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Top 10: MOBI Editors
September 26, 2023 | Author: Laura Candler
MOBI editors are powerful tools specifically designed to edit and create Mobipocket (MOBI) files, a widely used ebook format compatible with Amazon Kindle devices and apps. These editors offer a range of features to facilitate seamless editing and formatting of MOBI ebooks, making them essential for authors, publishers, and ebook enthusiasts. With support for various text styles, images, and metadata, MOBI editors allow users to customize the appearance and layout of their ebooks, ensuring a visually appealing and engaging reading experience for Kindle users. Some MOBI editors also offer conversion capabilities, enabling users to convert other ebook formats to MOBI or vice versa. With the popularity of Kindle devices, MOBI editors have become indispensable tools for managing and optimizing ebook content for the Amazon Kindle ecosystem, allowing creators to reach a vast audience of Kindle readers with polished and professionally formatted ebooks.
Some of the most popular MOBI Editors are listed below.
See also: Top 10 Ebook Creation software
Some of the most popular MOBI Editors are listed below.
See also: Top 10 Ebook Creation software
2023. Send to Kindle is losing MOBI support
Amazon has initiated the distribution of emails to their customers, issuing a "Final Reminder" regarding the discontinuation of MOBI file format support (.AZW, .MOBI, .PRC) for their Send to Kindle service, which will take effect later this year. Initially, Amazon announced that they would cease MOBI format support in "late 2022," but this deadline was later revised to "early 2023." Despite these initial estimates, Amazon continued to support MOBI formats well into September 2023. According to the updated schedule, Amazon intends to commence the process of "phasing out support" for sending MOBI files to Kindles and Kindle apps via Send to Kindle on November 1st, 2023.
2023. Calibre improves metadata editor
Calibre has released a new version 6.17, which brings several new features and enhancements. One notable addition is the support for WOFF format fonts and CID keyed fonts in font subsetting, resulting in further reduction of file sizes. Additionally, when data files are present, the book details now include a convenient link to open the data files folder. The template language has been upgraded with various functions that allow users to query the extra files associated with a book. In the Edit book feature, users can now compress images in the WEBP format. The comments editor has also been improved, offering buttons to easily create links to data files and folders when inserting a link. Furthermore, users can now display the id, formats, and path columns through Preferences, allowing for more customization. A new button has been added to the trash bin, enabling users to easily clear its contents. Lastly, the metadata editor now utilizes a dedicated editor with a preview option for custom columns that store Markdown formatted text.
2019. Jutoh adds MOBI book generation
The latest version of Jutoh 2.92, has been released, and it comes with a new feature that allows users to generate Kindle files using Kindlegen, Calibre, or None for Kindle-optimized Epubs. If the Kindle mode is set to None when compiling a Mobipocket configuration, Jutoh will automatically assume an Epub file should be generated. The Kindlegen download dialog has been updated, and now users can set the Kindle file generation method and install it from a local archive. Additionally, options for word count have been moved to their own Options page in the Word Count dialog, including a new option called "Paragraphs to exclude" that allows users to exclude paragraph styles from the word count. Finally, developers added a "Remove paragraphs by style" option to the Document Cleanup dialog, which lets users remove specific styles of paragraphs, such as notes, from their book in one step.
