Release v0.19.0 · cschweda/drafter

Imports and Markdown out.

Open Highland and Fade In files. Choose Open, drop the file on Drafter, or open it with Drafter from your file manager. The script comes in as a new script, and your original file is never changed. Anything Drafter doesn't bring in is named in a note, which Problems lists.
Open as screenplay… opens a screenplay typed in a Markdown file as a Fountain script. Without it, a .md file still opens as a Markdown document. Your .md file is never overwritten.
Export a screenplay or stage play as Markdown. It writes the whole script, including the title page, sections, numbered scene headings when you want them, and bold character names. It reads well in a chat with an AI, on GitHub or in a notes app, and only characters Markdown would misread are escaped. A new export option, Notes in Markdown, includes your notes.
Open says what a file is when it isn't a script. Word, RTF, PDF, Pages or zip files get a plain message saying what the file is and what to do, instead of opening as garbage.
Built carefully. Highland and Fade In files are read by Drafter's own strict zip reader. Damaged or hostile files are refused quickly and never crash or freeze the app.

These imports were built from the formats' public descriptions. If you have real Highland or Fade In files, they would help us check them.

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Windows

Linux (x64)

Drafter-0.19.0-linux-amd64.deb for Ubuntu 24.04 and later: sudo apt install ./Drafter-0.19.0-linux-amd64.deb.
Drafter-x86_64.AppImage for other distributions.

An installed Drafter offers this update itself, or use Help → Check for updates…. See the Windows guide, the Linux guide, and the changelog.