Lexicon: the plain text file
A plain text file, usually ending in .txt, holds characters and line breaks and nothing else: no fonts, no bold, no page layout. It is the simplest file a tool can read, and five tools on the register name it. From 5 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Plain text keeps every word of a manuscript and loses all formatting. For a novel that is rarely a loss; for a screenplay it can be, if the tool relies on layout to tell a scene heading from an action line.
A text written as plain text can also be pasted, which is why a tool that takes .txt is rarely the only way to bring the same text in.
1On the vendors' pages
| Tool | What the vendor says | Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|
| LTX Studio | Plain text (.txt) files only, per the FAQ | Formats |
| Pippit | A .txt or .docx file is uploaded, or text pasted directly | Formats |
| SceneMixer | Pasted text, or .txt, .docx and .md files | Formats |
| Storyboarder.ai | PDF, FDX, Fountain, Word or TXT scripts, or a shot list imported from Excel | Formats |
| Toonkit | Web novels, webtoon synopses and novel manuscripts written as plain text | Formats |
Inclusion rule. Tools on the register whose recorded wording uses the term or a plain equivalent; one line per tool. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
Currently, LTX Studio only supports plain text (.txt) files.
LTX Studio, script to video page
If you already have a script, upload a .txt or .docx file. You can also paste text directly.
Pippit, one sentence one drama guide
- Formats, FAQ: supported formatsPlain text (.txt) files only, per the FAQ
- Formats, upload scriptA .txt or .docx file is uploaded, or text pasted directly
- Formats, upload your storyPasted text, or .txt, .docx and .md files
- Formats, FAQ: how does it workPDF, FDX, Fountain, Word or TXT scripts, or a shot list imported from Excel
- Formats, web novel and webtoon visualizationWeb novels, webtoon synopses and novel manuscripts written as plain text