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Final Draft import and export

Bring a Final Draft screenplay into Poneglyph, edit the dialogue, then send it back out. Final Draft files use the .fdx extension.

Import from Final Draft

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Choose Import ▸ Final Draft, or drag an .fdx file onto the window.

  1. Pick the .fdx file.
  2. Choose the language to import into.
  3. Choose the view that will receive the dialogue.
  4. Click Import.

Each piece of dialogue becomes a Line, grouped into Folders by scene. If a character in the screenplay does not match one in your project, Poneglyph asks if you want to create it.

Poneglyph shows a preview before anything lands. Check it, then confirm.

Export to Final Draft

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Choose Export ▸ Final Draft.

  1. Choose the Lines to include.
  2. Save the .fdx file.

Folders become scenes and Lines become dialogue, so you can hand the script to a writer or send it for voice recording.

Round-trip a file

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A common flow is to import a screenplay, edit it in Poneglyph, then export it back to .fdx. Poneglyph tracks each Line so your edits return to the right place.