Fade In (.fadein)
Fade In’s modern, reasonably open XML format — a favorite of professional writers avoiding subscription lock-in, and a clean structural match for conversion.
Format facts
- Created
- 2011
- Created by
- Kent Tessman
- Status
- Current — in active use
- Reference
- Wikipedia: Fade In ↗
Software that uses it
Native format of Fade In.
What it carries
- typed paragraphs for every screenplay element
- text runs with styling, document title
What it can't represent
- Fade In-specific production metadata beyond element types is not carried
Where it came from
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.