Open Screenplay Format (.osf) → Fade In (.fadein)
Pro Rescuing a script out of Open Screenplay Format (.osf) is the Pro part — from there it converts to Fade In (.fadein) and every other format on the site. The button below opens the converter with the output format already selected, and the server checks your plan when the file is dropped in.
Run this conversion
Convert Open Screenplay Format (.osf) → Fade In (.fadein)
Opens the homepage converter with Fade In already selected as the output — drop your file, press Convert Script.
What survives this conversion
- application-independent typed screenplay paragraphs
- the full standard element vocabulary including shots
What can be lost
- Fade In-specific production metadata beyond element types is not carried
Every conversion includes an honest report listing anything that could not translate — you see it before downloading.
How this pair works
Your Open Screenplay Format file is parsed into a canonical screenplay model (by verified content, not just the file extension), then rendered as Fade In. Fade In background: Fade In (2011, Kent Tessman) positioned itself as the professional alternative to Final Draft. Its .fadein files are ZIP archives wrapping the screenplay in Open Screenplay Format XML — readable structure, not a black box.