Inkwell autosaves continuously, so the draft on screen is always kept. A save point is a moment you choose to name and keep separately: the script exactly as it was when you pressed the shortcut, with a label, for as long as the project exists.
What you can do with oneLink to this section
From the History tab in the right sidebar:
- Read it. Select a save point to open that version read-only, with the label and time at the top.
- Compare it. Choose Compare to see the changes between it and the current draft — or between any two save points — as markup on the page. See Changes and markup.
- Restore it. Choose Restore to make that version the current draft. The draft you are leaving is kept as a save point automatically, so restoring never loses anything.
- Export it. The export dialog can produce a PDF, FDX, or Fountain file of any save point, not just the current draft. See Export PDF, FDX, and Fountain.
Until you have made one, the History tab explains the idea and offers the shortcut.
Finding a save pointLink to this section
Choose Filter to narrow History by person or date. The row shows your active filters; clear them to return to the full list. Choose What's new to read a summary of recent changes.
Making oneLink to this section
⌘⇧S asks for a label; ⌘S keeps the moment without stopping to name it. The walkthrough is Make a save point.
How manyLink to this section
Each project keeps a number of save points that depends on your plan — fifty on the free plan, hundreds or thousands on paid ones (Plans and quotas has the figures). Older unlabeled save points are thinned first when a project reaches its limit; a labeled one is kept until you delete it.