screenjson-cli

Export ScreenJSON to Fountain

Emit a plain-text .fountain screenplay from a ScreenJSON document.

Last updated January 2026

Command

screenjson export -i screenplay.json -f fountain -o screenplay.fountain

Auto-detected from extension

screenjson export -i screenplay.json -o screenplay.fountain

Pick a language

screenjson export -i screenplay.json -f fountain --lang ja -o script-ja.fountain

Pipe to stdout

screenjson export -i screenplay.json -f fountain

Things to know

Title-page metadata is emitted in the standard Fountain preamble (key: value, one per line, separated by a blank line).
Sluglines are reassembled from the structured heading object (INT. VAULT - NIGHT).
Dual dialogue uses the ^ Fountain convention.
Notes become [[note text]] inline annotations at the position of their highlight range.

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