Manuscript Export

Export a book manuscript written in Obsidian — one note per chapter — to a clean, valid EPUB. No separate paid tool, no leaving Obsidian.

Why

If you write long-form fiction or nonfiction in Obsidian (the same way the Longform plugin's users do), getting a properly formatted EPUB out the other end usually means a separate paid tool (Vellum, Atticus) or a fragile export plugin. This handles the common case cleanly:

• Wikilinks ([[Note]], [[Note|Display text]]) render as plain text — a reader doesn't care about your internal note names.
• Image embeds (![[cover.png]]) are embedded directly into the EPUB.
• Scene breaks (*** or --- on their own line) render as a centered divider.
• Callouts (> [!note] ...) are stripped entirely, not rendered — they're almost always private author annotations (reminders, continuity notes), not content meant for a reader.
• Plain blockquotes (no [!type] marker) render normally, for genuine in-story quotes.
• Standard bold/italic formatting.

Installation

Not yet in Obsidian's community plugin directory (submission in progress). Until then, install manually:

1. Download manifest.json, main.js, and styles.css from the latest release.
2. Create a folder named manuscript-export inside your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory.
3. Put the three downloaded files in that folder.
4. In Obsidian, go to Settings → Community plugins, and enable Manuscript Export.

Usage

1. Go to the plugin's settings tab and set: book title, author name, language, the vault folder containing your chapter notes (one note per chapter, in the order you want them exported), and an output folder.
2. Run the "Export manuscript to EPUB" command (Ctrl+P / Cmd+P, then search for it).
3. Your .epub file appears in the output folder you configured.

Current limitations (v0.1.0)

• EPUB export only — no print-PDF export yet.
• Non-image note embeds (![[Another Note]], transcluding another note's content) are silently skipped, not resolved.
• Chapter order is filename-based (natural sort — "Chapter 2" sorts before "Chapter 10"), not integrated with Longform's own chapter index yet.

Development

npm install
npm run dev      # watch mode
npm run build    # production build -> main.js
npm test         # validates markdown conversion + EPUB structure, no Obsidian required

License

MIT — see LICENSE.