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Press release 21 September 2026 For immediate release

Deckle 1.7: Use the Whole App Free, Then Decide

Writers can now try every part of Deckle, including the export engine that makes finished books, before they buy. There’s no card, account, or time limit involved.

Deckle 1.7 lets you try the full app before you buy it.

Click Take Deckle for a Spin on the welcome screen and everything is open: every feature, 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.

You can style a book, export it, and write in Deckle to see how it feels day to day. The trial 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.


Prove You Wrote Your Book

The new Chronicle keeps a record of how your book was written. It logs every writing session in the background and maps it to the day it happened. This allows you to see exactly what you wrote and when. And it never leaves your computer.

Cite Sources Without a Second App

Enter a source once. Cite it as many times as you want. Deckle writes the short forms and builds your reference list for you. Chicago, APA, MLA, IEEE, and more, shown live in the preview as you work.

Send Three Chapters, Not the Whole Book

Agent wants the first three chapters? Tick them and export. You see the word and page count add up as you go, and your full-book settings stay exactly as they were.

Make It Look Like It Came Off a Shelf

The Styler now does what professional typesetters do:

  • Drop caps and small caps together, on any font
  • Running heads centered or set to the outside edge, in their own font
  • Cover artwork that runs behind the page and into the fore-edge
  • Contents entries that reach inside chapters
  • Dialogue that keeps each speaker attached to their line across a page break
  • Page numbering that restarts per chapter
  • “Chapter One” printed in your book’s own language

Plus

  • Character sheets that export as typeset PDFs
  • Words per chapter in Writing Stats
  • A rebuilt Codex and Timeline, each with its own guided tour
  • Search just the chapter you’re in
  • Formatting marks view and spacing checks as you type

What It Costs

Deckle is a one-time purchase of $197, with every future update included. It’s one app to write, organize, cite, format, and export your book, instead of paying for three.

Download Deckle from deckle.studio and take it for a spin before you decide.


About Deckle

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
Screenshots, clips and brand assets are in the press kit on the press page.

Take Deckle for a spin before you decide.

Windows, Mac and LinuxThe full app, with a guided tour30-day money-back guarantee