FOUNTTUI
A distraction-free, blazingly fast terminal screenplay editor built for writers who live in the keyboard. Outline, write, and export industry-standard scripts without ever leaving your terminal.
cargo install fount
Zero web runtimes, zero garbage collector pauses. Pure Rust compilation renders every keypress instantly to ANSI buffers.
Light enough to run smoothly on a Raspberry Pi, inside tmux over SSH, or alongside heavyweight compilation pipelines.
Your stories remain human-readable forever. Commit to git repositories, diff scene revisions, and edit with standard Unix tools.
One-key export to industry-standard Final Draft (.fdx), Fade In (.fadein), formatted PDF, and standalone HTML.
02 // ARCHITECTURE & CAPABILITIES
Everything you need to outline, draft, analyze, and format feature screenplays without touching a mouse.
Write in standard Fountain syntax and watch scene headings, character dialog, parentheticals, and transitions format automatically in real time.
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Step back from the text with an interactive TUI Corkboard. Reorder beats, group sequences into 3-Act or Hero's Journey structures with instant visual feedback.
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Deep analytical inspection of your screenplay directly in the terminal—monitor dialogue vs. action density, scene timing distribution, and character co-occurrence charts.
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Set timed writing sprints with live words-per-minute velocity calculation, session milestones, and automatic snapshots to keep you locked in deep flow state.
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Global text search and multi-line replacement designed for high-velocity editing. Search character names, dialogue patterns, and markers across 120-page drafts.
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Custom-tailored color themes designed to match your terminal setup—from phosphor amber and cyber matrix to catppuccin mauve and monochrome e-ink.
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03 // DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
"The fastest screenplay is written when nothing stands between your fingers and the page."
No popups, toolbars, or floating dialogs. Your entire narrative canvas is focused on typography and story structure.
Familiar ergonomic keybindings, instant buffer navigation, and full command-line piping capabilities for power users.
Because Fountain files are clean UTF-8 text, you get pristine branch diffs, collaborative merges, and permanent ownership.
Licensed under MIT / Apache-2.0. No subscriptions, no cloud vendor lock-in, and zero analytics telemetry.