Snapshots

Snapshots

Fount automatically saves snapshots of your work, so you never lose progress. Think of snapshots as lightweight, automatic version control for your screenplay.

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How Snapshots Work

Snapshots are created automatically:

• On every manual save (/w or Ctrl+Z → /w)
• Periodically when auto-save triggers (every 30 seconds if enabled)

Each snapshot is a full copy of your script saved to a dedicated directory with a timestamp in the filename:

my_script15_04_2026_14_30.fountain

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Browsing Snapshots

/snap

This opens the Snapshots Gallery — a table showing all snapshots for the current file:

Column	Description
File Name	The base name of the script
Date	When the snapshot was created
Time	The exact time (HH:MM:SS)

Snapshots are listed newest-first.

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Restoring a Snapshot

Shortcut	Action
Enter or r	Replace the current buffer with the selected snapshot's content
o	Open in new buffer — loads the snapshot as a separate file (safe comparison)
Esc	Close the gallery without restoring

Tip: Use o to open a snapshot side-by-side in a new buffer. You can then switch between the current and snapshot buffers with Ctrl+PageUp/Down to compare differences.

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Snapshot Pruning

Snapshots are automatically pruned to keep your disk usage manageable:

• Maximum 50 snapshots per file
• Maximum 30 days of history

Older snapshots beyond these limits are deleted automatically when a new one is created.

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Snapshot Storage Location

Snapshots are stored in your local data directory:

• Linux: ~/.local/share/Fount/snapshots/
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Fount/snapshots/
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Fount\data\snapshots\

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Emergency Saves

If Fount crashes unexpectedly (e.g., a panic), it attempts an emergency save of all unsaved, dirty buffers. These are saved as .save files alongside the original:

my_script.fountain.save

If the .save file already exists, it creates numbered variants: .save.1, .save.2, etc.

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