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Turn your ebook into a beautiful, navigable website.
PutOut is an ebook-to-website template that lets you write your book as Markdown files and publish it as a modern static website. Your readers get sidebar navigation, dark mode, keyboard shortcuts, and a reading experience that works on any device. You get automatic PDF and EPUB generation, SEO optimization, and one-click deployment.
- Chapter Organization — Write each chapter as a Markdown file; they're automatically sorted, numbered, and linked together
- 8 Accent Colors — Choose from emerald, indigo, rose, amber, blue, violet, teal, or orange to brand your site
- Dark Mode — Your readers can switch between light, dark, and auto modes; their preference is remembered
- Smooth Navigation — Sidebar chapter list, keyboard arrow keys, swipe gestures on mobile, and a fixed bottom bar on phones
- Reading Experience — Progress bar showing how far through a chapter the reader is, estimated reading time, scroll-to-top button, and next-chapter prefetch for instant transitions
- SEO & Structured Data — Open Graph tags, Twitter Cards, JSON-LD Book/Article schemas, XML sitemap, and robots.txt — all generated automatically
- PDF & EPUB — Downloadable book formats generated automatically from your Markdown chapters
- Accessibility — Skip-to-content, keyboard navigation, screen reader support, focus indicators, and print-friendly chapter pages
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Netlify-ready — One-click deploy with pre-configured
netlify.toml
- Getting Started — Installation, first build, dev server
- Configuration — Site title, author, theme, fonts, and social links
- Chapters — Writing chapters, frontmatter, ordering
- Theme and Colors — Accent colors and dark mode
- Customization — Fonts, cover image, favicon, analytics, and more
- Navigation and Interaction — What your readers experience (sidebar, progress bar, keyboard shortcuts)
- SEO and Structured Data — Search engine optimization and social sharing
- Accessibility — Built-in accessibility features and content tips
- PDF and EPUB — Downloadable format generation
- Deployment — Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages, and other hosting
Eleventy (static site generator), Tailwind CSS (styling), Puppeteer (PDF generation), Lucide (icons).