# lmparppei/Beat

- id: src_01M569MH0TQE72YP3WNQT49X7P
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T01, T03 · tags: level:established, kind:screenwriting-tool, format:fountain, ecosystem:macos, task:story-structure-views, task:script-statistics
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:22:20.816Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569MH0TQE72YP3WNQT49X7P

Source: https://github.com/lmparppei/beat

No hardware or OS version requirements were read.

```json
{
  "archived": false,
  "revision": {
    "ref": "v2.1.18 (latest release, published 2026-05-26T20:22:29Z)",
    "pinned": true,
    "source_url": "https://github.com/lmparppei/Beat/releases"
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "macOS/iOS screenwriting app on the Fountain format with outline views (collapsing list, index cards, timeline) and a statistics view (line count per character, scene locations). Fountain files make it a plausible human front end for a text-based script pipeline; it is macOS/iOS only.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Lauri-Matti Parppei",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": "README describes macOS and iOS apps; iOS has a reduced feature set.",
  "known_limitations": [
    "macOS and iOS only; plugin support is stated to be Mac-only.",
    "Reports are on-screen statistics; no breakdown-sheet or scheduling export was verified.",
    "No dependency versions read."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T10:12:18.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README describes an elegant screenwriting app for macOS and iOS using the plain-text Fountain format. · locator: README, opening · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/README.md
- [sourced_fact] README lists multiple story structure views including a collapsing list, index cards and timeline. · locator: README features · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/README.md
- [sourced_fact] README lists a statistics view with line count per character and scene locations. · locator: README features · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/README.md
- [sourced_fact] The mobile release is a paid App Store app, still licensed under GPL. · locator: README · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/README.md
- [sourced_fact] LICENSE.md carries a GPL notice for version 3 or any later version. · locator: LICENSE.md · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/LICENSE.md
- [sourced_fact] GitHub API reports the license as NOASSERTION (not auto-detected). · locator: evidence/github/lmparppei--beat.json · source: https://api.github.com/repos/lmparppei/Beat
- [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=GPL-3.0-or-later hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=permitted training=unknown · LICENSE.md contains the GPL notice 'version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version'; GitHub shows NOASSERTION because the file is a notice rather than the full license text. Copyleft. The paid App Store build is distributed by the author; payment does not change the source license. · evidence: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/LICENSE.md, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/README.md

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