Folio Studio vs Pressbooks
Folio Studio
foliostudio.app
Pressbooks
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| Figure | Folio Studio | Pressbooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €9/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 7 |
| Spec score · Book Layout Software | 8.4 (#6) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Headquarters | France | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Purpose | Folio Studio is book layout software for independent authors making novels, essays, memoirs, and picture books. | Pressbooks helps authors and educational institutions create, adapt, and share accessible digital books and learning materials. |
Plans
Pressbooks
- Free TrialFree
- Single Author$12 a month
- Collaboration$40 a month
- Single Author$120 a year
- Collaboration$400 a year
- Institutional Network$5,999 a year
- Shared Network$15,999 a year
In their own words
Folio Studio
Folio Studio is browser-based book layout software for independent authors making novels, essays, memoirs and picture books. It imports Markdown, DOCX, ODT and PDF manuscripts, then detects and structures chapters. Authors can choose from 15 typographic templates for formats such as novels, poetry, thrillers and fantasy, with real-time preview. Chapter tools include summaries, style analysis, opening rewrites and proofreading. The Pro manuscript bible organizes characters and relationships and points out possible inconsistencies alongside source passages for the author to assess. Export choices include epub, PDF and DOCX; the site says epub export is free, while DOCX and print-ready exports are available from Starter. The cover studio offers 2D and 3D previews and can produce a 300 DPI print-ready PDF with calculated spine width, bleed and a reserved barcode zone. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one active project, selected templates, epub and watermark-free PDF, one introductory AI action and one full-page illustration. Pro costs €9 a month; Starter is listed at €499 a month. Folio Studio works in modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, with no installation required.
Pressbooks
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