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ThiefMD vs Afterwriting: catalog facts
ThiefMD	Afterwriting
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later licence.	Free Used in the browser with no pricing shown on the site.
Linux	Web
Library is plain files on your own file system Export to PDF, ePub, docx and blog platforms via Pandoc	Converts Fountain scripts to formatted PDF Produces statistics about a screenplay
Linux only Developers note it comes with no guarantees against lost files	Only handles Fountain input Not an editor for writing the script itself
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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