Script Editor v1.9

Script Editor is an AI Powered Fountain-compatible screenplay editor with CJK support (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), intelligent formatting detection, integrated Story Board/Outline tools, AI aid summary, and DOCX export.

繁體中文版本

Editor Mode

Story Board Mode

Card Editor

📝 Syntax Guide

Use standard Fountain Syntax.

• Scene Heading: 'INT. / EXT.' will automatically be bolded and uppercased.
• Character: '@NAME', 'NAME', or 'NAME:' will be centered. The "@" is hidden in preview.
• Dialogue: Text below a Character will be automatically indented.
• Parenthetical: '(emotion)', 'OS:', or 'VO:' will be automatically centered and italicized.
• Transition: 'CUT TO:' or 'FADE IN' will be right-aligned.

🛠️ Features

Fast Script Creation

This plugin does not affect other .md files. You can create new .md files pre-configured with the correct metadata (cssclasses: fountain).

• Context Menu: Right-click on any folder and select New script.
• Command Palette: Search for Create new script.

Story Board Mode

A visual grid view of your screenplay's scenes with full drag-and-drop support.

• Access: Click the "Grid" icon (⊞) in the view header.
• Drag & Drop Reordering: Rearrange scenes by dragging cards between positions. A blue insertion line guides you for precise placement.
• Quick Navigation: Click any card to instantly jump to that scene in the editor.
• Color Tag: Click the top-left corner to set card color markers.
• Card Function: Click the top-right icon to add, clone, delete cards, or generate scene summaries with AI.
• Act Grouping: Scenes are automatically grouped under ## (H2) headings (Acts).

AI Powered Features

• In Story Board Mode, you can use AI aid for summaries. You need to enter your Gemini API Key in the settings page first.
• AI Beat Summary: Integrates Gemini 2.5 Flash to instantly generate scene summaries or new scenes based on context.
• Bulk AI Processing: One-click to analyze and summarize your entire screenplay.
• AI Rewrite Scene: Right-click anywhere in the editor to rewrite your rough notes into a professional screenplay scene based on surrounding context.

DOCX Export

Industry-standard screenplay documents.

• Editor/File Explorer: Right-click -> Export to .docx.

Scene Renumbering

• Command Palette: Scripter: Renumber Scenes
• Automatically updates sequential numbers for all Scene Headings (e.g., 01. INT. ...).

Character Suggestion Menu

Quickly insert character names with frequency-based autocomplete.

• Trigger: Type @ anywhere in your script.
• Smart Ranking: Characters are ranked by how often they appear in your script.
• Automatic Detection: Works with @NAME, NAME:, and ALL-CAPS formats.

Export Summary

Export your script's structure to a separate Markdown file.

• Editor/File Explorer: Right-click -> Export summary.
• Outputs all H1, H2 headings and scene summaries to a new .md file.

Right-click Function

• In editing mode, the right-click menu provides common Syntax options and other functions.

Markdown-Native

A hybrid design that respects standard Markdown (Headings, Lists, Bold) while delivering professional screenplay formatting.

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📦 Installation

We recommend using BRAT or manual installation.

Manual Installation

1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the Latest Release.
2. Create a folder named script-editor in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory.
3. Copy the downloaded files into that folder.
4. Reload Obsidian.

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Support

Created by Yan Min Lee ( ideo2004@gmail.com ). I am a movie director and scriptwriter in Taiwan. If you find this plugin useful and would like to support its development, please consider buying me a coffee:

License

MIT