# Screenplain (Fountain/plain-text to screenplay converter)

- id: src_01M569C7GKNAAF68FK1J215N85
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T01 · tags: level:established, fountain, converter, pdf, fdx
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:17:48.935Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569C7GKNAAF68FK1J215N85

Source: https://github.com/vilcans/screenplain

```json
{
  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Command-line/Python tool that converts plain-text (Fountain-style) screenplays to PDF/HTML/FDX; fits agent pipelines that generate script text and need deterministic formatting.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [
    "Python"
  ],
  "source_owner": "vilcans (Martin Vilcans)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "Format coverage versus current Fountain syntax not verified."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-04-28T21:41:15.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README: write your screenplay in plain text and run it through the program to make it look good; positioned for command-line users. · locator: repository README / metadata · source: https://github.com/vilcans/screenplain
- [sourced_fact] MIT license (LICENSE.txt); last push 2026-04-28. · locator: LICENSE file · source: https://github.com/vilcans/screenplain/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=MIT hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · MIT license for the code. Output screenplays belong to their authors; no model-training statement. · evidence: https://github.com/vilcans/screenplain/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

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