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07 - All References and Links

Fountain Specification & Parsers​

ResourceURL
Fountain Official Sitehttps://fountain.io/
Fountain Syntax Specificationhttps://fountain.io/syntax/
Fountain Developer Resourceshttps://fountain.io/developers/
Fountain Apps Directoryhttps://fountain.io/apps/
Fountain Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_(markup_language)
Original Fountain Parser (ObjC)https://github.com/nyousefi/Fountain
Fountain.js (JavaScript)https://github.com/mattdaly/Fountain.js
Fountain.js Demohttps://mattdaly.github.io/Fountain.js/
fountain-js (npm, TypeScript)https://www.npmjs.com/package/fountain-js
X-Raym Fountain.js Forkhttps://github.com/X-Raym/Fountain.js
screenplay-tools (multi-lang)https://github.com/wildwinter/screenplay-tools
Jouvence (Python)https://github.com/ludovicchabant/Jouvence
Jouvence PyPIhttps://pypi.org/project/Jouvence/
fountain (Python by Tagirijus)https://github.com/Tagirijus/fountain
fountain-py (wildwinter)https://github.com/wildwinter/fountain-py
fountain (Go by rsdoiel)https://github.com/rsdoiel/fountain
go-fountainhttps://github.com/go-fountain/fountain
Textplay (Ruby)https://github.com/Joeboy/Textplay
fountain-parser (Perl)https://github.com/Ovid/fountain-parser
Fountain LibreOffice Toolshttps://github.com/earthbound19/FountainLibreOfficeTools

Open-Source Screenplay Editors​

ToolWebsiteGitHub
Beathttps://www.beat-app.fi/https://github.com/lmparppei/Beat
Beat Plugins—https://github.com/lmparppei/BeatPlugins
Scritehttps://www.scrite.io/https://github.com/teriflix/scrite
Story Architect (Starc)https://starc.app/https://github.com/story-apps/starc
Trelbyhttps://trelby.org/https://github.com/trelby/trelby
Afterwritinghttps://afterwriting.com/https://github.com/ifrost/afterwriting-labs
BetterFountain (VS Code)—https://github.com/piersdeseilligny/betterfountain
Screenplain—https://github.com/vilcans/screenplain

Commercial Screenplay Tools​

ToolURLArabic/RTL
StudioBinderhttps://www.studiobinder.com/screenwriting-software/Partial
WriterDuethttps://www.writerduet.com/Yes
WriterDuet RTL Templatehttps://www.writerduet.com/article/418-right-to-left-screenplay-template—
TwelvePointhttps://www.twelvept.com/Yes
TwelvePoint Arabic FAQhttps://www.twelvept.com/faq/en/questions/FAQ009-arabic-screenwriting.html—
Final Drafthttps://www.finaldraft.com/No
Highlandhttps://highland2.app/No
Dramatifyhttps://dramatify.com/Yes
Dramatify Arabic Supporthttps://dramatify.com/now-supporting-scripts-screenplays-in-arabic-farsi—
Script Studiohttps://www.scriptstudio.com/Yes

Arabic Text & RTL​

ResourceURL
Unicode BiDi Algorithm (UAX #9)https://unicode.org/reports/tr9/
W3C Arabic & Persian Layout Requirementshttps://www.w3.org/International/alreq/
RTL Styling 101https://rtlstyling.com/posts/rtl-styling/
RTL in Flutter Apps Guidehttps://leancode.co/blog/right-to-left-in-flutter-app
flutter_bidi_texthttps://pub.dev/packages/flutter_bidi_text
flutter_bidi_text GitHubhttps://github.com/Mohammed-Al-Zubiri/flutter_bidi_text
BidiFormatter Flutter APIhttps://api.flutter.dev/flutter/intl/BidiFormatter-class.html
RTL Text Fixer (Chrome Extension)https://github.com/kamarich/rtl-text-fixer
RTL Fixer (Design Software)https://rtlfixer.com/

