Deckle 1.8.0 is out today. It is the biggest update since Deckle 1.7: a real index for your book, a way to compare a saved version before you bring it back, strikethrough, a redesigned Outliner, Timeline and Writing Stats, a guided setup for new writers, and a calmer look across the whole app.
Everything below is in the free demo. Try every feature yourself, with no card, no account, and no time limit. Watch what’s new in 1.8.0, or try it free at deckle.studio.
For existing owners, this update is free.
Non-fiction, history, cookbooks, guides: some books need an index, and now Deckle builds one. Select a word and press Add to Index (Alt+Shift+X). Add an Index page to your back matter, and every export builds it for you: page numbers in the PDF, links in the ebook.
It handles what a real index needs. See and See also entries point readers elsewhere, page ranges cover a topic that runs across several pages, and Mark All finds every place a word appears in one go.
Deckle has always kept versions of your chapters. Now you can see exactly what a version holds before you go back to it. Click a saved version and it opens beside your chapter, read only. Turn on Show changes and Deckle marks, word by word, what restoring would bring back and what it would take away.
Strike through a line instead of deleting it, from the toolbar or with Ctrl+Shift+X. It survives Word import and export, and when the book is finished, one option in Export leaves every struck passage out.
The Outliner now shows your whole book as cards with a synopsis column, and a Part opens like a folder. On the Timeline, events are diamonds and bars, and rows drag into whatever order suits your story. Writing Stats fits on a single page: today’s goal, the book’s pace, and a rolling year of your writing.
Deckle has been redesigned to get out of your way. The border lines are gone: panes meet edge to edge and are told apart by their shade. Each view has a single header row, the menu bar is simpler, and the Codex home is now a gallery of picture cards for your characters and places.
New writers are walked through the essentials on first launch: how the app looks, how you like to write, spelling, backups, and your book. Anyone can run it again from Settings.
Typing over a selected pasted word keeps its first letter. On the Mac, Grammarly suggestions land where they belong, and the e-reader preview no longer stays blank. Pasted chat bubbles stay bubbles, italics are easier to read in Continuous View, and centred copyright and dedication pages sit where they should in the ebook.
You don’t have to take our word for any of this. The free demo opens the whole app: every feature above, the same export engine used for finished books, and a guided tour to show you around. You don’t need a card or an account, and there’s no time limit.
Style a book, build its index, export it to PDF, EPUB, and Word, and see the results for yourself. The demo caps how much new writing you can add, and starting a project of your own needs a license. Everything else is yours to explore for as long as you like.
When you’re ready, Deckle is a one-time purchase of $197, with every future update included.
Deckle is an independent, all-in-one writing and formatting app for authors, replacing the combination of Scrivener, Vellum, and Atticus with a single tool. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Media contact
Ezzy, co-founder · hello@deckle.studio
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