🎬 Tutorials
Short walkthroughs, three to five minutes each. Pick the one that matches what you're trying to do next. If you're new here, start with the first-folio walkthrough — the other tutorials assume you've published at least once.
The essentials. If you watch nothing else, watch these three.
Sign in with Google, paste a manuscript, add a cover, click Publish. From zero to live-on-the-shelf in five minutes.
Try it in the editor →Gutenberg Cleaner strips Project Gutenberg's boilerplate. One click hands the clean manuscript to Folio. Publish your own edition — free or paid.
Open Gutenberg Cleaner →One-time PayPal Native setup. Readers click Buy inside the reader, PayPal Checkout appears inline, they unlock instantly. Every cent goes to you.
See tier features →Once you've published, these workflows help readers find you.
Customize your accent color, hero image, and tagline. Your imprint is where readers land when they click your name on any folio card.
Unlock via Indie / Imprint →Group books into a series. Group series into a universe. Set entry points and anchor timelines — for authors writing multi-book worlds.
See series cards on the shelf →Substack-for-fiction workflow. Drip chapters weekly, monthly, or on your own custom cadence. Subscribers get emailed on each release.
Read the serial guide →Optional but valuable once you've settled into a rhythm.
Switch between full workspace, minimal write mode, and distraction-free focus mode. Choice persists per browser. Great for deep-writing sessions.
Open the editor →Bring your manuscript from wherever it lives. Chapter breaks detect automatically. Lock hand-crafted chapters so re-imports don't clobber them.
Try an import →Reviews build social proof. Featured Boosts put your book at the top of the shelf. The post-publish playbook that turns first readers into more readers.
Browse featured folios →Voice your characters, cast per-line dialogue, generate an audiobook. Or upload your own narration. Bundle the audio with the book on paid folios.
Open the Audio tab →