> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.screenjson.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# formats

> List every format the running binary understands.

```
screenjson formats
```

Prints every format registered in the pipeline, with its file extensions and whether it can be used for import, export, or both.

## Output shape

```
Supported Formats:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
fdx          Final Draft FDX format
             Extensions: .fdx
             Capabilities: import, export

fadein       FadeIn OSF format (ZIP with document.xml)
             Extensions: .fadein
             Capabilities: import, export

fountain     Fountain plain-text screenplay format
             Extensions: .fountain, .spmd
             Capabilities: import, export

pdf          PDF screenplay format
             Extensions: .pdf
             Capabilities: import, export

json         ScreenJSON native format
             Extensions: .json
             Capabilities: import, export

yaml         YAML serialization of ScreenJSON
             Extensions: .yaml, .yml
             Capabilities: import, export

celtx        Celtx project format (placeholder)
             Extensions: .celtx
             Capabilities: (not yet implemented)
```

## Use in scripts

The `formats` output is intended to be human-readable. For programmatic use, hit [`GET /formats`](/api-reference/cli/endpoint/list-formats) on a running server instead — it returns the same data as JSON with additional MIME type information.