Text Shaping & Typography​

ResourceURL
HarfBuzz: Why Text Shaping?https://harfbuzz.github.io/why-do-i-need-a-shaping-engine.html
HarfBuzz Shaping Conceptshttps://harfbuzz.github.io/shaping-concepts.html
Flutter Typography Guidehttps://docs.flutter.dev/ui/design/text/typography
Flutter FontFeature APIhttps://api.flutter.dev/flutter/dart-ui/FontFeature-class.html
Flutter Arabic Diacritics Issuehttps://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/16886
Flutter Arabic Letter Spacing Issuehttps://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/54529

PDF Generation​

ResourceURL
pdfmake-rtl GitHubhttps://github.com/aysnet1/pdfmake-rtl
@digicole/pdfmake-rtl npmhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/@digicole/pdfmake-rtl
pdfmake Documentationhttps://pdfmake.github.io/docs/
pdfmake npmhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/pdfmake
Flutter PDF with Arabic (Medium)https://medium.com/@aboayman27x1/flutter-pdf-creation-with-arabic-context-fff4b89f5d4d
Print Arabic PDFs Flutter (Medium)https://medium.com/@wellroundedappdev/print-arabic-pdfs-with-flutter-0e7fc11c9ac9
Syncfusion Flutter PDF Texthttps://help.syncfusion.com/flutter/pdf/working-with-text
Syncfusion Flutter PDF Viewer RTLhttps://help.syncfusion.com/flutter/pdf-viewer/right-to-left

Arabic Fonts​

FontURL
Cairohttps://fonts.google.com/specimen/Cairo
Noto Naskh Arabichttps://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Naskh+Arabic
IBM Plex Sans Arabichttps://fonts.google.com/specimen/IBM+Plex+Sans+Arabic
Amirihttps://fonts.google.com/specimen/Amiri
Scheherazade Newhttps://software.sil.org/scheherazade/

Screenplay Format Guides​

ResourceURL
How to Format a Screenplay - Final Drafthttps://www.finaldraft.com/learn/how-to-format-a-screenplay/
Screenplay Formatting - Scribophilehttps://www.scribophile.com/academy/how-to-format-a-screenplay
Screenplay Formatting - MasterClasshttps://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-screenplay-formatting-tips-and-tricks
Screenplay Format Guide - Scritehttps://www.scrite.io/how-to-format-a-screenplay/

Flutter Desktop & Rich Text​

ResourceURL
Flutter Desktop Docshttps://docs.flutter.dev/platform-integration/desktop
Flutter Desktop 2026 Guidehttps://dasroot.net/posts/2026/02/flutter-desktop-applications-windows-macos-linux/
Flutter Roadmap 2026https://shahzaibabid.com/flutter-roadmap-2026/
Flutter vs Electron (Stream)https://getstream.io/blog/flutter-desktop-vs-electron/
Flutter vs Electron (Pieces)https://pieces.app/blog/flutter-vs-electron-whats-the-difference
Flutter vs Electron (CodeMagic)https://blog.codemagic.io/flutter-vs-electron/
flutter_quillhttps://pub.dev/packages/flutter_quill
flutter_quill GitHubhttps://github.com/singerdmx/flutter-quill
flutter_quill RTL Issuehttps://github.com/singerdmx/flutter-quill/issues/152
super_editorhttps://pub.dev/packages/super_editor
super_editor GitHubhttps://github.com/Flutter-Bounty-Hunters/super_editor
appflowy_editorhttps://pub.dev/packages/appflowy_editor
appflowy_editor GitHubhttps://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy-editor
Flutter Rich Text Editorshttps://fluttergems.dev/richtext-markdown-editor/
flutter_typeaheadhttps://pub.dev/packages/flutter_typeahead
flutter_typeahead GitHubhttps://github.com/AbdulRahmanAlHamali/flutter_typeahead
Flutter Code Editorshttps://fluttergems.dev/editor-syntax-highlighter/
ArticleURL
Wildwinter: Fountain Parsershttps://wildwinter.medium.com/fountain-movie-script-parser-javascript-python-c-c-ca088d63d298
RTL in PDF (Medium)https://medium.com/@vinaymahamuni/rtl-right-to-left-in-the-pdf-ae6704070f06
Top JS PDF Libraries 2025https://www.nutrient.io/blog/top-js-pdf-libraries/
International Screenwriting - WriterDuethttps://www.writerduet.com/blog/international-screenwriting-software-of-html/