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Screenplay Speaker & Dialogue Extractor

Extract character cues and spoken blocks from a Fountain-style script, count dialogue words and export separate dialogue inventories.

Character totalsEditable projectsLocal processing

Source → inspect → export

Open project

Preparing the worked example…

Your source & settings

Settings & options

Open your media file

Files stay in your browser. Try the built-in sample first.

Choose file

Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB.

Inspect your result

PREVIEW & EXPORT

Output file

Know what changed

A focused Fountain-style heuristic: uppercase character cues follow a blank line and precede dialogue. Scene headings and transitions are excluded. Parentheticals are retained in the transcript but excluded from spoken-word counts.

Choose another output above or open Export files.

Explore the example

Extract character cues and spoken blocks from a Fountain-style script, count dialogue words and export separate dialogue inventories.

What you can inspect

Character totals — Character, Blocks, Words.
Dialogue blocks — Character, Cue line, Dialogue, Words.

Keep the result you need

Use the output selector to inspect each generated file, then download it. Save a project to keep source inputs and settings together. Result files and editable projects serve different purposes.

Processing & file support

Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB.

Your working session

Processing runs locally in a worker with a 30-second cancellation limit. Undo and redo keep up to 20 edits in this tab. Project files include imported assets and are limited to 40 MiB. There is no automatic saving.

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Using Screenplay Speaker & Dialogue Extractor

Extract character cues and spoken blocks from a Fountain-style script, count dialogue words and export separate dialogue inventories.

Start with the worked example in script text, then paste your own source or open a text file.
Adjust maximum character cue length. Change one setting at a time so you can understand its effect.
Choose “Process source”. Inspect the character totals and dialogue blocks before using the result.
Download the selected output, inspect other files in Export files and save a project if you want to reopen the same inputs.

Example

Try the built-in example, inspect character totals and compare the result after changing one option.

Questions & answers

What does Screenplay Speaker & Dialogue Extractor do?

Extract character cues and spoken blocks from a Fountain-style script, count dialogue words and export separate dialogue inventories.

What are the important limitations?

Can I save and reopen my work?

Yes. Save a project JSON file containing your inputs, settings and any imported assets. Projects are limited to 40 MiB. Undo/redo stores up to 20 edits in this session and is not saved in the project. There is no automatic saving.

How do imports and output previews work?

Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB. Text previews show up to 150,000 characters; downloads include the complete output. Tables show 50 rows per page; CSV files include all rows.