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Ebook Front-Matter Builder

Build ordered ebook front matter with publisher profiles and author, editor, translator and illustrator credits in Markdown, HTML and XHTML.

Current release v1.2.0 View source

v1.2.0Current release

MITSource license

3Supported platform groups

Publishing & PrintCatalog category

The problem it solves

Ebook Front-Matter Builder Generate EPUB XHTML, Kindle HTML, and print-ready Markdown front matter from one form. The command uses explicit UTF-8 JSON input and produces reviewable JSON or Markdown output.

Who Ebook Front-Matter Builder is for

People who need a small, purpose-built utility instead of a broad platform.
Users working with ebooks, front, matter who want the documented v1.2.0 behavior.
People who prefer an open-source release with visible limitations, source, and license terms.

Intended result

Build ordered ebook front matter with publisher profiles and author, editor, translator and illustrator credits in Markdown, HTML and XHTML.

This summary is reconciled from the current catalog and repository documentation.

Features in v1.2.0

Capabilities below come from the current project README and release documentation.

Generate EPUB XHTML, Kindle HTML, and print-ready Markdown front matter from one form. The command uses explicit UTF-8 JSON input and produces reviewable JSON or Markdown output.

Verified examples

Screenshots are shown only when the current README references a local source image. Otherwise, repository example files are linked directly.

examples/sample.jsonVerified example included in the current source repository.

Platforms and implementation

The public release claims only the cataloged platforms and technologies.

Supported platforms

Windows
macOS
Linux

Built with

Python

Changelog

Release notes from the canonical v1.2.0 source tag.

Add ordered author, editor, translator, and illustrator credits to all document formats.
Preserve author-only inputs, publisher defaults, and section ordering.

Validate publishing fields and XHTML, add reusable publisher profiles and section ordering, and export direct XHTML/HTML/Markdown files.
Added regression coverage for the audited behavior and invalid inputs.

Released the first complete Ebook Front-Matter Builder command-line workflow.
Added deterministic reporting, representative examples, cross-platform tests, and explicit limitations.

Read the complete changelog

Quick start

The shortest documented path into the current release.

Before running these source commands, download the v1.2.0 source archive, extract it, and open a terminal in the extracted project folder containing README.md. Follow the tagged README for required runtimes and any platform-specific setup.

python -m pip install .
ebook-front-matter examples/sample.json
ebook-front-matter examples/sample.json --format json --output report.json

The example documents the v1 input shape. Existing report files are never overwritten. Source inputs are read-only except where the documented purpose explicitly creates a new output artifact.

Current limitations

These boundaries are part of the product and prevent the page from implying unverified capability.

The builder creates front-matter fragments, not a complete EPUB or print interior. Publishers remain responsible for identifiers, rights, validation, and house style.

Privacy and licensing

Review the actual data boundary before using a tool with sensitive inputs.

Privacy and safety

The tool runs locally and does not upload input or include telemetry. Python 3.10 or newer is supported on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

License and release

Ebook Front-Matter Builder is published under MIT. The current cataloged release is v1.2.0, published 2026-10-15.

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Related projects

Related projects are selected deterministically from shared catalog tags, category, and implementation technologies—not popularity or paid placement.

Current public release