Step 1: Drop your MD 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.
MD to EPUB Conversion FAQ
How do I turn an MD manuscript into a publishable EPUB ebook?
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Upload the MD 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 MD to EPUB?
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Not the way you edit the MD. The EPUB is a delivery format: it fixes the layout so it renders identically everywhere, which is exactly why it resists editing. Keep the MD 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 MD?
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Yes — Heading 1 / Heading 2 styles in the MD become EPUB chapters by default. If your MD 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 MD to EPUB?
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Yes — drop a cover image (JPG / PNG, ideally 1600×2400) alongside the MD 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 MD?
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Inline images in the MD (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 MD 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 MD manuscript private during EPUB conversion?
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Yes — uploaded MD files (especially unpublished manuscripts) are processed in isolated workers and deleted within minutes. We never read, retain, or train on manuscript content.
