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Screenplay PDF to Fountain Converter

Extract a text-based screenplay PDF and download clean, editable Fountain in your browser.

Drop a PDF. Text extraction and conversion happen on your device, and the original upload is stored. Scanned image PDFs need OCR first.






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PDF to Fountain, in the browser

    
Many screenplay PDFs contain a selectable text layer. This tool reads that layer, uses line position to recover scene headings, character cues, dialogue, parentheticals, and action, then downloads a plain-text .fountain file. It does not OCR photographs of pages.

  
  








  

    
Frequently asked questions

    

      
      

        Why is my PDF empty?
        
The file is probably scanned images or uses compressed custom fonts without extractable text. Paste the text from Preview/Adobe instead, or use the formatter tool.

      

      
      

        Will page numbers and MORE/CONT’D come through?
        
The converter removes common page numbers, MORE, and CONTINUED markers while rebuilding the screenplay.

      

      
      

        Need a Final Draft file instead?
        
Use the dedicated PDF to FDX converter for a downloadable Final Draft XML file.

      

      
    

  





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