account. Not sure which Mac you have? Apple menu, About This Mac: "Apple M" anything means Apple Silicon. Most Macs since 2021 are.

Install

  1. Open the downloaded file and drag Better Draft to Applications.
  2. That's it. Signed and notarized with Apple, it opens like any other app.

Works offline

Read, write, and organize your projects with no connection. Penn's full coverage runs when you're back online.

Your files, actually yours

Scripts save as real files on your machine in an open format, not locked in a browser tab.

Same studio, faster

Everything from the web studio, margin notes, coverage, table reads, in a native window that opens instantly.

Never trains on your work

Same promise as everywhere else we make it. Your work stays yours.

Questions you'd ask

Does my subscription carry over?

Yes. Sign in with your existing account and your plan, credits, and projects are there. No separate purchase.

What actually works offline?

Reading, writing, organizing, everything that is your own hands. Penn's coverage and table reads need a connection; your edits sync when you're back.

Where do my scripts live?

On your Mac, as files you can see, back up, and keep. The cloud is a copy, not the original.

How do updates work?

New versions ship on this page. Grab the newest whenever you like; your files and account are untouched by updates.

Is my work used to train AI?

No. Same promise as everywhere: your work stays yours.

On Windows?

The Windows build is next. Leave your email and you'll get it the day it ships.