An open, plain-text markup language for screenplays. Because it is just text with light conventions, a Fountain screenplay is portable, version-controllable, and readable in any editor. Inkwell parses Fountain in real time so your script is structured data as you type.
Inkwell's Plot editor understands Fountain 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.
Scene heading (slugline)
The line that opens a scene, declaring whether it is interior or exterior, the location...
FDX
The native XML file format of Final Draft, the long-standing industry-standard screenwr...
Action
The descriptive text of a screenplay — what the audience sees and hears on screen, writ...
