# Exporting documents

> Documents export as PDF, Markdown or HTML, and screenplays additionally as Final Draft .fdx and Fountain. Screenplay PDFs are real vector output in Courier with page breaks matching what you saw on screen. On a phone or tablet the export is a browser download you can send on with the device's share sheet.

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The export menu is in the document toolbar.

## Formats

| Format | Use it for |
|---|---|
| **PDF** | Sending to someone who should not edit it |
| **Markdown** | Moving text into another tool, or into version control |
| **HTML** | Publishing, or pasting into a CMS |
| **Final Draft `.fdx`** | Screenplays, into industry software |
| **Fountain `.fountain`** | Screenplays, as plain text that opens anywhere |

The two screenplay formats appear only for documents in
[screenplay mode](/docs/documents/screenplay).

## PDF

Real text, not a rendered image — selectable and searchable.

For screenplays it is vector output in Courier at correct industry metrics, and
the page breaks match what you saw while writing, because
[pagination is computed the same way for both](/docs/documents/screenplay).

## Markdown

Plain text with structure preserved: headings, lists, emphasis, tables, code
blocks and links. Images are embedded in the file as data URIs, so it opens
complete anywhere at the cost of size; an image linked from a site that refuses
the download stays a link.

The right choice for moving writing into another tool without reformatting it by
hand.

## HTML

Standalone HTML with inline styling and the images embedded the same way, for
publishing or pasting into a CMS.

## On a phone or tablet

Clusters runs in the mobile browser (and from the home screen as a web app), so
an export arrives as a browser download; from there the device's own share
sheet sends it to Files, Mail, or another app. There is no store app yet.

## A director’s treatment, as a PDF

A treatment is mostly images held together by short sections, which is exactly
what a multi-page document with inline images exports well: give each section
its own page and the PDF breaks there. The
[director’s treatment guide](/tools/directors-treatment) walks the whole thing,
from building the look on a board to the PDF you send.

## Exporting the board instead

To export the whole cluster rather than one document — the canvas with its
cards, arrows and drawings — see [Exporting a board](/docs/canvas/export).