Afterwriting is a collection of tools for processing and analysing screenplays written in the Fountain format. It helps writers turn ordinary text files into formatted documents while providing information about the content and structure of a screenplay.
The software provides a browser-based interface for working with scripts, along with a Node.js command-line utility for document conversion. Writers can open Fountain documents or import Final Draft files for further processing.
Afterwriting is useful for examining a screenplay beyond its written content. Its analytical facilities can reveal the balance between action and dialogue, the distribution of scenes across locations and the relative prominence of characters.
The browser interface is also available in an offline form for working without a continuous internet connection.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Convert Fountain screenplay files into formatted PDF documents.
- Import Final Draft XML (FDX) files and convert their contents to Fountain.
- Extract screenplay information including page counts and estimated action and dialogue duration.
- Generate statistics covering location distribution, dialogue and page balance.
- Identify primary and secondary characters from screenplay content.
- Script pulse analysis for examining the progression of a screenplay.
- Examine the balance between action and dialogue across different parts of a script.
- Browser-based screenplay editor with basic autocomplete.
- Load and synchronise scripts using Google Drive or Dropbox in the online interface.
- Use a downloadable offline version of the browser-based application.
- Generate screenplay PDFs from the command line using Node.js.
- Integrate Fountain document conversion with automated processing workflows.
Website: github.com/ifrost/afterwriting-labs
Support:
Developer: Piotr Jamróz
License: MIT License
Afterwriting is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Script Writing Tools | |
|---|---|
| Trelby | Simple, powerful, full-featured program for writing movie screenplays |
| Manuskript | Use the snowflake method to grow your ideas |
| Screenwriter-mode | A plug-in for Emacs |
| Screenplain | Plain text to readable screenplay |
| LyX | The Hollywood document class equips LyX for script writing |
| Afterwriting | Post-processing tools for Fountain screenplay |
| Story Architect | Reinventing the screenwriting software |
| obsidian-fountain | Fountain support for Obsidian |
| lottie | Fountain screenplay editor |
Read our verdict in the software roundup.
 LinuxLinks helps you discover the best free and open source software for Linux. Explore our extensive collection of recommended applications, including alternatives to popular proprietary software.We also publish software reviews, Linux tutorials, hardware reviews, free programming books and articles covering the wider open source community. Browse our Linux resources to discover more. Know a useful free and open source Linux application we haven't covered? Suggest a program for inclusion. Has your software been featured on LinuxLinks? Display one of our Featured on LinuxLinks badges on your website or GitHub README. |
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.