Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FOUNTAIN file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FOUNTAIN to another file type
To convert FOUNTAIN scripts to another format, you need Highland or other Text software.
Convert a file to FOUNTAIN
To convert other file formats to the "Screenwriting Markup File" file type, you need software like Highland or a similar tool.
About FOUNTAIN files
A .fountain file is a plain text document written in the Fountain markup language, primarily used for screenwriting. It allows writers to draft screenplays in any basic text editor without needing expensive, proprietary software. You can open and edit these files with simple text tools, though dedicated applications like Highland or Fade In are required to visually render the industry-standard layout. You can learn more about the syntax on the Fountain Wikipedia page. The major disadvantage of a raw .fountain file is that it lacks locked pagination, specific margins, and visual formatting. Sending a plain text file to a director or producer is unprofessional because they expect a standard screenplay format. It is highly recommended to convert this format to PDF for reading and printing, or to FDX for professional collaborative editing in Final Draft. Standard online converters often fail to process this syntax properly because rendering a screenplay requires strict formatting rules.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FOUNTAIN file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert FOUNTAIN file to PDF, FDX, TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD or MARKDOWN, you can use Highland or similar software from the "Screenplay Text Markup Language" 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 FOUNTAIN, try Highland or another comparable tool in the "Screenplay Text Markup Language" category.
The FOUNTAIN 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 FOUNTAIN converter.