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🖋️ Fount — The Zen Screenplay Editor

Fount is a minimal, distraction-free Fountain screenplay editor built for writers who live in the terminal. Written in Rust, it combines raw performance with a "Zen Studio" aesthetic, giving you a writing experience that feels professional, focused, and deeply personal.

"It's not just a text editor. It's a Distraction-Free Mode for the mind."

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Quick Start

# Open a screenplay
fount my_screenplay.fountain

# Open multiple scripts at once
fount script_a.fountain script_b.fountain

# Create a new file and land on the home screen
fount

When you launch Fount with no arguments, you are greeted by the Home Screen — a dashboard where you can create new files, open existing ones, load the interactive tutorial, or pick up where you left off from your recent files.

Wiki Contents

Page	Description
Installation	Install on Arch, Debian, Fedora, macOS, and Windows.
Getting Started	Your first five minutes: the Home Screen, creating a file, and basic editing.
Fountain Markup	Complete reference for the Fountain screenplay format as used in Fount.
Keyboard Shortcuts	Every shortcut key in the app, organized by category.
Commands	Full reference for every / command in the Command Palette.
Search and Replace	Finding text, navigating matches, and replacing one or all occurrences.
Index Cards	Using the Story Architect grid to visualize and reorder your scenes.
X‐Ray Mode	Analyze pacing, character dialogue, and scene structure.
Writing Sprints	Timed writing sessions to boost your productivity.
Snapshots	Automated backups, browsing history, and restoring previous versions.
Production Tools	Scene numbering, production lock, and title page management.
Export and Reports	Exporting to PDF, Fountain, and generating CSV reports.
Themes	Available themes and how to create your own with TOML.
Configuration	The fount.conf file, all options, and command-line flags.
FAQ	Frequently asked questions and troubleshooting tips.

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Philosophy

Fount is designed around three principles:

1. Disappear while you work. The interface stays out of your way until you need it. No menus, no toolbars, no dialogs.
2. The Fountain format is king. Your files are plain text. You own your data. No lock-in.
3. Power beneath the surface. Scene navigation, character analysis, writing sprints, production numbering — everything is a keystroke away.

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Credits

Fount stands on the shoulders of giants:

• Lottie — The immediate inspiration. Fount began as a fork and evolution of this beautiful terminal editor.
• Beat — The gold standard for minimalist screenwriting. Fount brings the spirit of Beat to the terminal.
• Fountain.io — The universal plain-text screenplay format that makes all of this possible.

Crafted for the screenwriting community with 75% Human Spirit and 25% AI Assistance.