[2] The desktop version of Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

[3] Fade In's developers have implemented a number of features that the other professional screenwriting programs lack, including full Unicode support, revision page colors, changing character names, full-screen editing,[4] batch watermarking, and support for formats such as Final Draft, Open Screenplay Format, Fountain, and Scrivener.

Some of Fade In's advantages in terms of text rendering and platform compatibility may be due to its more modern software architecture.

PCWorld gave the software a score of 5 out of 5, noting both its ease-of-use and professional feature set.

[6] MacWorld gave the software a score of 4.5 out of 5, mentioning that it has "all the major features—and then some—found in industry standard Final Draft, but at a quarter of the price".