Step 1: Drop your Markdown files using the button above or by deposit and leave.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Receive your converted EPUB files.
Markdown to EPUB Conversion FAQ
How do I turn a Markdown manuscript into a publishable EPUB ebook?
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Upload the Markdown and the converter parses heading structure to detect chapters, then builds a reflowable EPUB container with one chapter per ebook section, a generated TOC, and cover-art slot. The result is ready to upload to Kindle KDP, Apple Books, or Kobo.
Can I still edit the content after converting Markdown to EPUB?
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Not the way you edit the Markdown. The EPUB is a delivery format: it fixes the layout so it renders identically everywhere, which is exactly why it resists editing. Keep the Markdown as the working copy and regenerate the EPUB whenever the content changes — round-tripping back out of EPUB always loses something. EPUB is the open ebook standard from the International Digital Publishing Forum, now maintained by the W3C.
Which Markdown dialect does this conversion use?
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CommonMark plus the GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions, which is the combination almost every current tool understands. That matters because Markdown was never standardised in one place: tables, footnotes, strikethrough and raw HTML behave differently between dialects, and those are exactly the constructs that silently change meaning when a document moves between renderers.
Will the converted book keep its cover, chapters and table of contents?
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Yes where both formats can express them. Cover art, chapter divisions and a navigable table of contents are structural metadata, so they carry across rather than being flattened into the text. Footnotes and index entries are the fragile parts — they degrade into inline text on targets with no anchor mechanism.
Does the converter auto-detect chapters in my Markdown?
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Yes — Heading 1 / Heading 2 styles in the Markdown become EPUB chapters by default. If your Markdown uses inconsistent headings, the advanced "chapter marker" option lets you specify a regex (e.g. `^Chapter \d+`) to override the heuristic.
Will the EPUB have a clickable table of contents?
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Yes — detected chapters auto-populate the EPUB's NCX / nav.xhtml so every reader displays a proper chapter list. Apple Books, Kobo, and Calibre render it on the contents page; Kindle uses it for the "Go To" menu.
Can I add a cover image when converting Markdown to EPUB?
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Yes — drop a cover image (JPG / PNG, ideally 1600×2400) alongside the Markdown in the upload, and we embed it in the EPUB as the official cover. Retailer storefronts pick up this image automatically when you upload the EPUB.
How do I set metadata (author, title, ISBN) on the EPUB?
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The metadata form appears after upload — fill in title, author, language, publisher, and ISBN, and we write them into the EPUB's OPF block. KDP / Apple Books / Kobo all read this metadata when ingesting your EPUB.
What about images and figures in the Markdown?
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Inline images in the Markdown (Word picture insertions, HTML `<img>`, PDF embedded figures) are extracted and re-embedded in the EPUB at the same paragraph anchor. PDF vector graphics are rasterized at 300 DPI before embedding.
Does the EPUB keep my Markdown typography (italics, smart quotes, drop caps)?
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Italics, bold, smart quotes, em-dashes, and en-dashes all round-trip. CSS-style drop caps are added via EPUB CSS where supported (EPUB 3, AZW3). Older readers fall back to plain capitalization — the manuscript content is unchanged.
Can I make the EPUB compatible with both Kindle and other readers?
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EPUB works on every reader except older Kindles. For maximum compatibility, generate EPUB here and then convert to AZW3 / KF8 via /epub-to-azw3/ — most authors ship both formats. KDP also accepts EPUB directly and converts internally.
Is my Markdown manuscript private during EPUB conversion?
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Yes — uploaded Markdown files (especially unpublished manuscripts) are processed in isolated workers and deleted within minutes. We never read, retain, or train on manuscript content.
