Folius
Folius is a web-based book-formatting tool for preparing manuscripts for print and ebook.
What Folius is
Folius is a web-based book-formatting tool for preparing manuscripts for print and ebook. You can write in its browser editor or import a Word document, then review and adjust the chapter breaks it detects. Themes and layout controls cover type, spacing, chapter openings, headings, and running matter. For print, you can set trim size, type size, margins, bleed, edges, and crop marks, and check a paginated preview. Export formats listed include print and screen PDFs, EPUB, static HTML, Markdown, and a Folius backup. The free plan includes unlimited books and chapters, Word import, browser editing, live print preview, and EPUB, Markdown, and backup exports. Membership costs $99 a year, billed annually at $8.25 per month, and adds PDFs, hosted images and cover uploads, HTML export, collaboration, and public read-only sharing. Membership is personal, not an organization-wide licence; invited editors can contribute to books the member owns, commissions, manages, or publishes.
Good
- Free plan allows unlimited books and chapters.
- Imports Word documents and detects chapter splits.
- Print preview includes trim, margins, bleed, and crop marks.
- Exports EPUB, Markdown, PDFs, and static HTML.
- Invited editors can collaborate without their own membership.
Watch out
- Print and screen PDF exports require membership.
- Membership is personal, not organization-wide.
- Membership is billed annually at $99 a year.
Who it suits
Folius suits writers who want to format books in a browser, whether they start from a Word document or write in the editor. Its paid collaboration features may suit members working with editors on books they manage or publish.
Verdict
Folius covers manuscript editing, print layout, and ebook exports in one browser-based tool. The free plan supports drafting and several export formats, while PDFs, collaboration, and additional outputs require membership.
Plans and prices
From Folius's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Unlimited books and chapters · Browser editor and Word import · Themes, trim sizes, and live print preview · EPUB, Markdown, and Folius backup export |
| Membership | $99 a year | Print and screen PDFs · Hosted images (250 MB) and cover uploads · Static HTML website export · Collaboration and public read-only sharing · $8.25 per month, billed annually |
The facts
Each one read from Folius's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Book content
- Users retain ownership of their content and grant Folius limited permission to store, process, display, and export it to provide the service.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Book styling
- Themes and controls let users adjust type, spacing, chapter openings, headings, and running matter.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Paid members can invite editors for live collaboration, and invited collaborators do not need their own membership.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- The product lists print PDF, screen PDF, EPUB, static HTML, Markdown, and a Folius backup as export formats.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Infrastructure
- The privacy policy names Hetzner and Amazon Web Services among the infrastructure providers used to store information.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The privacy policy says users may sign in with an identity provider such as Google and names Polar for membership purchases and management.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Manuscript input
- Users can write in Folius or import a Word document and review and adjust detected chapter splits.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Membership limitation
- A membership is personal and is not a team or organisation-wide licence; collaboration is for contributing to books the member owns, commissions, manages, or publishes.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Print layout
- The print setup includes trim size, type size, margins, bleed, edges, crop marks, and a paginated preview.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Privacy and payments
- Folius says Polar processes checkout and payment details, and Folius does not receive or store full payment card details.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Folius is a browser-based tool for formatting books for print and ebook.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists Jamie Mill trading as Folius and provides an email contact for privacy requests and complaints.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Free access
- The free plan includes unlimited books and chapters, browser editing, Word import, live print preview, and EPUB, Markdown, and backup exports.checked 2 Oct 2026
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