Pendrilo is a complete writing studio for indie authors — draft your manuscript, typeset it for print and ebook, gather beta feedback, and run your release. Every stage of the book, in one place.
Your manuscript is yours. We never sell it, and we never train AI models on it.
Five stages, one studio. Start wherever you are — and nothing to migrate when you move on.
Focus mode, sprint timers, and a codex that remembers your cast.
Drop caps, scene breaks, and five themes that read like real books.
Send a link. Their comments land in your editor, not your inbox.
Store-ready EPUB 3 and a print PDF sized to your trim.
ISBNs, prices, ARC rounds, and launch dates beside the manuscript.
One payment. Every stage unlocked, for good — no subscription, ever.
Not sure where you are? Start free and open the stage you need.
No exports between apps. No re-formatting. No feedback lost in a thread.
Open the editor and go. Auto-save, focus mode, and your story codex one hover away.
Pick a theme, set your trim, and the typesetting happens underneath you.
Read it back as a Kindle, an iPad, a phone, or a paperback before you export a thing.
One click for EPUB, one for a print PDF. Upload straight to KDP.
Draft in Scrivener → export → re-format in Vellum → recalculate the cover by hand → chase beta notes across email → track the launch in a spreadsheet.
Every handoff is a chance to lose work.
Draft, typeset, preview, share, export, and track the launch — without leaving the page you're on.
Nothing to install, and it's on every device you sign in from.
What used to take four apps now takes one tab. You stay on the page you're writing on. We already did the formatting part.
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No downloads, no installs, no version updates. Pendrilo runs in your browser, so your manuscript is on every device you sign in from.
Most tools stop at the draft. Pendrilo carries you through formatting, beta reads, export, and release tracking — the parts that usually take three more apps.
Take a one-click snapshot before a risky revision and roll back anytime, and download your book as a portable file whenever you want.
No subscriptions, ever. Start with a free account, then unlock everything with a single purchase whenever you're ready.
No credit card required. Write at your own pace — upgrade whenever you're ready.
Launch price — goes up to $119 on December 1.
30-day money-back guarantee. If it's not right, email us for a full refund.
Sign up free and try it first — unlock full access any time from your account, right when you're ready.
No. Pendrilo runs entirely in your browser — sign in from any computer or tablet and your manuscript is right where you left it. There's nothing to install and nothing to update.
One book and the full drafting experience: the editor, story codex, corkboard, prose checker, and every theme and layout control, including the print and ebook previews. Exports and beta-reader sharing unlock with the one-time purchase. No credit card required to start.
No — and it never will be. You unlock full access with a single one-time purchase: unlimited books, all exports, beta-reader sharing, and the whole studio, for good.
Every purchase is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. That's enough time to export your book, upload it to KDP, and order a proof copy. If it's not right, send us a note within 30 days and we'll refund you in full — your account simply returns to the free tier, and your manuscript stays yours.
Yes. Upload a Word (.docx) manuscript and Pendrilo turns it into a book, splitting your chapters automatically from the document's headings. From there you can keep drafting exactly as if you'd started here.
A store-ready EPUB 3 with embedded fonts and cover, and a print-ready PDF sized to your trim. Both upload straight to Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books, Kobo, or Lulu — no third-party converter needed.
No. You share a private link — to the whole book or just the first few chapters — and they read in their browser and leave inline comments that land back in your editor. Each reader only ever sees their own notes.
Everything auto-saves as you type. Before a risky revision you can take a one-click snapshot and roll back anytime, and you can download your whole book as a portable backup file whenever you like — your words are never locked in.
Something else on your mind? Ask us directly — a real person reads every message.
Start a free account and format a real chapter in ten minutes. Nothing to install, and no card — you only pay if and when you decide to export.
Free, and it stays free.
One book, the full drafting editor, every theme and layout control, and both previews. Exports and beta-reader sharing unlock with the one-time purchase — whenever you're ready.
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