# Switch from Celtx to Inkwell

> Move a Celtx screenplay into Plot, preserve the baseline, then add integrated AI, named versions, collaboration, and paid FDX handoffs.

Move the Film & TV screenplay you mean to continue into Plot and name the imported state before anyone rewrites. AI analysis and reviewable rewrites can then work inside the structured project beside versions and collaborators. Keep Celtx available while you decide where schedules, budgets, and call sheets should live.

First-hour path

Switching is a file you can name, not a weekend of retyping.

1. 1 Download

   Fountain from the Celtx screenplay you mean to keep.

2. 2 Open Plot

   Create the shared destination before the room rewrites.

3. 3 Import

   Spot-check structure before treating the pages as canonical.

4. 4 Name it

   Preserve the Celtx baseline as an immutable save point.

5. 5 Handoff

   Export PDF, Fountain, or FDX for the next system.

1) Step 1

   ## Download Fountain from Celtx

   Open the Film & TV screenplay you actually want to continue and download it as Fountain (.fountain). Celtx can import FDX, but its current screenplay download formats are Fountain and text — use Fountain so scene headings, character cues, and dialogue remain structured.

2) Step 2

   ## Create the destination project

   Open Plot, create the screenplay project, and invite the people who will review the switch. Keep the Celtx workspace available during the handoff, but identify which app owns the pages before anyone edits.

3) Step 3

   ## Import the Fountain file

   Open Import / Export in Plot and choose the .fountain file. Read the import summary and spot-check the title page, scene headings, dual dialogue, and any nonstandard elements before continuing.

4) Step 4

   ## Name the Celtx baseline

   Create a save point such as Imported from Celtx — Aug 28 before changing a line. Celtx's project history, comments, schedule, and budget do not travel inside Fountain; the save point preserves the screenplay state that did.

5) Step 5

   ## Run the next pass inside the project

   Use an analysis skill or a reviewable rewrite pass inside the structured screenplay, then compare the result with the named Celtx baseline. Export PDF for reads or FDX when a production system asks.

## Can I export FDX directly from Celtx for the move?

Celtx's current Film & TV editor imports FDX but documents Fountain and text as its screenplay download formats. Download Fountain and import that into Plot. Inkwell can export FDX later.

## Will Celtx schedules and budgets import into Inkwell?

No. Fountain carries the screenplay, not Celtx's production modules. Keep the Celtx project accessible while you archive or relocate schedules, budgets, breakdown metadata, and call sheets.

## Can collaborators review the imported screenplay together?

Yes. Invite the room to the Inkwell project so everyone reviews the same structured import. Name the baseline before the first shared edit so the landing remains comparable and restorable.

## Try Inkwell on your current draft

Import FDX or start in Fountain — compare save points and skills against your existing tool.

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