Introducing Fountain Support

Fountain is a plain text file format for Screenplays.

Just like with Markdown, ThiefMD can edit, preview, combine, and export Fountain files.

Getting started with Fountain is easy. When creating a New Sheet in the Project, just provide the .fountain extension.

Any new Sheets in the project will be created as fountain files.

Scene Headings

Scene Headings begin with INT., EXT., EST., or INT/EXT.

For instance, simply typing:

INT. OFFICE - DAY  

Creates a Scene Heading.

Characters and Dialogue

If you’ve ever seen a script, a character is typed in ALL CAPS, followed by a line with their dialogue.

Fountain makes it easy.

BLAIR  
I'm Blair and I'm saying this.  

Boom, we created a character named BLAIR and gave them something to say.

Parenthetical are just as easy.

MACKENZIE  
I usually hate dogs  
(in baby voice)  
But you're adorkable.  

Action

Action is just a sentence separated from dialogue.

BLAIR  
I'm Blair and I'm saying this.  

BLAIR pulls out a puppy dressed as Harry Potter to show MACKENZIE.  

MACKENZIE  
I usually hate dogs  
(in baby voice)  
But you're adorkable.  

In this example, BLAIR pulls out a puppy dressed as Harry Potter to show MACKENZIE., is action.

Happy Writing!

With this, you should be able to make a basic script. To see the full power of Fountain, checkout the Syntax Documentation.

You’ll be writing Screenplays in no time.