Files with fountain extension can be typically encountered as screenwritting scripts written in the Fountain markup language.

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Software that open fountain file

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FOUNTAIN file extension - Fountain script

What is fountain file? How to open fountain files?

File type specification:

Source code and script file type icon Source code and script file type

File extension fountain file is probably best known for its use for a markup language specially designed for formatting screenwriting documents.

A typical .fountain file stores screenwriting created with the Fountain syntax. Often used for backup purposes.

Updated: April 19, 2024

The default software associated to open fountain file:

NotePad++ text editor icon

Notepad++ Team logoNotePad++ text editor  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Notepad++ Team

A very popular free text and source code editor. It supports syntax highlighting and syntax folding for C, C++, HTML, ASP, Java, Pascal, PHP, Cobol, CSS etc. Notepad++ also supports plugins to add new features. It is localized to many languages.

Scrivener icon

Scrivener  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Literature & Latte Ltd.

Scrivener is specialized text editor for novelists and writers used to composing and structuring long documents. Also available for Mac OS X and iOS platforms.

Help how to open:

Meant to be used in screenwritting tools but pretty much any any text editor can be used to view the content of .fountain files.

How to convert:

Can be imported to screenwrting tools and exported to similar formats, for example FDX.

Find conversions from fountain file:

fountain to pdf

Find converter to fountain file type:

odt to fountain

pdf to fountain

List of software applications associated to the .fountain file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open fountain file, edit fountain file, convert fountain file, view fountain file, play fountain file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting fountain files.

Software that open fountain file - Fountain script

Programs supporting the exension fountain on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open fountain file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with fountain file by default:
NotePad++ text editor small icon NotePad++ text editor
Other suggested software:
Sublime Text small icon Sublime Text
Microsoft Windows NotePad small icon Microsoft Windows NotePad

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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