X-Sigil

X-Sigil is a software tool that can be used in order to create and modify e-books, and save them to the hard drive, in various formats.

This is the portable version of Sigil, which means that you can skip the installation process. One of the biggest conveniences is that it will not add files to the hard drive or to the Windows registry, thus not leaving a trace after its removal.

What’s more, if you place the program files to a pen drive or other portable storage device, it is possible to run X-Sigil on any computer you have access to.

The interface is simple and intuitive, being comprised of a menu bar, several buttons and panels which enable you to access a book browser, view the table of contents and the file you are currently editing. Users should not encounter difficulties when working with it, regardless of their level of experience.

At import, the utility supports HTML, TXT and EPUB files, while export is only possible using the EPUB format. Aside from that, you can append all kind of items to the e-book, including, audio tracks, videos and pictures.

You can also insert special characters, bullet points, links and bookmarks, change the writing direction and alignment, increase or decrease an indent, use a spell checker, a search function, and a find and replace once. It is also possible to save searches, delete unused media files, access a clip editor, as well as a metadata or index editor.

Taking all of this into consideration, we can safely say X-Sigil is a well-rounded piece of software, which uses low to moderate CPU and RAM, has a good response time and a user-friendly environment.