If you don't have a Mac
A Vellum alternative that runs anywhere
Vellum earned its reputation for beautiful books — and it runs only on macOS. If you're on Windows, Linux or a Chromebook, doc2epub does the typesetting in your browser.
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No signup needed — your chapters appear seconds after the upload.
The honest comparison
Vellum is polished desktop software with a one-time license, and if you own a Mac and format many books, it's a fine choice. The catch is exactly that: it requires a Mac, and the license is a few hundred dollars up front for print output.
doc2epub takes a different shape. It runs in the browser on any machine, works from the Word manuscript you already have, and lets you preview the complete typeset book — every page — before paying anything. You get the same two deliverables: a store-ready EPUB (validated with epubcheck) and a print-ready PDF interior with KDP-safe margins.
Where doc2epub fits best
You have a finished manuscript in Word (or Google Docs, Pages, Scrivener — anything that exports .docx), you want it typeset like a trade book without learning new software, and you don't want your operating system deciding which tools you're allowed to use.