Obsidian Fountain Editor

An Obsidian plugin for Fountain syntax formatting in the editor.

📺 Youtube Demo: Obsidian Fountain - Live Editor (Plugin Showcase)

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🔨 Usage

🏁 Quickstart

1. 📥 Open the installation prompt in Obsidian (recommended)
   1. How to install Obsidian plugins (beginner) Link →
   2. Manual installation (advanced) Link →
2. 📄 Mark a markdown note for Fountain formatting by one of the following:
   1. Use a .fountain.md extension
   2. Add a fountain tag to the Properties frontmatter
   3. Add cssclasses: fountain to the Properties frontmatter
3. 🎨 You will get automatic syntax highlighting/styling according to the Fountain syntax!

Try copy-pasting this into a note:

---
cssclasses:
  - fountain
---

# Opening Hook

> THE STINK LINK <

FADE TO:

EXT. PUBLIC RESTROOM - DAY

A POLICE OFFICER steps into a dingy restroom. She winces.

POLICE OFFICER (V.O.)
I _smell_ a rat...

= Use Fountain's Synopsis to escape into [[regular markdown]]! #so-cool

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You can use **Obsidian comment blocks** to escape into markdown too!

> [!tip] Strip these Obsidian comments out with the Obsidian Longform plugin!

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🧰 Toolset

Markdown

A lightweight markup syntax that uses simple plaintext formatting for easy conversion other formats.

Obsidian ↗

A markdown-based note-taking app with a focus on knowledge management: linking and organizing information.

Fountain ↗

A lightweight markup syntax for writing screenplays with simple plaintext formatting — just like Markdown.

Fountain Editor - Obsidian Plugin

This plugin integrates Fountain syntax into Obsidian’s editor!

Other Plugins & External Tools

Effortlessly incorporate other Obsidian plugins, and external screenplay tools and apps!

Huh???

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🌟 Key Features

💰 100% Free

No premium tier, no hidden charges. Everything, for $0.

📝 Author with Obsidian

One app for your research, references, ideating, outlining, drafting, writing. All linked. Unopinionated workflow.

💱 Intuitive Hybrid Syntax

Fountain + Markdown. Interleaved and complementary, with simple design for opt-in and opt-out!

⚡ Supercharge with Other Plugins

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🔧 Fine-Tune Your Styles

Fully exposed CSS Variables, for every syntax token, to tweak to pixel perfection.

Tip

Full documentation wiki can be found at obsidian-fountain-editor.chuangcaleb.com. Check it out!