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Input Write or import
Type directly or import a .fountain screenplay into structured SKEL.
Story structure desk
Where the screenplay grows a spine.
Skeleton owns the chapter → scene → shot hierarchy and writes straight to story.skel — with screenplay import, inline editing, and a distraction-free focus mode.
For writers who want structure without leaving plain, portable files.
3 narrative levels
.fountain screenplay import
.SKEL lossless round-trip
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Screens
See Skeleton in action.
Screenshot slot Story tree
Screenshot slot Focus writing mode
Inside this app
Skeleton surfaces
Narrative Tree
/story-editorChapter / scene / shot navigation with shot counts.
Inline Editor
/story-editorEdit titles, descriptions, action, and dialogue in place.
Focus Mode
/story-editorHide navigation for distraction-free writing.
Fountain Import
/story-editorConvert .fountain screenplays into structured SKEL.
SKEL Preservation
/story-editorLossless round-trip keeps deep production fields intact.
Workflow
How Skeleton moves the production.
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Structure Shape the tree
Organize chapters, scenes, and shots with drag-reorder and shot constraints.
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Preserve Keep every field
Edit common fields while deeper cinematography and BONE data round-trips safely.
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Hand off Let agents reason
Codex or Claude read story.skel, propose changes, and write back locally.
Feature proof
Skeleton is packed because the job is real.
Three-level narrative editor
Chapters, scenes, and shots stay navigable, searchable, and agent-readable.
Fountain screenplay ingest
Headings, action, dialogue, and scene structure convert straight into SKEL.
Distraction-free writing
Focus mode hides surrounding navigation so the words come first.
Lossless SKEL round-trip
Rich production fields the UI does not edit are preserved on every save.
Built for
Not one workflow. A shared production language.
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