Free Screenplay Formatter (Plain Text to Fountain)

Paste a messy draft from Notes or Docs. Get industry sluglines, character cues, and dialogue — then download Fountain, FDX, or PDF.

Drop Notes, .txt, Fountain, or FDX Or paste a messy draft

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Turn a messy draft into a screenplay

Writers dump scenes into Notes, email, or Google Docs, then need INT./EXT., character cues, and dialogue spacing. This formatter looks for sluglines, NAME: dialogue novel lines, and ALL-CAPS speakers, then rebuilds Fountain you can open in Final Draft or Zen Writer.

Frequently asked questions

Does it replace a dedicated screenwriting app?

No. It is a first pass. Keep writing with live formatting in Zen Writer so you are not cleaning sluglines after every scene.

What if my draft is already Fountain?

If it already has INT./EXT. headings, the parser treats it as Fountain and you can still export FDX or PDF.

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