Publishing
An edition stores only settings: format, style, page and contents. The manuscript stays single. The preview is built by the same code as the file, so what you see is what you get.
How will the book look?
Labels show the honest state: “In prototype” works in the current Mac build, “Planned for v1” is part of the first release.
EPUB, PDF, DOCX, Markdown
In prototypeAny number of editions of one book, quick export with ⇧⌘E.
Edition styles
In prototypeClassic, Modern, Manuscript and Large Print presets, plus detailed settings.
Print page setup
In prototypeA5, 5×8″, 6×9″ and other trim sizes, mirrored margins, running heads, chapters on the right-hand page.
Honest preview
In prototypeEPUB in a device frame, PDF page by page and as spreads.
Preflight
In prototypeErrors, warnings and suggestions, each linked to its place in the book.
Cover, images, footnotes
Planned for v1And font embedding in export.
EPUB accessibility
Planned for v1Baseline accessibility requirements for ebooks.
A long manuscript as a structure of parts, chapters and scenes — and a calm editor where only the text is in view.