Jekyll2026-03-19T21:27:04+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/feed.xmlSigil-EbookThe Sigil TeamSigil-2.7.6 Released2026-03-19T21:10:52+00:002026-03-19T21:10:52+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/sigil-2.7.6-releasedWindows x64 download
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Sigil 2.7.6 is mainly a maintenance release.

New Features

  • add ability to unset environment variables using the env-vars.txt file

Bug Fixes

  • fix many translations from Transifex that somehow were improperly updated
  • Fix bug in Clips Window (dock widget) that messed up its layout

Notes:

It’s possible that Windows users may need to update their Visual Studio VC++ Redistributable runtimes if Sigil doesn’t run.

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.7.6 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamPageEdit-2.7.6 Released2026-03-19T21:09:35+00:002026-03-19T21:09:35+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/pageedit-2.7.6-releasedWindows x64 download
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PageEdit 2.7.6 is mainly a maintenance release.

New Features

  • add ability to unset environment variables using the env-vars.txt file

Bug Fixes

  • Update broken or missing translations from the previous release

Notes:

It’s possible that Windows users may need to update their Visual Studio VC++ Redistributable runtimes if PageEdit doesn’t run.

The PageEdit Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing PageEdit preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage. This is especially important if you’re currently using a pre-2.0 version of PageEdit.

The latest PageEdit user guide can always be downloaded from the PageEdit website, or from its own GitHub repository.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

All PageEdit binary downloads (and source) can be found as assets at the bottom of the PageEdit 2.7.6 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamSigil-2.7.5 Released2026-03-11T18:01:56+00:002026-03-11T18:01:56+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/sigil-2.7.5-releasedWindows x64 download
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Sigil 2.7.5 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

  • updated to the very latest Qt 6.10.2 (minimum MacOS supported version is now 10.13)
  • updated to the very latest Python 3.14.2
  • added Save Selected Data to CSV in SpellcheckEditor dialog via pop-up menu
  • added possible shortcut id number to the ClipEditor to make assigning clip shortcuts easier
  • made Classes Used Report doubleclick open the class defintion in CodeView if found
  • set initial focus in the Regex Rename dialog to the regex field on launch
  • added min and max buttons to titlebar in Reports and Spellcheck Editor to ease use with small screens
  • extended Python Function Replace to allow easier creation of a SigilMatch object
  • added Unicode Codepoint name to the status bar for the character after the cursor to CodeView
  • extended the Codepoint name to include the codepoint itself (Thank you BeckyEbook)
  • converted ClipboardHistorySelector dialog to be non-modal, auto updating, with min button
  • converted MDViewer (GetInfo) to be non-modal and work with multiple BookBrowser selections
  • add status message when updating Validation result
  • redesign how web cache profiles are used and cleared to improve stability and speed

Bug Fixes

  • WebProfileMgr will now detect multiple instances of Sigil and choose the right profile cache type
  • removed leftover debug output from WebProfileMgr to prevent confusion
  • handle multiple dots in a row when developing a file name from a string (Thank you BeckyEbook)
  • corrected Image Report usage counts by including use in CSS and html style tags
  • fixed possible label truncation in RERenamer dialog
  • fixed for having to repeat Find when search starts in html but is searching css, js, etc
  • fixed Class Used Report to look inside xhtml file style tags too
  • fixed AddMetadata dialog by providng a clarifying title string
  • updated Building_on_Linux to include Apline Linux support (#839)
  • fix typo and duplication in plugin support routine hrefutils.py
  • fix bug in media-type assignment for smil files in PluginRunner
  • adapt python3lib/repomanagercode.py to recent changes in dulwich that broke backwards compatibility
  • fix Preview sync to location bug when actively editing svg, css, js

Notes:

It’s possible that Windows users may need to update their Visual Studio VC++ Redistributable runtimes if Sigil doesn’t run.

