Fountain Markup
Fountain is inspired by Markdown syntax, intended as a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- BSD
- Objective-C
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Support for MarkDown
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Collaborative writing
Tags
- screenplay
- storytelling
- Writing tool
Fountain Markup News & Activities
Recent activities
- forkingpaths added Fountain Markup
- POX updated Fountain Markup
forkingpaths added Fountain Markup as alternative to ThiefMD, Manuskript, yWriter and Zettlr
Fountain Markup information
Developed by
John August Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
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What is Fountain Markup?
Fountain is a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text. Fountain allows you to work on your screenplay anywhere, on any computer or tablet, using any software that edits text files.
Taking its cues from John Gruber’s Markdown, Fountain files are eminently readable. When special syntax is required, it is straightforward and intuitive.
Even when viewed as plain text, your screenplay feels like a screenplay.
Fountain supports everything a screenwriter is likely to need in the early, creative phases of writing. Not included are production features such as MOREs, CONTINUEDs, revision marks, locked pages, or colored pages.
Because it’s just text, Fountain is also a great format for archiving screenplays without worry of file-format obsolescence or incompatibility.