Fountain+ Exporter vs Afterwriting

TL;DR

Afterwriting is a thoughtfully-built free Fountain web app that quietly stopped getting updates in late 2024. Fountain+ Exporter is the actively-maintained option for writers who live in Google Docs.

At a Glance — Fountain+ Exporter

Free Google Docs Add-on. Reads Fountain or Mangaplay markup from your Doc, exports FDX, FadeIn, PDF, TXT and Fountain. 14 locales. Actively maintained through 2026.

At a Glance — Afterwriting

Free, open-source (MIT) web app by Piotr Jamróz. Loads and saves Fountain from Google Drive and Dropbox, has highly customisable PDF output, analytics panels (character relationships, day/night breakdown), an FDX-to-Fountain converter, and an unusual offline single-file HTML build. Dormant since 2024-09-24 according to its repo activity.

Pricing

Feature Matrix

Why Pick Fountain+ Exporter

• You want an actively maintained tool — Afterwriting hasn't shipped a feature update in over 18 months.
• You write inside Google Docs, not as standalone .fountain files in Drive.
• You need .fadein export — Afterwriting doesn't write FadeIn.
• You write comics or manga and need Mangaplay format.
• You want the Add-on UI in your own language (14 supported).

Why Pick Afterwriting

• You need FDX → Fountain conversion — this is the single feature Afterwriting has that Fountain+ Exporter doesn't.
• You need highly customisable PDF output (fine-grained margins, scene-number style, dual dialogue rendering).
• You want a single-file offline HTML build that runs without a browser tab open to a server.
• You want character relationship graphs and day/night scene analytics.
• You want open-source code you can fork or self-host.

Workflows

The FDX-to-Fountain gap. This is the honest one. If you have an .fdx file and need it as Fountain text inside Google Docs, Afterwriting still does that job and Fountain+ doesn't — yet. Use Afterwriting for that one-way conversion, then continue in Docs with Fountain+.

For everything else. If you're starting fresh, Fountain+ is the active path. Draft in Docs, export to FDX, FadeIn, PDF or TXT from the Add-on menu.

Switching from Afterwriting to Fountain+ Exporter

1. Open your Fountain file in Afterwriting (or wherever you currently keep it). 2. Copy the full Fountain text. 3. Open a new Google Doc and paste it. 4. Install Fountain+ Exporter. 5. Extensions → Fountain+ Exporter → pick your export format.

Bottom Line

Pick Afterwriting if you specifically need FDX import or the analytics panels, and you're comfortable using a tool that's no longer being maintained.

Pick Fountain+ Exporter for active development, Google-Docs-native delivery, FadeIn export, comic-format support, and a 14-language UI.

FAQ

Will Afterwriting come back? Possibly — it's MIT-licensed and the source is on GitHub. As of mid-2026 there's no sign of resumed development from the original maintainer.

Does Fountain+ Exporter do FDX import? Not currently. This is the single biggest capability gap and the most-requested feature. A companion route on fountain.plus may address it before the Add-on does.

Can I run Fountain+ Exporter offline? No — it lives inside Google Docs, which requires an internet connection. Afterwriting's single-file offline build is unique in the category.

Does Fountain+ Exporter have character analytics? No. For character relationship graphs and day/night breakdowns, use Fountain+ Screenplay Checker which generates a full pre-coverage report.