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Professional typesetting.
Free forever.
PDF & EPUB · Amazon KDP · IngramSpark · Apple Books
No limits · No catch
We started where the finest typesetting engines left off — then kept going. Print-ready PDF and EPUB export. No quality limits. No catch.
Selected individuals from our beta waitlist are approved weekly, allowing us to manage feedback carefully and improve the product with faster iteration.
See what it can do ↓Toggle each feature and watch your page transform in real time.
The art of setting type is an invisible art. When practiced with mastery, the reader never notices the typographer's hand — only the story flows. Each decision about leading, measure, and margin serves a single purpose: to make reading effortless and pleasurable.
Professional typesetters understand that justification is not merely about aligning edges. It is about creating an even texture — a consistent grey value across the page that allows the eye to move without interruption. Rivers of whitespace, uneven word spacing, and orphaned lines break this contract with the reader.
The finest books share a quality that is felt rather than seen. Their pages possess a quiet authority, a sense that every element has been considered. This is the difference between writing and publishing — between a document and a page.
23Professional publishing features that just work — no learning curve required.
An advanced pro typesetting engine finds optimal line breaks, producing balanced, professional pages every time.
Punctuation hangs slightly outside the text block so margins appear visually aligned, a technique used in professional book typography.
Elegant oversized chapter openings and true small caps from OpenType fonts, rendered with precision.
10 decorative designs to mark scene transitions, from subtle spacing to ornate fleurons.
See fully typeset pages update instantly while you write. No export or refresh required.
Carefully crafted interior designs inspired by classic publishing houses. Each theme includes typography, spacing, ornaments, and chapter styling.
Six formats including Roman numerals and written-out numbers. Numbering updates automatically when you reorder.
Full interface in English, German, French, and Spanish. Your manuscript can be in any language.
Print-ready PDFs with embedded fonts and CMYK color. Compatible with KDP, IngramSpark, and offset printing.
Export print-ready PDF and reflowable EPUB from the same project. No reformatting, no separate files.
Preview your finished book on simulated Kindle, iPad, and print devices.
Flags widows, orphans, and layout issues before you export. Problems never reach your readers.
Real differences that matter for your books.
| Sappar Studio Free |
Vellum $249.99 |
Atticus $147 |
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| Balanced paragraph spacing | Publisher-grade | Basic | Basic |
| Edge-perfect margins | Yes | No | No |
| Fine typography controls | 22 features | None | None |
| Full preflight scanner | Yes | No | No |
| Custom font folders | Yes | Yes | No |
| Font Marketplace | Growing library of indie creator typefaces | No | No |
| Live preview | Real-time | Yes | Yes |
| Print-ready CMYK | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDF + EPUB export | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Platform | macOS / Windows | Mac only | Web app |
| Price | Free | $249.99 | $147 |
No tiers. No subscriptions. Just Sappar Studio.
The professional tool for everyone who publishes books.
Write your book and produce a publisher-quality interior without hiring a designer.
Produce professional interiors in-house — no InDesign expertise required.
Consistent, repeatable typesetting across your entire catalog.
A typography engine that finally matches what you've been doing manually.
Sappar is part of a growing publishing ecosystem designed for modern authors.
Professional typesetting for every author. No compromises.
Selected individuals from our beta waitlist are approved weekly, allowing us to manage feedback carefully and improve the product with faster iteration.
Yes. Sappar Studio is free forever — not a trial, not a demo, not freemium bait. Full PDF and EPUB export, all 14 fonts, all 12 book themes, every feature. You can write, typeset, and publish an entire book without paying a cent.
There isn't one. We built Sappar Studio to be the professional typesetting tool every author deserves, without the subscription tax or hidden paywalls.
No. Download it and it's yours. No subscriptions, no monthly fees, no lock-in. Free forever means free forever.
Sappar Studio runs natively on macOS and Windows.