Alternatives to Sigil

An EPUB editor with a code view and a visual view side by side, plus validation and metadata tools. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Sigil.

  • Calibre

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Calibre includes an EPUB editor alongside library management, format conversion and e-reader syncing, so editing sits inside a much larger and denser application.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Jutoh

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    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.

  • Kotobee Author

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Sigil is a free, GPL-3.0 EPUB editor with code and visual views and validation, but it produces EPUB only, with no app or web export.

  • PageEdit

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Sigil edits whole EPUB books in visual or code view, with validation, regex search and metadata tools, instead of single XHTML pages.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.