Exporting your novel

Opening the Export panel

Choose File → Export… (⌘E) or File → Export As → and pick a format directly.

The Export panel shows format tabs across the top, settings on the left, and a live preview on the right with a thumbnail strip.

What is exported

Only story text is exported — Parts, Chapters, and Scenes in order. Notes, Drafts, scene synopses, character profiles, and place details are not included.

PDF

The most configurable export format. Settings are organised in tabs:

Type tab

• Font family — Georgia, Times New Roman, Palatino, Baskerville, Optima, Garamond, Helvetica Neue, Arial, and more
• Font size and line spacing
• Paragraph gap

Layout tab

• Paper size — US Letter, A4, A5, Digest
• Orientation — Portrait / Landscape
• Margins

Header tab

• Page numbers — on/off, position
• Running header — book title, chapter title, or custom text

Cover tab

• Cover image — attach any image; it becomes the first page of the PDF

ePub

Exports an EPUB 3 file suitable for most e-readers, iBooks, and self-publishing platforms.

Settings include:

• Typography — font, size, line spacing
• Header / Footer — page numbers and running headers
• Cover — optional cover image (appears as the book cover in reader apps)

Word (.docx)

Exports a .docx file with proper Word styles applied:

The resulting file is editable in Microsoft Word, Pages, Google Docs, and any DOCX-compatible editor.

Plain text (folder)

Exports a folder of .txt files organised to mirror your novel’s structure:

My Novel/
  1 Part One/
    1 Chapter One.txt
    2 Chapter Two.txt
  2 Part Two/
    3 Chapter Three.txt

Each .txt file contains all scenes from that chapter, joined with double line breaks. One file per chapter.

Settings are remembered

Export settings for each format are saved between sessions. The last settings you used will be pre-filled the next time you export.