FDX Converter

Extract text from FDX files

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How to extract text from your FDX file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FDX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert FDX to another file type

To convert your FDX file to another format, you need Final Draft or other Text software.

Convert a file to FDX

To convert other file formats to the "Screenplay Document" file type, you need software like Final Draft or a similar tool.

About FDX files

FDX files are the industry-standard screenplay documents created by Final Draft, the leading screenwriting software used by 95% of film and television productions. These files utilize an XML-based structure to store not just the dialogue and action, but the rigid formatting rules, scene numbering, and pagination essential for production workflows.

While FDX is the gold standard for writers, it presents significant barriers for collaboration outside the professional ecosystem. The file format is not natively supported by standard word processors like Microsoft Word or Google Docs. To view an FDX file, recipients typically need to purchase expensive software or download specific viewer apps, creating friction when sharing scripts with agents, producers, or beta readers who lack the software. Furthermore, opening an FDX file in a generic text editor reveals raw XML code rather than the formatted script, making it unreadable for humans.

To overcome these limitations, conversion is often necessary:

For Sharing and Reading: Convert FDX to PDF. This is the standard delivery format for the industry, ensuring that page counts (critical for scheduling) and formatting remain locked exactly as the writer intended.
For Editing/Collaboration: Convert FDX to DOCX or RTF. This allows collaborators to suggest edits in standard word processors, though users should be aware that complex script macros and

Convert.Guru analyzes your FDX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted PDF, FOUNTAIN, FDR, FDXT, FADEIN, DOCX, FDX COPY, FBX, XML, TXT, ZIP, SCRITE and FXD files.

FAQ

If you want to convert FDX file to PDF, FOUNTAIN, CELTX, TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX or MD, you can use Final Draft or similar software from the "Screenplay Script Document" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to FDX, try Final Draft or another comparable tool in the "Screenplay Script Document" category.

The FDX Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our FDX converter.