magicbookproject/magicbook

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Magic Book is an open-source Node.js command-line framework for authoring books in Markdown or HTML and building them into static websites and print-ready PDFs from a single source. It uses HTMLBook conventions and CSS for styling, with much functionality provided through a plugin system.

Use cases

• write a book in markdown and export to pdf
• generate a static website from book chapters
• create print-ready pdf from single source
• self-publish a book with css styling
• convert markdown book to html site
• build digital and print editions from one source

When to choose

• you want to author in plain markdown or html
• you need both a website and printable pdf from one source
• you want to style your book with css
• you prefer a node-based tool without xslt

When to avoid

• you need epub or mobi export, which is not yet supported
• you need a stable 1.0 api, since the api is still in active development
• you need a gui-based writing tool

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

static-site-generator pdf templating cli build-tool documentation web-development files cli cross-platform book-publishing markdown-to-pdf htmlbook self-publishing print-ready-pdf npm-package nodejs

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