Fountain+ TL;DR
CinemaVision Fountain Editor was a 2016-vintage WYSIWYG Fountain editor distributed as a Chrome packaged app — a delivery format Google deprecated in 2018. The marketing page still resolves. The product is, in any practical sense, dead. Fountain+ Exporter is the modern replacement.
At a Glance — Fountain+ Exporter
Free Google Docs Add-on. Reads Fountain or Mangaplay markup, writes FDX, FadeIn, PDF, TXT and Fountain. 14 locales. Active through 2026.
At a Glance — CinemaVision Fountain Editor
WYSIWYG Fountain editor by CinemaVision. Originally distributed as a Chrome packaged app (a format Google deprecated in 2018), with desktop installers for Windows, macOS and Linux, plus a hosted online version at ftneditor.cinemavision.com. Imported FDX and Celtx, supported hierarchical navigation, character/scene autocomplete and breakdown reports. Stuck in beta since 2016. Last dated artefact is the v20160202 Quick Start PDF on the CinemaVision site.
Pricing
Fountain+ Exporter — Free
- Active Google Docs Add-on
- All current export formats
- Updated through 2026
CinemaVision — Free
- Was free
- Effectively abandoned
- No active maintenance
Feature Matrix
| Feature | Fountain+ | CinemaVision |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | Google Docs Add-on | Desktop installer + online |
| Active in 2026 | ✓ | Abandoned |
| Fountain markup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Celtx import | No | ✓ |
| FDX import | No | ✓ |
| .fdx export | ✓ | No |
| .fadein export | ✓ | No |
| PDF export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lives in Google Docs | ✓ | Standalone |
| Mangaplay / comic format | ✓ | No |
| Locales | 14 | English |
Why Pick Fountain+ Exporter
- You want a tool that's still being updated — CinemaVision hasn't shipped a release in close to a decade.
- You want FDX export (CinemaVision only imports FDX).
- You want FadeIn export.
- You write in Google Docs.
- You want the Add-on UI in your own language (14 supported).
Why CinemaVision Was Picked
- It was one of the very few free tools that imported Celtx files.
- It was a true WYSIWYG editor at a time when most Fountain tools were markup-only.
- It ran fully offline via the desktop installer.
Workflows
The Celtx-import carve-out. If you have a legacy .celtx archive and need to extract it to Fountain, CinemaVision is one of the few free tools that imports Celtx. Verify it still runs against your file before relying on it — modern Celtx file formats may have drifted.
For everything else. Fountain+ is the active path. The Chrome-app distribution channel CinemaVision was built around no longer exists, and there's no public bug tracker to report issues to.
Switching from CinemaVision to Fountain+ Exporter
1. If you have a .fountain file from CinemaVision, paste its contents into a Google Doc. 2. Install Fountain+ Exporter. 3. Extensions → Fountain+ Exporter → pick your export format.
Bottom Line
CinemaVision Fountain Editor is effectively dead — stuck in beta since 2016, distribution channel deprecated by Google in 2018, and no public bug tracker.
Pick Fountain+ Exporter for active development and a current export pipeline. Use CinemaVision only as a last-resort Celtx importer for legacy archives.
FAQ
Does CinemaVision still work? The hosted online editor at ftneditor.cinemavision.com still loads. Whether it correctly handles current Fountain spec extensions is unverified.
How do I get a Celtx file into Fountain+ Exporter? Celtx Cloud can export Fountain directly — that's the cleanest path. CinemaVision is the fallback for offline .celtx archives.
Why does CinemaVision still show up in search results? The cinemavision.com marketing page still resolves and never declared end-of-life, so search engines keep indexing it.