Sigil Alternatives

Sigil is described as 'Multi-platform ebook editor. It is designed to edit books in ePub format' and is a very popular Ebook Editor in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Sigil for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Sigil alternative is calibre, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sigil are GitBook, Pandoc, Vellum and Archivy.

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Sigil alternatives page was last updated Feb 16, 2026

ManuscriptHQ
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A step-by-step self-publishing workspace to write, organize, format, and get your book publishing-ready — without the overwhelm.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Online
Software as a Service (SaaS)
+2
Is ManuscriptHQ a good alternative to Sigil?
SCRIBA Senato eBook Maker
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"Scriba eBook Maker" is a project for building ebooks (in ePub, PDF and zip formats) using contents already available in other formats (e.g., HTML, PDF, XML, etc.) both on the Web and on file systems.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Ebook Editor
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
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Wondershare MePub
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Wondershare MePub, a simple yet powerful EPUB creator, can help you build EPUB eBooks from a variety of file formats like MS Word (.doc/.docx), PDF (.pdf), Text (.txt), HTML (.html/.htm), CHM (.chm), and Images (.jpg/.bmp/.png/.tiff/.gif).
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
+2
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Jutoh
Jutoh is an e-book creation and conversion tool available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It supports the creation of various e-book types and can convert these into formats such as ePub for Kindle, iBookstore, iBooks, iPhone, and Mo...

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Kindle Create
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Reflowable format allows you to create files for Kindle, print, and EPUB. Readers can adjust the size of eBook fonts, margins, and various properties on Kindle.
13 Kindle Create alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Mac
Is Kindle Create a good alternative to Sigil?
AsciidocFX
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Asciidoc FX is a book / document editor to build PDF, Epub, Mobi and HTML books, documents and slides. AsciidocFX is also a winner of Duke’s Choice Award 2015.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Text Editor
Origin
Türkiye
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
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NextBook
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NextBook is quick and easy way to buid technical books or documentation that support modern standards and run blazingly fast. It's built with MDX and Next.js and works by compiling markdown or MDX down to plain static html.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application types
Documentation Generator
Static Site Generator
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
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Lucidor
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Read e-books in the EPUB file format, and organize and browse catalogs in the OPDS format. Lucidor depends on Pale Moon being installed.
53 Lucidor alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Ebook Reader
Origin
Sweden
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Moodle
Pale Moon
+4
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Lucidor vs Sigil Comments

Andriy Tymchenko
Negative commentFeb 13, 2025
0
Lucidor is for reading, while Sigil is for writing.
Guest
Negative commentMar 8, 2018
4
It's not an editor; it's a reader
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Lucidor is Free and Open SourceSigil is also Free and Open Source
EPub Packager
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The ePub Packager is a small and easy to use program that can unpack epub files to make changes or fixes to the ebook and pack the folder back to epub file.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Ebook Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Is EPub Packager a good alternative to Sigil?
Any eBook Converter
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As a professional eBook Converter, Any eBook Converter will decode DRM-protected Kindle & Adobe eBooks and convert them to EPUB, MOBI, PDF, AZW, TXT. Besides, you can edit the metadata of eBooks, including the title, author and publisher, etc.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
+4
Is Any eBook Converter a good alternative to Sigil?
ShelfStream
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A next-generation iOS viewer app for self-scanned manga and books with AI-powered organization, cloud storage support, and NAS streaming.
293 ShelfStream alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application types
PDF Reader
Ebook Reader
Origin
Japan
Platforms
iPhone
iPad
+1
Is ShelfStream a good alternative to Sigil?
Flip PDF Plus
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Convert your PDFs into dynamic digital flipbooks even when offline. Access your flipbooks on any device and share them across every channel.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Origin
Hong Kong SAR China
Platforms
Windows
Mac
Is Flip PDF Plus a good alternative to Sigil?
Novelist Freeware
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Novelist Freeware is a free in browser book writing application that helps you write your book in a simple and efficient way. It is designed to be easy to use, with a clean and intuitive interface that allows you to focus on your writing.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Novel Authoring
Origin
Romania
EU
Platforms
Online
+5
Is Novelist Freeware a good alternative to Sigil?