Fountain · easy screenwriting 4+
Write, edit & export scripts
Alex Walker
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- Free
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Description
Fountain is a fully native screenplay editor purpose-built for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, loaded with deceptively powerful editing, viewing, outlining and exporting tools. It uses the Fountain screenwriting language, a flavor of Markdown which lets you write naturally, without worrying about formatting.
FAST · Fully native, from parser to editor. Translation? No slowdowns or hiccups. Just you and your script.
FOCUSED · The tools you need to hit your flow without clutter.
LEAN · Sips battery life thanks to a custom parser built on the latest macOS, iOS & iPadOS technologies.
PORTABLE · Uses standard plaintext documents which you can read from (or write to!) with any text editor. Your data is yours.
I'm an indie developer and fellow screenwriter, so your feedback is super important! Reach out to me at [email protected] anytime with feedback, questions or ideas.
What’s New
Version 0.43
- New: Support for *italics*, **bold**, //comments, and forced alignments
- New: Search your outline & auto-scroll to selected sections
- New: Support for font size adjustments
- New: Support for title pages using Fountain syntax
- Improved: Keyboard shortcuts to export and navigate documents
- Improved: Outline remembers your last position if you dismiss & re-open it
- Improved: PDF renderer to be more reliable & performant
Ratings and Reviews
Very Good! Simple UI, Easy to Use
The title basically says it all, this is a very nice app and it’s not even at version 1.0! I like that you can choose the default storage (Dropbox, iCloud, on device), however, I would love to see (if it’s even possible) the option to choose a custom default folder rather than the created Fountain folder. That’s certainly a nit-pick, but I like to structure my folders in a specific manner. Obviously, I can just move the document to whatever folder I like once it is created, but I’m laaaazy.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for the review! I love the idea of setting a different default root folder. I'll look into that!
Awesome little app
FINALLY. The lack of simple no-strings-attached screenwriting apps on the App Store has always been strange to me. This app is simple and does exactly what it says. And it’s FREE. I wish more apps were like this. Sure, if you want a million features and beat boards and “character analysis” (whatever that means) then by all means pay $10-$100 for something else. But if you’re ready to get writing…this app is for you
Developer Response ,
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Perfect for early drafts
This app launches and works faster than any other tool out there. It’s ideal for getting ideas and dialogue down quickly. Now that it’s got title pages it has everything you need to crank out a first draft. Move to other/expensive tools later if you need to. Kudos for the free software mate!
Developer Response ,
Hey - thanks so much! Appreciate the kind words. More to come!
App Privacy
The developer, Alex Walker, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Alex Walker
- Size
- 2.4 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 17.1 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 17.1 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Alex Walker
- Price
- Free