Assembler 4+

Another great app from this company run by people who actually use their products. I heard about this app from the Scriptnotes podcast (also great!) and I’ve been using Highland for awhile now with no complaints. This app helps give me more flexibility with all my files. It basically does the most important part of Scrivener, which is also a great app, but sometimes I don’t need all the bells and whistles and this is a faster way to combine my documents without having to import them into a binder. I use it mostly for writing standup, where I have a bunch of short jokes as separate files, and this helps me to quickly create setlists by picking and ordering the jokes I want without having to cut and paste. It’s great because I can include the same joke in many different setlists without having to move or duplicate the actual file.

I’m sure there’s probably a way to combine this with dropbox or Apple notes so I can sync my documents and edit them on the go. It’s nice being able to focus on one small scene or bit at a time, without the distraction or temptation to go back and rewrite the scene I just wrote.

I definitely recommend it!

I read the developer's response to the unsatisfied customer who asked for a refund and decided to purchase the program based simply on his response. Customer service is a vital aspect of all decisions I make to purchase any product. When a developer is willing to take time to work directly with a customer, that tells me a lot about the company, and its stance on the importance of its customers. Apart from the idiot's remakrs asking for his money back, the app has 5 star ratings.....good enough for me.

Using Highland (another of Quote-Unquote Apps’ great apps) has changed my workflow for writing plays. I have started writing scenes using separate text files, which I was always afraid to do because of the time it would take to copy and paste the work into a new Master file. Enter Assembler and suddenly a task that would’ve taken hours can take a couple minutes! It’s great!