Reedsy Studio is a browser editor for writing, planning, research, collaboration and formatting, with a PDF/X-1a print file for print-on-demand. Gixo Folio is the alternative when the manuscript is not finished yet: it plans the chapters, drafts them with AI from your outline, audits the whole book for consistency, and exports EPUB, DOCX and a print PDF. If you only need a free formatter, Reedsy is the better choice, and this page says where.
Folio keeps more than a draft: chapter edits, sources, reading coverage, reader suggestions and edition proofs remain attached to the book and its recorded revisions.
Write manually or request chapter prose. Continue and AI Write add text; Quick AI and Power Edit work on selections; Ask Folio proposes changes you review.
AI assistance can change meaning or invent details. Inspect saved versions and every proposed revision.
Attach readable sources, inspect extraction and passage coverage, run focused editorial passes and record claim/canon or reader-feedback decisions.
Bounded review and author approvals are not independent fact-checking. Changed inputs may make findings stale.
Freeze an edition, inspect the actual files, retain proof notes and prepare a handoff from the reviewed artifact.
Measured preflight is guidance. You own rights, final editing, platform requirements and the retailer upload.
Start blank, import and manually edit your own book. Its downloads and proofs do not need an active Folio subscription. New AI planning, drafting and editorial assistance need eligible access; translation and narration use separate edition conditions. Existing book view, comment and edit permissions apply.
Review the book workflow · Compare current Folio plans · Check supplied publishing details
Use the persistent book workspace when the outcome is a real guide, authority book, training manual, client asset, or exportable edition.
If your manuscript is already finished and you only need specialist formatting or a dedicated fiction system, a focused tool may be the simpler choice.
Compare these against the work your book still needs, not against a feature count.
The deciding question is how much of the book still has to be written.
Reedsy figures read from reedsy.com on 25 September 2026 — treat them as approximate.
| Decision area | Gixo Folio | Reedsy Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19/mo Author, $99/mo Pro; monthly, cancel when the book ships | Free core writing/formatting; premium planning/statistics options |
| Where it runs | Browser | Browser, with no offline access |
| AI chapter drafting | Yes, from your chapter plan | Core editor supports manual writing; compare assistance separately |
| Whole-book review | Consistency audit with a 0–100 score | Compare the review controls needed for your book |
| Ebook export | EPUB 3 (reflowable) | EPUB 3 (reflowable; no fixed-layout ebooks) |
| Print export | RGB print PDF at standard/custom trims with optional bleed; no PDF/X | PDF/X-1a:2001 for print-on-demand |
| Editable manuscript | DOCX export | Check the current editable-file handoff before switching |
| Other editions | International translations across 89 locale variants; audiobooks depend on available native narration voices. Separate edition conditions apply. | Check separately in the current vendor workflow |
Reedsy facts were checked against reedsy.com/studio, its pricing page and its book-writing-software FAQ on 25 September 2026; treat non-Gixo figures as approximate. Reedsy names its paid add-ons differently across its own pages, so only the lowest monthly figure is quoted. Gixo figures come from the Folio catalog.
If the manuscript is written and you want a clean interior without paying anything, Reedsy Studio is hard to beat. Reedsy documents EPUB and print-PDF output; compare the actual files against your destination. Folio produces RGB PDF rather than PDF/X. Its three export themes cover the common interior styles.
Reedsy also supports manuscript writing, planning boards, research, comments and tracked changes; compare those controls with the work your book needs.
Folio exists for the stage before formatting: turning an idea or a pile of notes into a planned, drafted and reviewed manuscript. The chapter plan drives the drafts, the Story Bible keeps names and terms consistent, and the audit reads across chapters before you export.
Folio prepares downloadable book files; it does not publish them to a retailer, provide human copyediting, or guarantee publishing or commercial outcomes.
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