Draft identity and health
See whether the screenplay text is readable, which FDX version and title-page fields are present, and whether the file looks malformed or merely uncommon.
Free · private browser tool
Free Final Draft FDX inspector
Open an FDX file privately in your browser to inventory revision sets, locked pages, scene numbers, and portability risks before you import or convert.
Private by design
Inspect a Final Draft file in your browser
Open a local .fdx before you import or convert. Parsing stays on this device—no upload, no account, no screenplay text in analytics.
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Draft identity & health
Confirm the file is readable Final Draft XML and see version, title page, and parse warnings.
Portability report
Classify locked pages, revision sets, omitted scenes, and custom styles by import consequence.
Consistency queue
Surface character and location spelling variants without silently merging them.
Local .fdx file
Your screenplay stays in this tab. Refreshing the page clears it.
No inspection yet
Load the production-shaped sample or choose a local .fdx (up to 12 MB) to see readability, production features, and portability findings.
Useful output, not a score
What this tool gives you
Portability report
Classify locked pages, revision sets, omitted scenes, custom styles, and pagination-sensitive settings by what is likely to change during import.
Redacted diagnostic export
Download a local Markdown summary with structure and findings — never full dialogue — for support or collaborator handoff.
How to use it
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Choose a local .fdx file
Open a Final Draft export on your machine, or load the built-in production-shaped sample. The file never leaves your browser.
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Review the four answers
Check text readability, production features, likely import changes, and the next review step before converting or sharing.
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Export a redacted diagnostic
Download the structure-and-findings summary, then continue into Plot or keep the original FDX as the production archive.
Questions writers ask
Is my FDX file uploaded or stored?
No. Parsing, inventory, and the diagnostic download all run locally in your browser. Inkwell does not receive the screenplay, file name, title, or author fields.
How is this different from the FDX import guide?
Migration guides explain common expectations before you move. The inspector answers what is unusual about this particular draft — revision sets, locked pages, custom styles, omitted scenes, and likely import loss.
Can I open an FDX without Final Draft?
Yes for inspection. The tool reads Final Draft XML in the browser and shows a writer-oriented structural map. It is not a full production editor and does not preserve locked-page workflow by itself.
What does the redacted diagnostic include?
Counts, portability findings, scene headings, revision-set names, and consistency variants. It intentionally omits dialogue and action body text so you can share a support-ready summary without sending the screenplay.
Does a warning mean the file is corrupt?
Not necessarily. The inspector distinguishes unsupported-but-valid features, uncommon constructs, and internally inconsistent references. Read the classification and next action on each finding.
Defined in the glossary
FDX
Final Draft’s native XML format — still the file many coordinators, studios, and production tools expect. Inkwell imports and exports FDX so a Plot draft can enter and leave a Final Draft workflow without rewriting by hand.
Revision colors
The industry color sequence (white, blue, pink, yellow, and onward) used to mark each revision pass on a locked shooting script so the set knows which pages are current.
Locked script
A shooting draft whose page and scene numbers are frozen so every department shares one numbering scheme. After lock, changes become marked revisions instead of silently reshuffling the whole script.
A-pages
Inserted pages on a locked script that avoid renumbering everything after them — material between 27 and 28 becomes 27A, 27B, and so on.
Scene number
A scene number identifies a scene in a shooting script. Once numbers are locked, Scene 42 keeps its number so schedules, sides, and crew notes agree.
Omitted scene
OMITTED marks a scene removed from a locked shooting script. Its number stays in place so later scenes keep the numbers used by schedules and sides.
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