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Alternatives to Folio Studio

Folio Studio is built around preparing a manuscript for publication. It imports common document formats, detects chapters, and provides typographic templates with live previews. Authors can export ebooks and print PDFs, design covers with print measurements, and use chapter-focused AI tools. Its browser-based access and support for Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web keep it available across several desktop environments. The free plan is limited to one active project and one…

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Blurb BookWright

Blurb BookWright is desktop software for creating custom books, including photo books, paperbacks, hardcovers, magazines, notebooks, and wall art.

Free planiOSWebAPI

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Storyloft

Storyloft is a writing, design and publishing platform for authors, available in a browser and as desktop apps for macOS and Windows.

Free planWebmacOSWindows

From $398 a year

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Pressbooks

Open sourceWebAPILinux

From $120 a year

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Vivliostyle
Vivliostyle is an open-source typesetting project for digital and web publishing, built around web standards.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS
7.5Free plan
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BookSetter
BookSetter is web-based software for formatting manuscripts into validated ebook and print-ready files.
Free planWeb
7.3$9 one-time
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Koberger
Koberger is a browser-based manuscript formatting tool for indie authors preparing EPUB ebooks and print PDFs.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1From $59.94 a year
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Kotobee Author
Kotobee Author creates and edits interactive ebooks, either from scratch or by importing PDF, HTML, Word, or EPUB files.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux
7.1Free plan
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PubCoder
PubCoder is a desktop authoring tool for interactive digital publications, with exports for apps, HTML, and ebooks.
AndroidiOSWebAPI
7.1From €99 a year
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Coverfairy
Coverfairy is an independent book cover studio for self-publishers, with tools for designing covers, formatting interiors and preparing launch materials.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows
7.0From $12 a month
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Calamus Compile
Calamus Compile turns a finished manuscript in Calamus’s Binder into paginated EPUB or PDF files for listed book retailers.
iOSWebmacOS
6.7From $4.99 a month
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Layout Department
Layout Department arranges PDF pages into print-ready files for books, zines, and booklets.
Free planmacOSWindows
6.7$29 one-time
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Jutoh
Jutoh is desktop software for creating fiction and nonfiction ebooks, with tools to import, edit, format, and prepare books for ebook, print, or speech output.
LinuxmacOSWindows
6.6$45 one-time
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typesetting.ai
typesetting.ai is web software that formats Word manuscripts for authors and self-publishers.
Free planWeb
6.6From $12 a month
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Dibbly Create
Dibbly Create is a web publishing platform for writing, book design, exports, and collaboration.
Free planWeb
6.5From $22.97 a month
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Eternida
Eternida is a browser service for turning memories, photographs, letters and stories into a book, narrated film and private family space.
Free planWeb
6.5Free plan
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Folius
Folius is a web-based book-formatting tool for preparing manuscripts for print and ebook.
Free planWeb
6.5From $99 a year
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Lacuna
Lacuna is a desktop app for formatting manuscripts into print books and eBooks.
LinuxmacOSWindows
6.5$149 one-time
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Layoutly
Layoutly is web-based book formatting software that uses AI to turn manuscripts into layouts for print and ebooks.
Free planWeb
6.5From $29 a month
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PRINGEN
PRINGEN is a web tool for self-publishers that creates book content, arranges pages, checks files, and exports print materials for Amazon KDP.
Free planWeb
6.5From $29 a month
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Atticus
Atticus is a book-writing and formatting tool with publishing tools, real-time collaboration, and EPUB, PDF, and DOCX export.
AndroidiOSWebWindows
6.4From $147 a month
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Nueel
Nueel is a browser-based studio for turning finished manuscripts into print and ebook files for self-publishing.
WebLinuxmacOSWindows
6.4$104.25 one-time
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Kindle Create
Kindle Create is a free desktop tool for preparing completed manuscripts for Kindle or print publishing through KDP.
Free planmacOSWindows
6.3Free plan
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Bookmint
Bookmint is a browser-based tool for independent authors to format manuscripts as print PDFs and ebooks prepared for stores.
Free planWeb
6.0Free plan
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Vellum
Vellum is Mac software for creating and formatting books for ebook and print publication.
macOS
6.0$199.99 one-time
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LiberScript
Web
5.9$3.99 one-time
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Cambric
Cambric is a desktop publishing app for independent authors creating text-led books on macOS and Windows.
macOSWindows
5.8$199 one-time
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Reedsy Studio
Web
5.4
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