Commands

Commands

Fount's Command Palette is activated by pressing / in the editor. Every command listed here is typed after the / prefix.

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File & Session Management

Command	Description
/w	Save the current file to disk.
/w [path]	Save As to the specified path.
/ww	Open the Save As file picker with the current filename pre-filled.
/o	Open a file using the built-in file picker.
/o [path]	Open the file at the specified path directly.
/new or /newfile	Create a new empty buffer.
/bn	Switch to the next open buffer.
/bp	Switch to the previous open buffer.
/q	Close the current buffer (prompts if unsaved).
/q!	Force close without saving.
/wq	Save and close the current buffer.
/ex	Exit Fount entirely (closes all buffers).
/home	Return to the Home Screen dashboard.

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Navigation

Command	Description
/[number]	Jump to line number (e.g., /50 goes to line 50).
/s[number]	Jump to scene number (e.g., /s12 goes to scene 12).
/pos	Report the current cursor position (line, column, character percentages).

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Search & Replace

Command	Description
/search [text]	Search for text in the script — highlights all matches and jumps to the first one.
/search	Enter interactive search mode — type to search in real-time with live highlighting.

Once a search is active, use Alt+Up / Alt+Down to navigate between matches, r to replace the current match, or R to replace all matches. See Search and Replace for full details.

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Edit Operations

Command	Description
/ud	Undo the last change.
/rd	Redo the last undone change.
/copy	Copy the current selection or line.
/cut	Cut the current selection or line.
/paste	Paste from the system clipboard.
/selectall	Select all text in the script.

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Look & Feel

Themes

Command	Description
/theme [name]	Switch to a theme (e.g., /theme dracula).
/t [name]	Alias for /theme.
/theme	List all available theme names.

Settings Toggle (/set)

All settings can be toggled with /set [option] or set explicitly with /set [option] on or /set [option] off:

Command	Description	Default
/set focus	Toggle Focus Mode (hides title/status bars)	Off
/set typewriter	Toggle Typewriter Mode (center the active line)	On
/set markup	Toggle Markup Visibility (show/hide Fountain sigils)	Hidden
/set pagenums	Toggle Page Numbers in the margin	On
/set scenenums	Toggle Scene Numbers in the margin	On
/set contd	Toggle Auto (CONT'D) for consecutive character dialogue	On
/set autosave	Toggle Auto-Save (30-second background saves)	On
/set autocomplete	Toggle Autocomplete for characters and locations	On
/set autobreaks	Toggle Smart Page Breaks (context-aware paragraph spacing)	On
/set highlight	Toggle Highlight Active block focus (dims inactive text)	Off
/set line	Toggle Line Numbers visibility	On
/set productiontags	Toggle Production Tags visibility in the editor	Off
/set prodtags	Alias for productiontags	Off

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Modes & Views

Command	Description
/editor or /ed	Return to Normal editing mode.
/ic	Open Index Cards (Story Architect) mode.
/xray	Open X-Ray analysis mode.
/snap	Open the Snapshots gallery.
/export	Open the Export Pane.

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Production Tools

Command	Description
/structure	Open Structure Templates to import story beats.
/renum	Renumber all scenes sequentially (respects production lock).
/clearnum	Remove all scene number tags from every heading.
/injectnum	Tag the current scene with an auto-computed number.
/injectnum [tag]	Tag the current scene with a custom number (e.g., /injectnum 14B).
/locknum	Enable Production Lock — new scenes get suffixed numbers (A, B, etc.).
/unlocknum	Disable Production Lock.
/addtitle	Insert a Title Page template at the top of the script.

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Revision Mode

Command	Description
/revision on	Turn ON revision tracking. Modified lines will be marked with *.
/revision off	Turn OFF revision tracking. Existing marks remain, but new edits are not tracked.
/revision bake	Approve all revisions. Clears all marks and turns off revision mode.

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Writing Sprints

Command	Description
/sprint [minutes]	Start a timed sprint (e.g., /sprint 15 for 15 minutes).
/cancelsprint	Cancel the active sprint.
/sprintstat	View sprint history and statistics.

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Command Autocomplete

When you start typing a command, Fount offers tab-completion for recognized commands and theme names. This makes it faster to type long commands like /sprintstat or /theme tokyonight.

Literal / Support

To type a literal / character at the beginning of a line (without triggering the command palette), or to use it within a command (like a search term or file path), use //. This is useful for searching for literal slashes or specifying complex paths.

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Next: Search and Replace — In-depth guide to finding and replacing text.