I’m always on the lookout for new screenwriting programs. Personally, I’m drawn to cheap (or free) writing apps that don’t have more settings and menus that I need. It needs to be lightweight and easy to use, and of course easy to open old files or download/save the latest ones.

Today I tried out Porcupine, which is a free Fountain-based web app. Just open your browser and go to the site. You don’t even login! That suggests to me it’s good for quick writing, but not long term projects. If I close my browser, will it remember me tomorrow? I wouldn’t count on it. Still, you can (and should) download the fountain file after every session, so you can import it next time you want to build on it.

Check it out at https://porcupine.oli.digital/