Your first book,
in seven steps.

Choose your computer

• Mac: choose Apple Silicon for an M-series chip or Intel for an Intel processor. Open the disk image and drag The Scribe into Applications.
• Windows: install The Scribe through Microsoft Store and open it from Start.
• Check system requirements and storage before downloading.

Know what is free

• One recording or file of up to 20 minutes, with local transcription.
• One book from your own material, up to 25 pages / 6,000 words and four chapters.
• Manual editing and EPUB, PDF and Word downloads of your book.
• The fixed sample book, for trying reading and export.

Register to unlock your free book. Open My Account in the app, enter your email and verify the code sent to you. No card needed. Your free book needs 1,200–4,000 words of original material after repeated content is removed. It has no cover or AI revisions. If your source is longer, reduce it to about 4,000 words or less before starting.

Use the same email in My Account and at checkout. Enter the email sign-in code to connect your account; after a purchase, choose Refresh account.

Record or import audio

1. Open Capture, allow microphone access and record. You can also import an audio or video file.
2. Keep the microphone close enough for clear speech. For imported audio, choose the part you want to use.
3. Use Transcribe Recording when offered, wait for transcription and open the text for review.

Start with text

1. Open Make Book and add your own notes, manuscript or document.
2. Check the imported text, title and source word count.
3. Add another saved transcript or your own notes if more material is needed.

Use material you own or have permission to process. Recording minutes do not guarantee a book length; the planner measures the words you bring.

Try the 20-Minute Voice Challenge →

Read for meaning

• Correct names, dates, places, figures and specialist terms.
• Check quotations, references and who said what.
• Review uncertain words, missing passages and repeated lines.
• Keep your distinctive expressions, real stories and useful examples.

Keep the original

The planner uses a separate prepared copy. Save your corrections and check any suggested changes before approving the source and chapter outline.

Before writing, The Scribe makes a fact list from your material. After writing, it compares the book with those details and shows anything that needs attention. These checks support your own final read.

Choose the details

1. Confirm your title, author and book type.
2. Choose Standard pages and a writing level: Keep it close, Add a little, Build it out or Make it big.
3. Read Finished book target, Minimum source needed and Your prepared source. The target is the number of words planned for your finished book.
4. Approve the prepared text and exact chapter outline. Your style examples guide the voice; your material supplies the facts and ideas.

One standard page is 240 words. Paid books can target up to 500 standard pages / 120,000 words when the source is sufficient. Your free book is limited to 25 pages / 6,000 words and four chapters.

If the source does not fit

• Too short? Add a real example, answer a reader’s question, combine another transcript or choose fewer pages.
• Too long? Edit the prepared copy or choose passages for a shorter book.
• Unsure? Use Suggest a supported length and review the suggestion.
• Need the full transcript again? Use the latest full transcript replaces unsaved edits in the prepared copy.

A bigger credit balance does not replace the need for enough original material. Repeating a line does not make the source longer for planning.

Make it yours

• Use the chapter outline and search to find passages.
• Read names, facts, quotations and chapter transitions carefully.
• Edit the text, then check the save status before closing.
• On Mac, use Save as Final or Save Changes when offered. Windows saves edits automatically.
• Keep a saved version or milestone before a large change. Command-Z on Mac or Ctrl-Z on Windows undoes typing.

Which edits use credits?

Typing, manual edits, saved recovery copies, formatting and exports are free. You can keep editing and exporting your free book.

Requested AI revisions use credits and have a separate quote. They are not included in the free book. System failures and automatic repairs add no credit charge.

Choose artwork

For a paid book, you can add artwork you own in My Books without a generation charge. A new generated cover direction costs 50 credits and prepares a print-cover design and ebook front.

1. Open Make Cover and select your saved book.
2. Check the title, author, back-cover wording and design brief.
3. Review the cost, then create the cover when ready.
4. Proof every word and save the files.

Check the print fit

A planned page count is not the final PDF page count. The first print wrap is provisional; final package export adjusts the spine to the measured interior and paper.

Check the title, spelling, trim size, bleed, barcode area and thumbnail readability before uploading. Resizing and exporting a saved design use no credits. A different generated design uses another 50 credits.

Download from My Books

1. Select your saved book and check the latest edits.
2. Choose Download EPUB, or Other formats for PDF or Word.
3. Open each file outside The Scribe. Check chapter starts, contents, formatting and the final page.
4. Keep a backup of your manuscript and exports.

Trial books download without a cover. Paid books include their saved cover; choose Add cover if one is needed.

Prepare an Amazon package

For a paid book, choose Download Amazon KDP package on the book-making page. The package keeps the print interior and print-cover files separate and includes a checklist. This export is available on Mac and Windows.

Extract the ZIP and use its file map when included. Review the ebook manuscript for Kindle or the separate interior and cover for paperback in your own publishing account.

The Scribe prepares files; you approve rights, pricing and the publisher’s final preview before publishing. Manual formatting and exports use no credits.

Choose how to pay

Publisher: $29/month for 250 credits.
Publisher Series: $79/month for 750 credits.

Writing one book? Packs are 100/$19, 250/$39, 500/$75 or 1,000/$145, with no subscription. Prices are USD before applicable tax.

Unused credits never expire. Cancelling stops future billing and monthly credits. Subscription features include unlimited local transcription, transcript export, My Journal and the phone companion while subscribed; packs do not include those features.

Compare plans and packs → · Buy Scribe Credits →

After a purchase

1. Use the same email in checkout and the app.
2. Open My Account and choose Refresh account.
3. Return to your saved project, review the quote and confirm writing.

Manage your current subscription before choosing another monthly plan. If a purchase is missing, contact Support with its order number and keep the receipt.

If you bought a book or cover before the current credit offers, its purchased terms still apply. Your account shows what you can use.

Invite a friend

When your friend has been subscribed for 30 days, you get 50 credits and they get 25. Free signups and credit packs do not qualify.

Get your invitation link and read the rules →

Resume the same book

1. Reconnect and reopen the same saved project in Make Book.
2. Keep the source, length and writing settings unchanged.
3. If the job is still running, watch its existing progress. Closing its window does not cancel it.
4. If writing paused, choose Resume writing when offered. Saved chapters are kept.

If you still need help

You are never charged for a failed book. A successful recovery is charged once for the words delivered, within the original quote.

If the app asks you to contact Support, keep the project saved and send the job ID, step and error message. Avoid starting another copy while the first is being checked.

On Mac

1. Open My Journal and choose Record my day or Write an entry.
2. Review the entry, date and original recording.
3. Use Phone & Reminders to set optional reminders and account sync.
4. Choose which entries to include, then use My Book → Prepare my book to review them in Make Book.

Preparing a project does not generate or publish a book. Entries are excluded from book creation until you choose them.

On your phone

Install the phone companion, sign in with your paid account email and enable optional private account sync if you want to connect it to My Journal on Mac.

Record with the screen open, tap Sync and keep My Journal open on Mac for transcription. Sync again on the phone to retrieve the transcript.

Keep important entries backed up. If your subscription ends, you can still read and download saved entries; creating or editing entries needs an active subscription. Read journal storage and privacy details →