Turn your Fountain script
into a PDF.

1. Open WriteShape and choose File → Open.
2. Choose Open a local file and select your .fountain file.
3. Check the screenplay preview. Review scene headings, action, character names and dialogue.
4. Choose File → Export, select the PDF options you need and export.

Opening the editor does not upload a local screenplay to WriteShape's hosted document storage. Connected Drive and shared-document workflows are separate choices.

Use a standard screenplay PDF for ordinary script pages, or choose a mobile PDF when the reader will use a phone. You can also highlight selected characters for a read-through. These export tools are free.

A PDF is a reading copy. Keep your Fountain file for editing and revision; the PDF does not replace it. Review the output before sending it, especially if your script uses unusual formatting or characters.

Fountain stores a screenplay as plain text with simple conventions for scene headings, character cues, dialogue and other screenplay elements. It stays readable even outside a screenplay application.

INT. LANTERN ROOM - NIGHT

Mara grips the hand crank. Beyond the glass, a boat slips toward the rocks.

MARA
Then we keep the light moving.

ELI
I'll turn it with you.

Together, they lift the beam across the water.

If a line appears as the wrong element, check its spacing and capitalization against the screenplay format guide, then review the preview again.

You can continue revising in the free screenplay editor before making another PDF.