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.7.5 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamPageEdit-2.7.5 Released2026-03-11T17:59:46+00:002026-03-11T17:59:46+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/pageedit-2.7.5-releasedWindows x64 download
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PageEdit 2.7.5 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

  • updated to Qt 6.10.2

Bug Fixes

  • make heading tool properly handle bare text inside the body tag without errors

Notes:

It’s possible that Windows users may need to update their Visual Studio VC++ Redistributable runtimes if PageEdit doesn’t run.

The PageEdit Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing PageEdit preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage. This is especially important if you’re currently using a pre-2.0 version of PageEdit.

The latest PageEdit user guide can always be downloaded from the PageEdit website, or from its own GitHub repository.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

All PageEdit binary downloads (and source) can be found as assets at the bottom of the PageEdit 2.7.5 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamSigil-2.7.0 Released2025-12-01T17:47:39+00:002025-12-01T17:47:39+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/sigil-2.7.0-releasedWindows x64 download
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Sigil 2.7.0 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

  • update to Qt 6.9.3 with some additional patches
  • update to PCRE2 version 10.46
  • update WebProfileMgr to use the new QWebEngneProfileBuilder to properly set up disk caches
  • modify HeadingChange and CaseChange ToolButtons to remember last used action
  • add in a custom Windows manifest file so that Windows open-with works
  • create a new dynamic Automation menu to replace the older toolbar only version (hideable by the user)
  • allow up to 9 most recent files in the Sigil File menu
  • use environment var “SIGIL_ONLY_USE_LANGCODES” to restrict long List of Language codes to user’s choice
  • the Metadata Editor now has a pop up context menu to make navigation easier
  • the Metadata Editor will now respond as expected to right and left arrow keys for navigation
  • added support for 2 additional Automation tools available for use in Automation Lists
    • OnFailedRunSavedSearchReplaceAll
      • conditionally run a saved search only if the previous saved search produced 0 replacements
    • OnSuccessRunSavedSearchReplaceAll
      • conditionally run a saved search if only if the previous saved search produced > 0 replacements

Bug Fixes

  • make validation of css via W3C network validator work more consistently (http: -> https:)
  • make sure repomanager.py works with pre- and post-0.23 dulwich
  • fixes for potential crashes from using unitialized member pointers
  • fix issues with ClipsWindow and m_LastPasteTarget
  • remove QtPositioning from being needed in QtWebEngine builds on MacOS
  • fix bug with double-click to select “word” in CV not working the some for intl langauges
  • fix issues by alerting user to file path duplication during initial load of epub

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.7.0 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamPageEdit-2.7.0 Released2025-12-01T17:46:12+00:002025-12-01T17:46:12+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/pageedit-2.7.0-releasedWindows x64 download
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PageEdit 2.7.0 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

  • update to Qt 6.9.3 with some additional patches
  • assign short cut Ctrl+Shift+N to create a numbered list
  • Modify HeadingChange ToolButton to remember last used action

Bug Fixes

  • minor fixes and changes pulled in from Sigil

Notes:

The PageEdit Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing PageEdit preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage. This is especially important if you’re currently using a pre-2.0 version of PageEdit.

The latest PageEdit user guide can always be downloaded from the PageEdit website, or from its own GitHub repository.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

All PageEdit binary downloads (and source) can be found as assets at the bottom of the PageEdit 2.7.0 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamSigil-2.6.2 Released2025-09-13T01:08:34+00:002025-09-13T01:08:34+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/sigil-2.6.2-releasedWindows x64 download
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Sigil 2.6.2 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

  • enable use of the fetch api in Sigil internal “sigil:” scheme
  • create PreviewFileDialog to append thumbnail previews for images and selected text files when used in non-native dialog mode. Leave native dialog mode untouched.
  • added environment variable to revert to previous Sigil behavior of using native file dialog for “Add Existing”: SIGIL_FORCE_NATIVE_FILE_DIALOG=1 (Note: due to the crash-happy nature of using native file dialogs in Qt, you are on your own if any issues arise from enabling this).
  • added environment variable to turn off use of custom icons to make “Add Existing …” work better over networked storage with lots of files: SIGIL_NO_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_ICONS=1 (only used with non-native file dialog).
  • BookBrowser now has a “View Image” pop-up menu item that allows users to see what any image (SVG included) without having to open a full Tab
  • make CV understand the media-types of the file it is editing so that it can better create pop-up menu items like “View Image” when editing an SVG
  • add support for “env-vars.txt” in Sigil Prefs folder, uses VARIABLE=VALUE one per line
  • completely revamped the AppImage CI builds to use Docker images

