Write and organize your book
Create chapters, sections, images, citations, tables, mathematics, poetry, music, and other structured content in one editor.
Import an existing manuscript or start with a template designed for your type of book.
Codal gives authors, editors, translators, and publishers one place to create professional books together. Write or import your content, review every change, and publish complete editions for the web, EPUB, print, libraries, and long-term preservation.
Start with a draft, a scan, or an existing manuscript. Codal carries the book from a first page to signed, distributable editions.
Create chapters, sections, images, citations, tables, mathematics, poetry, music, and other structured content in one editor.
Import an existing manuscript or start with a template designed for your type of book.
Invite co-authors, editors, translators, reviewers, and other contributors.
Everyone can work in their own draft without changing the published book until their work has been reviewed and approved.
See exactly what was added, removed, or changed.
Discuss edits, request reviews, resolve conflicts, and approve updates before they become part of the main book.
Once an approved change is applied, Codal creates a new edition and builds the files you need.
Publish to the web and generate EPUB, accessible PDF, print-ready files, metadata, release notes, and preservation packages from the same source.
Create linked editions in other languages while keeping them connected to the original work.
Codal shows translation progress, identifies content that has changed, and preserves credit across translations, forks, and adaptations.
Every published edition is frozen, signed, and given a permanent OPID.
Readers can see which edition they are viewing, verify downloaded files, review its history, and preserve a complete copy outside Codal.
Explore original books, translations, public-domain editions, open textbooks, and works that continue to improve over time.
Create something new, import an existing manuscript, restore an older work, or help improve an open edition. Codal handles the publishing process so you can focus on the book.