Fountain+ Exporter vs Fountainize

TL;DR

Fountainize formats your Google Doc to look like a screenplay. Fountain+ Exporter does that, and also hands you a real .fdx, .fadein, .pdf or .txt file when you're done — with no length cap and no $10/year tier.

At a Glance — Fountain+ Exporter

Free Google Docs Add-on. Reads Fountain or Mangaplay markup, writes Final Draft, FadeIn, PDF, TXT and Fountain. 14 locales. No element cap, no paid tier. Built by Pistol Taeja and used on his own screenplays.

At a Glance — Fountainize

Google Docs Add-on by Brandon Cathcart with over 412,000 installs on the Workspace Marketplace. Formats Fountain markup into a screenplay-looking Doc. Free tier capped at around 800 lines (~15 pages). Pro is $10 CAD/year. Last meaningful update Jan 2025, after a roughly 5-year quiet spell.

Pricing

Feature Matrix

Why Pick Fountain+ Exporter

• You want to leave Google Docs with a real industry-format file (FDX, FadeIn, PDF), not just a visually formatted Doc.
• Your screenplay is longer than 15 pages and you don't want to pay $10/year to clear the cap.
• You write in a language other than English and want the Add-on UI to match (14 supported).
• You also work in comics or manga and need page/panel format support.
• You prefer a tool that's shipped updates this year.

Why Pick Fountainize

• You're writing the first 15 pages of a short and the Doc itself is the deliverable.
• You want the most-installed Fountain-in-Docs tool with five years of brand familiarity.
• You don't need to export — print-to-PDF from Docs is enough.
• You're on Pro ($10 CAD/year) and the title page / page numbers features matter to you.

Workflows

If you're a screenwriter handing off to Final Draft. Fountain+ exports .fdx directly from your Doc. Fountainize doesn't export FDX at all; you'd have to print to PDF and then run that through a separate converter.

If you're drafting a short film inside Google Docs. Both work fine while you're under 15 pages. Fountainize has the longer install track record; Fountain+ has the live updates and the 14-language UI.

Switching from Fountainize to Fountain+ Exporter

Switching is a 5-minute job because both speak Fountain markup. Your existing Doc body works as-is.

1. Open your Fountainize-formatted Google Doc. 2. Install the Fountain+ Exporter Add-on from the Workspace Marketplace. 3. From the Extensions → Fountain+ Exporter menu, pick your output format (FDX, FadeIn, PDF, TXT, or Fountain). 4. The Add-on downloads the file. You're done — no element cap, no Pro upsell.

Bottom Line

Pick Fountainize if you're writing a short, the Doc is the deliverable, and the free tier is enough.

Pick Fountain+ Exporter if you want to walk out of Google Docs with a real industry-format file — .fdx, .fadein, .pdf or .txt — with no length cap, no paid tier, and ongoing updates.

FAQ

Can I use both? Yes. They install side-by-side as Google Docs Add-ons and don't conflict. Use Fountainize to format-as-you-type and Fountain+ Exporter when you need to export.

Will my Fountainize Doc work with Fountain+ Exporter? Yes — both parse Fountain markup. Your existing text is portable.

Does Fountain+ Exporter have a free tier limit? No length cap, no watermark, no upsell. Fully free.

What about the title page? Fountain+ Exporter writes Fountain title-page metadata into the export. Fountainize requires Pro ($10 CAD/year) for title pages.