The native XML file format of Final Draft, the long-standing industry-standard screenwriting application. Inkwell imports and exports FDX so scripts can move in and out of a Final Draft workflow.
Inkwell's Plot editor understands FDX as structured screenplay data, so skills, save points, and semantic changes can target it precisely.
Start with the linked resource on this page, then explore related glossary terms and guides in the Resources hub.
Read the pillar guide
Deeper workflow context for this topic cluster
Fountain
An open, plain-text markup language for screenplays. Because it is just text with light...
Locked script
A script whose pages and scene numbers are frozen so that, once production begins, ever...
Revision colours
The standard sequence of paper colours (white, blue, pink, yellow, and so on) used to m...
