Alternatives to Jutoh

A desktop ebook editor that creates EPUB, Kindle and print-ready books from Word or text files. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Jutoh

    A desktop ebook editor that creates EPUB, Kindle and print-ready books from Word or text files.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Jutoh.

  • Vellum

    A macOS app for formatting manuscripts into ebooks and print-ready books.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Vellum formats manuscripts into ebooks and print PDFs directly with 24 trim sizes, but it runs only on macOS 13 or newer and is paid.

  • Atticus

    A book writing and formatting tool for producing print books and ebooks on any desktop platform.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Atticus combines writing and formatting with 17 templates and device previews on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook, as closed-source paid software.

  • Sigil

    An EPUB editor with a code view and a visual view side by side, plus validation and metadata tools.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Sigil is a free, GPL-3.0 EPUB editor with code and visual views and validation, but it handles EPUB only and needs some XHTML and CSS knowledge.

  • Reedsy Studio

    A browser-based writing app for authors that formats a manuscript into a finished book as you write.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Reedsy Studio moves writing and typesetting into a freemium browser app with real-time collaboration, requiring an account instead of a desktop install.

  • Kotobee Author

    A desktop authoring tool for building interactive ebooks and exporting them to EPUB, apps and web formats.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Kotobee Author builds interactive ebooks exported to EPUB, HTML5 and apps, with SCORM and LTI export, while advanced publishing features sit in paid plans.

  • Calibre

    The ebook library manager: view, convert, edit and catalogue books in every major format, and talk to e-readers.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Calibre is free and GPL-3.0, converting between major formats including Kindle and including an EPUB editor, though converted files are not always pixel-perfect.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Jutoh as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • PageEdit

    A visual editor for the XHTML pages inside EPUB ebooks, from the Sigil project.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Jutoh is a paid desktop ebook editor that imports Word and text files and exports EPUB and Kindle, rather than a free open-source page editor.

  • Pressbooks

    A web-based platform for writing and publishing digital books and open educational resources.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Jutoh is a paid desktop editor on Windows, macOS and Linux that builds EPUB and Kindle books from Word or text files, with no subscription.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.