Write

The Write stage is where your screenplay lives. Type new scenes directly inside FramePath, or import a .fountain file you already have — either way, the result is a structured set of scene cards you can rearrange, edit, and break down without leaving the app.

#Fountain in, Fountain out

FramePath reads and writes the Fountain screenplay format. Import a .fountain file and FramePath parses it into proper scene headings, action lines, dialogue, and transitions. Export back to Fountain at any time — the round-trip is lossless for everything Fountain expresses.

If you don't have a script yet, start typing. The element-card editor recognises the standard screenplay elements (scene heading, action, character, dialogue, parenthetical, transition) and formats them for you. No menus, no mode switching — element type follows from context.

#A card per scene, an element per beat

Each scene is a card on the Write stage canvas. Tap a card to open it; the scene's content expands inline as a stack of element cards — one card per beat. Reorder beats by dragging. Delete a beat by swiping. Add a new beat from the floating add button.

The card layout scales from iPhone to iPad to Mac. On Mac and iPad, you can see the scene navigator, the open scene, and the shot breakdown side by side. On iPhone, each surface is a tab.

#Characters track themselves

Type @ while writing an action line or scene description and FramePath offers the characters already in your project. Pick one, and that character is now linked to the scene. The character list on the Plan stage updates automatically; export views show the cast per scene without you having to maintain a separate list.

New character? Type @, type the name, accept the "Create new character" suggestion. The character is now part of the project and available for @-mention from every other scene.

#What you don't have to do

You don't have to format anything manually. You don't have to maintain a separate character list. You don't have to choose between writing in FramePath and using the screenplay you already have — Fountain import and export keeps you compatible with whatever you write in elsewhere.