Bug Fixes

  • work around bad Qt WebEngine bug when created dynamically and used inside a QDialog for Checkpoints
  • fix minor bug in MediaTypes due to typo with append
  • fix bug in Checkpoints Diff routine when viewing images that used to exist but no longer do
  • fix bug in sanitycheck.py when spurious close tag is found before html tag
  • fix bug in Aria Clips where the book language was not properly set (Thank you BeckyEbook)
  • fix bug in Aria Clips where a # fragment was missing (Thank you BeckEbook)
  • document that Qt 6.8.X now requires Mac OS 12 as the new minimum
  • rename the environment variable: “SIGIL_FUNCTION_REPLACE_LOG_FILE” to now be: “SIGIL_FUNCTION_REPLACE_LOGFILE” to better match with other Sigil environment variables (Thank you BeckyEbook)
  • rename the environment variable “SKIP_SIGIL_UPDATE_CHECK” to now be: “SIGIL_SKIP_UPDATE_CHECK” to keep all Sigil specific environment variables better in sync.
  • fix bug in handling of epub filenames from input plugins

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.6.2 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamPageEdit-2.6.2 Released2025-09-13T01:06:57+00:002025-09-13T01:06:57+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/pageedit-2.6.2-releasedWindows x64 download
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PageEdit 2.6.2 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

  • add ability for users to create and “env-vars.txt” file in PageEdit’s Preferences folder to make setting environment variables much easier for all platforms.
  • revamp AppImage CI build to use Docker images

Bug Fixes

  • fix issue with AppImage builds not being able to find shared resources
  • fix potential crash issue in Utility::UseNFC if used before MainApplication created
  • minor fixes and changes pulled in from Sigil

Notes:

The PageEdit Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing PageEdit preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage. This is especially important if you’re currently using a pre-2.0 version of PageEdit.

The latest PageEdit user guide can always be downloaded from the PageEdit website, or from its own GitHub repository.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

All PageEdit binary downloads (and source) can be found as assets at the bottom of the PageEdit 2.6.2 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamSigil-2.6.0 Released2025-07-17T17:02:00+00:002025-07-17T17:02:00+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/sigil-2.6.0-releasedWindows x64 download
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Sigil 2.6.0 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

  • Added in new CodeView Insert menu item: “Role…” (epub3 only) to make adding Aria role attributes and epub:type attributes where allowed easier
  • Added in new CodeView Insert menu item: “Aria Clips…” (epub3 only) to make adding code clips that improving Accessibility easier.
  • Made the Epub3 Tools menu submenu items be shown as disabled on Epub2

Bug Fixes

  • prevent crash on Windows when hand typing in an external url in Add Existing files
  • fix bug in how nav is handled by Prettify (Thank you BeckyEbook)
  • fix bug in wait cursor appearing when showing last epub open warnings
  • fix crash caused by empty Automate lists (Thank you BeckyEbook)
  • fix wild card disconnection Qt warnings
  • fix class initialization reorder warnings
  • remove now unnecessary workaround for sys.argv not being defined in embedded python
  • fix bugs in regex search and replace by using PCRE2 NOTEMPTY to match Sigil logic

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.6.0 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil TeamSigil-2.5.2 Released2025-06-04T17:21:50+00:002025-06-04T17:21:50+00:00https://sigil-ebook.com/blog/sigil-2.5.2-releasedWindows x64 download
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Sigil 2.5.2 is primarily a bugfix release.

Bug Fixes

  • fix missing python function replace “file_name” in DryRun and Filter Replacements
  • fix CV to Preview syncing to self-closing tags that are bare in body
  • workaround recent Qt changes by making PV sync to top when code in CV is not well formed

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd –version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don’t forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.5.2 Github Release page.

]]>The Sigil Team