Fountain Editor - CinemaVision

Reasons to use this software

Open format

Fountain is a simple and open markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text.

Multi platform

Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Online and offline.

Easy to learn

User interface is intuitive and self-explanatory.

Made for people

CinemaVision Fountain Editor is made for real people who need to solve real problems quickly and elegantly.

Universal

You can perform different tasks with CinemaVision Fountain Editor - from development to post-production.

For any team

CinemaVision Fountain Editor is fully scalable solution - from simple project to complex feature series.

Save time

CinemaVision Fountain Editor saves your most valuable resource with helpful tools and features.

For free

Just use it.

Main Features of Fountain Editor

Files and formats

Open and save in fountain format
Integration with Google Drive
Import script from Final Draft (*.fdx)
Import script from Celtx (*.celtx)
Fountain source viewer
Export screenplay to PDF
Export lists to CSV and PDF

Writing and viewing

Outline tree (sections and scenes)
Notes search
Automatic characters dictionary
Automatic places dictionary
Autocomplete typing
Renumber the scenes
Customized breakdowns and production reports
Integration with CinemaVision Project services
Automatic duration and time calculation
Text statistics (characters, words, lines, pages)
Spell checker

Graphical User Interface

Spliting editing window
Full screen
Sidebars (left/right)
Language auto detection

Fountain formating

Title page
Section (act)
Synopsis
Scene
Action
Character
Character (dual dialog)
Parenthetical
Dialogue
Transition
Lyrics
Note
Comment
Bold, Italic, Underline
Horizontal line

Fountain Editor Screens Gallery

Fountain Editor Quick Start Guide

Download Fountain Editor desktop installer

Version	Platform	Date	Changes
1.3.104beta	Windows	2016-12-12	Changelog
1.2.139	Windows	2016-07-29
1.3.104beta	Mac OS X	2016-12-16	Beta version

Download Fountain Editor Quick Start

Description	File type
CV.FE.QS EN Fountain Editor Quick Start v2016.02.02	pdf
CV.FE.QS PL Fountain Editor Wprowadzenie v2016.02.02	pdf

Fountain Editor v1.3.104 (released 2016.12.12)

Automatic conversion to uppercase for characters, scenes and transitions.
Ability to paste formatted text from another editor.

Fountain Editor v1.3.91 (released 2016.10.18)

New report Places added in Preview mode. List in PDF/TXT or CSV with scenes grouped by place names. Path: Preview > Places.
Filtering scenes by places names. Path: Preview > Screenplay/List/Places > Scenes > Place icon.
Preview / Filters Automatic generation of names for reports (Screenplay/List/ Dialogues/ Places). Path: Filters > Save...
Split synopses filters for Sections and Scenes to report. Path: Preview > Screenplay/List/Places > Sections/Scenes - Synopses for scenes checkbox added.
Dictionaries Panel Scenes / Characters - replace name possibility added. Induction: Righ Mouse Button -> Replace name... click.
CSV save format for list type reports aded for easy opening in Microsoft Excel and Open Office Calc.

Fountain Editor v1.2.139 (dated: 2016.07.29)

Section	Description
Title page View	New checkbox Series added – first level sections are considered as titles of episodes.
Preview / Screenplay / Save PDF	PDF Print View is corrected: - US Letter / A4 page format choice is added. - Breaking page support. - Header / footer added to the page. - Title page added to each episode. - Margins, indents, spacing corrected. - Scenes numbers pull out into margins.
Preview / Screenplay / Save TXT	TXT Print View is expanded: - *.txt with pagination option. - Header / footer / breaking lines added. - Height of pages aligned.
Filters / View / Screenplay	New checkboxes: Show duration time and Show incremental time added. Footer text edition field added.
Screenplay / Dictionaries / Characters / Scenes	New features: Copy selected character / scene and Copy all characters / scenes added. Selected / all characters or scenes are copied to clipboard. Activation: Right Mouse Button and choice: Copy selected character / scene Ctrl+C or Copy all characters / scenes Ctrl+Shift+C. Tip: useful for set up.

Fountain Editor v1.2.60 (dated: 2016.05.17)

Section	Description
Main Manu Buttons	New button Toggle edit added. Changes the way of work with scenario between Locked (read only operating mode) and Edit (a full range of editing) in Screenplay View.
Title page View	New section is added to support Title page tags (non printable but acceptable by Fountain syntax format): - Screenplay language can be chosen from a list, - Acronym (short tittle) to type in the field, - additionally “Locked” checkbox (to select / deselect) to setup default mode for Screenplay (read only / edit).
All Views, but time duration must be added to the scenes	New feature: Time bar with active slider is visible for edited Section / Scene for fast moving through the large parts of scenario.
Screenplay View and editing active	Copy / Paste feature: Ctrl + Shift + V – to paste plain text, Ctrl + V – to paste formatted text.
Toggle mode: Preview List / Screenplay	New toggle feature from Preview list: Ctrl + Left Mouse Button – transfer to scene description line on Screenplay View for editing.
Outline Tab	New feature „Copy this outline to clipboard”: All visible positions in Outline View are copied to clipboard. Activation: Right Mouse Button and choice “Copy this outline to clipboard”. Tip: useful when “Search” for specific scenes is executed. Now “Right Mouse Button Menu > Select content” highlights complete range of scene in Screenplay View. Sections / Scenes list works as tree menu. You can better expand / collapse paths by clicking plus / minus sector near each expandable position. New feature „Search in Outline”: Transfer to Outline Tab and return the complete list of searching scenes with numbers and duration time (if calculated). Activation: Right Mouse Button and choice “Search in Outline”. Tip: useful when you search for specific scenes in large document.
Dictionaries / Sorting	Occurence calculation of the instance of scene or character bases on the first word in description. Next words (preceded by a dash) generate additional counted position in list, but calculation based on first word is growing adequately. Double click on desirable position in Characters or Scenes list transfer cursor in Screenplay View to first or next occurrence. This procedure works in a loop. Feature is also available by Right Mouse Button clicking on desirable list position and choosing “Go to…”.
Dictionaries Tab / Extensions	Panel scenes / characters extensions is now located at the bottom of the Tab and all possibilities are visible in columns.
Dictionaries Tab / Scenes	Change: no more inserting scene or character at cursor position by double click. The only way is to select “Insert…” form Right Mouse Button menu. Inserting Extensions to scene / character dialogs: New way to collect extensions to the scene is added. When you type ”-“ after scene description and press Ctrl + SPACE the list of scene extensions is opened near the cursor position. You can select correct one and later RETROSPECTION or PRESENT in the same way (if necessary).
Dictionaries Tab / Transitions - language PL	Names of transitions are now translated into Polish.