Which text editing apps do I use on my iPad? Too many to list. Next, pick the app (and platform) you want to write in. Easy peasy! If you already know how to write a screenplay, you’ll pick up the Fountain syntax in about 60 seconds! A complete description of the syntax can be found on the Fountain website. Here are a few examples: Start all scene headings (slug lines) with INT, EXT, or something similar. That was a lot to digest, so let’s break it down:įirst you need to learn the Fountain syntax. When you’re finished writing, simply feed your text through a Fountain compatible converter, and presto! You’ve got a properly formatted script! It’s like magic, only more magical! And, because you’re writing in plain text (which is platform agnostic), you can bounce between apps and platforms at any time (i.e., Begin writing in TextEdit on your Mac, continue writing in Editorial on your iPad, and finish up in JotterPad on your Android tablet). With this new syntax, you can write your script as plain text in any text editing apps (not just screenwriting-specific programs), on any platform (yes, even a TRS-80), without having to worry about indents, margins, and other formatting particulars. Why? Because I’ve fallen in love with writing screenplays in… wait for it… text editors.įountain is a comprehensive, easy to learn, simple to implement, free to use screenwriting syntax based on screenplay standards that already exist (most of which you already know or can learn very quickly). All of these apps are extremely powerful, and yet, I’m using them less and less. Today the App Store offers several mobile screenwriting apps that provide feature-rich authoring environments designed specifically for pounding out screenplay pages (i.e., Celtx Script $4.99, Storyist $9.99, and Final Draft Writer $39.99, etc.). I quickly concluded that writing a screenplay in any text editor was not only a horrible idea, it was also a very horrible idea. I tried writing a few script pages, complete with all the necessary complex screenplay formatting, in this app. When the iPhone was introduced seven years ago, the only true writing tool was the native notepad app, a bare-bones, nearly featureless text editor. This week, we’re going to look at how Fountain is making it easier to write screenplays on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (as well as your Android device, Blackberry, Windows phone, Palm Pilot, Mac, PC, Apple II, and TRS-80 - yes, really).
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