Epub eBooks are one of the most popular formats for reading today. There are occasionally reasons that you might want to open and make changes to an existing epub file. We will explain two options for editing your epub file here.
Sigil is an open-source eBook editor that works under the GPLv3. Editing with Sigil follows the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) principle and works almost identically to other text editing programs like Microsoft Office. Currently, Sigil can import files in TXT, HTML, and EPUB formats, and export in EPUB and SGF (Sigil's native format).
Ebook editor, convertor and creator software for Mac, Windows and Linux. Convert to ebooks for Kindle, Apple Books, iBooks, iPhone, iPad, Kobo, Nook. EPUB file reader is a file viewer software that allows you to view the ebooks stored in EPUB format. The software interface consists of two parts. The left part will display the document chapter, and right is a browser to show document content. Following is a handpicked list of Top ePUB Viewers, with their popular features and website links. The Getting Started eBook is pre-installed with Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.11; however, it will not be installed if you install as a standard user (non-admin user).If it is not installed or if you happen to remove it, you can download it using the following link. You will need to use a text editor (Like NotePad or SublimeText) to make edits to your ebook HTML files. For Mac users, the process is a bit more technical and requires some scripts. However, you can use THIS TOOL to unpackage your files easily! There are also two free tools you can use to make edits to ebook files with no coding required.
An epub is just a zip file containing XHTML text files, images, and other resources. You can edit the XHTML files directly if you are a coder or know how to edit HTML. Even if you have no experience editing HTML you can still quickly make changes to your epub with a simple WYSIWYG editor called Sigil.
Opening an epub file is easy! Heres How:
An epub file is essentially just a compressed zip file with HTML and XML files inside. To open your epub file:
- Right-click on the file, select “Rename”, and change the extension from .epub to .zip. then hit “Enter” to save the name change.
- Now you have successfully converted your epub file into a .zip folder.
- Right-click the .zip folder name and click “Extract All.” Choose where you want to save the files and click “OK.”
- Now you have a folder that you can open to access your ebook content directly!
- You will need to use a text editor (Like NotePad or SublimeText) to make edits to your ebook HTML files.
For Mac users, the process is a bit more technical and requires some scripts. However, you can use THIS TOOL to unpackage your files easily!
There are also two free tools you can use to make edits to ebook files with no coding required!
Ebook Editor Software
Simple download Calibre or Sigil to make changes to your ebook with a visual editor. The screenshot below shows the Sigil editor. We also have a great tutorial for using this tool here.