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Download your script

You can export your script from Spell Slate in three formats: PDF, Text, and Fountain. Each is useful for different purposes.

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Where to find Export

Go to Writing → Script in the project nav, then open the Export dropdown in the toolbar. It appears in both read mode (when viewing the script) and edit mode (when editing in the Fountain editor). You can also open the Download menu from the Script & Breakdown card on a project’s main page. Export dropdown with PDF, Text, and Fountain options

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Export options

  • Export PDF: A formatted screenplay (industry-standard layout, Courier 12pt). Opens in a new tab. Use this for printing, sharing with collaborators, or submissions.
  • Export Text: Plain text with character names and dialogue indented, scene headings flush left. Good for Celtx-style workflows or simple text editors.
  • Export Fountain: Fountain (.fountain) format. This is the best option for backup or use in other screenwriting tools (Final Draft, Highland, WriterDuet, etc.).
PDF exports follow standard screenplay pagination. The title page does not show a page number, and page 1 starts on the first script page. A reading script has clean scene headings. A script you carry on set needs the number, so you can tell at a glance which scene you are shooting.
  1. Open the Export menu.
  2. Tick Include scene numbers under Export PDF.
  3. Click Export PDF.
Every scene heading prints with its number in front of it, the same number you see on the stripboard, the call sheet, and your sides. On a locked script that is the frozen production number (24, A24). On an unlocked script it is the scene’s position. Leave the box unticked for a clean copy. Spell Slate remembers the setting in your browser, so a production that prints numbered pages every day only sets it once. Texting a PDF file is hit or miss. If the reader only needs to read the script, pick Share view-only link at the bottom of the same Export menu and send them a link instead: it opens as a PDF in their browser with no sign-in, and you can revoke it any time. The Export menu open, with Share view-only link below the PDF, Text, and Fountain exports Full walkthrough: Share a view-only script link.

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Fountain (.fountain) export

Fountain is a plain-text screenplay format. Spell Slate exports your script as valid Fountain, including scene headings, action, dialogue, character names, transitions, and parentheticals. The file name uses your project title and revision date (e.g. my-project_20260212.fountain). Use Fountain export when you want to work in another app, keep a plain-text backup, or move between tools without losing structure.

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If export is disabled

Export options require a script to be imported or created. If you see no Export button or the dropdown is disabled, add or import a script first.