Final Draft Document 8

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fdx files are generated by Final Draft, software for writing and formatting screenplays. The software is paid for, available for Windows and Mac, and the first version was launched in 1990. Versions 8 and onwards of Final Draft output an xml based text file.

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Extensions	`.fdx`
Signatures	`3c3f786d6c2076657273696f6e3d22312e302220656e636f64696e673d225554462d3822207374616e64616c6f6e653d226e6f22203f3e0a3c46696e616c447261667420446f63756d656e74547970653d` at byte 0 (Final Draft Document v.8 onwards)
PRONOM	`fmt/1845`
Wikidata	`Q93431491`

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Sources

PRONOM fmt/1845
Wikidata Q93431491

From PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.

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