Docs

Export formats

Take your words out in the shape you need, from a single chapter to a submission-ready manuscript.

The Export view produces a file from your manuscript. Your words are always yours to take, so the everyday formats are free on every plan; the higher tiers add polished, publish-ready and submission-ready output.

Choosing what to export

Export the whole manuscript, a selection of chapters, or a single one. For a serial, exporting individual chapters is essential; for a novel, a clean whole-manuscript file is what you want. A chapter picker keeps the choice tidy even in a long book.

Formats

  • Markdown and plain text Free: portable, universal, and free on every plan.
  • DOCX Free: a Word document with your formatting intact.
  • EPUB Studio: a proper e-book, with your cover embedded.

Presentation and submission

The paid tiers are about presentation, not just getting the words out. On Pro, DOCX export gains a polished manuscript presentation. Studio adds EPUB and the standard manuscript format Studio (Shunn), the layout agents and editors expect for submissions: title page, running header, double-spaced, the lot.