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[#]: subject: (Create and Edit EPUB Files on Linux With Sigil)
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[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/sigile-epub-editor/)
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[#]: author: (Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/)
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[#]: collector: (lujun9972)
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Create and Edit EPUB Files on Linux With Sigil
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Sigil is an open source EPUB editor available for Linux, Windows and macOS. With Sigil, you can create a new ebook in EPUB file format or edit an existing EPUB ebook (file ending in .epub extension).
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In case you are wondering, EPUB is a standard ebook file format endorsed by several digital publishing groups. It is well-supported on a range of devices and ebook readers except Amazon Kindle.
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### Sigil lets you create or edit EPUB files
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[Sigil][1] is an open source software that allows you to edit EPUB files. You may, of course, create a new EPUB file from scratch.
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![][2]
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Many people swear by [Calibre for creating ebooks][3] or editing them. It is indeed a complete tool with lots of features and supports more than just EPUB file format. However, Calibre could be heavy on resources at times.
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Sigil is focused on just the EPUB books with the following features:
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* Support for EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 (with some limitations)
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* Provides a preview along with the code view
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* Editing EPUB syntax
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* Table of content generator with mult-level heading
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* Edit metadat
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* Spell checking
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* REGEX support for find and replace feature
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* Supports import of EPUB and HTML files, images, and style sheets
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* Additional plugins
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* Multiple language support for the interface
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* Supports Linux, Windows and macOS
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Sigil is not [WYSIWYG][4] type of editor where you can type the chapters of new book. It is focused on code as EPUB depends on XML. Consider it a [code editor like VS Code][5] for EPUB files. For this reason, you should use some other [open source tool for writing][6], export your files in .epub format (if possible) and then edit it in Sigil.
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Sigil does have a [Wiki][8] to provide you some documentation on installing and using Sigil.
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### Installing Sigil on Linux
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Sigil is a cross-platform application with support for Windows and macOS along with Linux. It is a popular software with more than a decade of existence. This is why you should find it in the repositories of your Linux distributions. Just look for it in the software center application of your distribution.
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![Sigil in Ubuntu Software Center][9]
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You may need to enable the universe repository beforehand. You may also use the apt command in Ubuntu-based distributions:
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```
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sudo apt install sigil
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```
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Sigil has a lot of dependencies on Python libraries and modules and hence it downloads and installs a good number of packages.
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I am not going to list commands for Fedora, SUSE, Arch and other distributions. You probably already know how to use your distribution’s package manager, right?
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The version provided by your distribution may not always be the latest. If you want the latest version of Sigil, you can check out its GitHub repositories.
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[Sigil on GitHub][11]
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### Not for everyone, certianly not for reading ePUB books
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I wouldn’t recommend using Sigil for reading ebooks. There are [other dedicated applications on Linux to read .epub files][12].
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If you are a writer who has to deal with EPUB books or if you are digitizing old books and converting them in various formats, Sigil could be worth a try.
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I haven’t used Sigil extensively so I cannot provide a review of it. I let it up to you to explore it and share your experienced with the rest of us here.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/sigile-epub-editor/
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作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://sigil-ebook.com/
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[2]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/open-epub-sigil.png?resize=800%2C621&ssl=1
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/create-ebook-calibre-linux/
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[4]: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/wysiwyg.htm
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/best-modern-open-source-code-editors-for-linux/
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/open-source-tools-writers/
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[7]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sigil-epub-editor-800x621.png?resize=800%2C621&ssl=1
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[8]: https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/wiki
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[9]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sigil-software-center-ubuntu.png?resize=800%2C424&ssl=1
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[10]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/installing-sigil-ubuntu.png?resize=800%2C547&ssl=1
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[11]: https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil
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[12]: https://itsfoss.com/open-epub-books-ubuntu-linux/
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