Fountain native
- Inkwell
- First-class
- Highland
- First-class
A minimalist Fountain editor vs a screenplay that behaves like software.
Highland Pro is excellent at disappearing: a focused Fountain editor across Mac, iPad, and iPhone with very little between the writer and the page. Its model is still one writer working in an Apple-native document. Inkwell treats the screenplay as a shared, versioned project — with draft lines, semantic diffs, collaboration, and reviewable AI built into the browser workspace.
Where Highland is strongest
Where the IDE model changes the work
Version control, structured changes, and reviewable AI
Same plain-text literacy — plus save points, draft lines, and skills on structured data.
A side-by-side look at where each tool stands today. Some Inkwell features are in active development — see the roadmap for current status.
Highland Pro is a native app on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Inkwell runs in the browser today; native desktop and Apple apps are in development.
| Capability | Inkwell | Highland |
|---|---|---|
| Fountain native | First-class | First-class |
| Minimal writing UX | Partial or limited | First-class |
| Native Apple appsHighland Pro is a native app on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Inkwell runs in the browser today; native desktop and Apple apps are in development. | Not available | First-class |
| Web / cross-platform | First-class | Not available |
| Version control with draft lines | First-class | Not available |
| Real-time collaboration | First-class | Not available |
| Agentic AI skill passes | First-class | Not available |
| FDX import / export | First-class | Partial or limited |
Feature and pricing details link to the first-party pages used for verification.
Highland Pro is a strong fit when the goal is a quiet, native Fountain writing surface. Inkwell is built for everything a serious draft accumulates: alternate lines, named milestones, collaborators, scene-aware change history, production states, and AI edits you can inspect before they become part of the script.
The Free plan includes the full editor and AI skill passes.