You’re already writing somewhere. These pages name when that tool is enough, what you’d gain by moving, and how to import without retyping.
Switching advisor
Pick the tool you already pay for. Mark only the jobs that would make you move. Stay is on the table.
Choose a tool. We’ll score the jobs you mark against the same tables as Compare.
First-hour path
Switching is a file you can name, not a weekend of retyping.
FDX or Fountain from the draft you mean to keep.
Create the shared project before anyone rewrites.
Read the summary. Warnings are decisions, not noise.
A save point is the rollback if the first pass fails.
Export PDF or FDX when production asks — not before.
One page per tool: stay criteria, what changes in Plot, and the first-hour import.
HowTo guides for the hour after export — import, name a save point, export PDF or FDX when production asks.
Switch from Final Draft to Inkwell
Import FDX, name your first save point, and export FDX or PDF when production asks — a step-by-step migration for screenwriters leaving Final Draft.
Switch from WriterDuet to Inkwell
Bring a Fountain or FDX export into Inkwell Plot — keep real-time collab and add draft lines, save points, and semantic diffs.
Switch from Arc Studio Pro to Inkwell
Export FDX or Fountain from Arc Studio, import into Plot, and name the cloud draft before you rewrite — a first-session migration for rooms leaving Arc.
Switch from Fade In to Inkwell
Export FDX or Fountain from Fade In, import into Plot, and name the desktop baseline — a first-session migration for desktop-first writers.
Inkwell has a permanent Free plan with the full Plot editor and a monthly allotment of AI skill passes. Final Draft is a paid desktop license. Production lock — revision colours, A-pages — is on Pro, and you can export FDX when the office asks.
Yes. Many writers draft in Plot and export FDX or PDF only when a coordinator asks. Name a save point before you export so the file that leaves the room is a known version, not whichever buffer was open.
Compare is Inkwell vs a named tool, cell by cell. Alternative pages cover who should stay, who should switch, and the first-hour import. Use the advisor when you have not picked yet.
No. If Fade In already covers a one-time license, or WriterDuet already covers live co-writing, the verdict is stay — and the comparison is still linked.
Want the capability matrices? Open Compare, or start writing free.
