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Chapisha: docx to standards-compliant epub3 conversion

What is it?

Chapisha (/ʧæpiʃɑ/) provides an intuitive method for converting a well-formatted Microsoft Word .docx file into a standards-compliant EPUB3 ebook.

There are only a small number of steps required to create your .epub, and Chapisha will provide an appropriate stylesheet and take care of document structure:

  • Set the working directory where you want to create your .epub,
  • Define and validate the metadata required for your creative work,
  • Set the .docx file to import into the working directory,
  • Set the cover image to import into the working directory,
  • Define your creative work's publication rights,
  • Add in an optional dedication,
  • Build your creative work as an EPUB3 standards-compliant ebook.

Why use it?

Chapisha is easy-to-use, quick, and fits into your workflow.

There are a multitude of .epub conversion tools but few that support the day-to-day workflow and tools used by most jobbing writers: Microsoft Word.

Chapisha draws on Pandoc for document conversion and ebook creation, adding a simple, stateless Python frame around it, which means you can also include it in a web application.

Licence

Chapisha is distributed under a 3-clause ("Simplified" or "New") BSD license. The following components are licenced separately: