so-novel
So Novel is a versatile web content processing and export tool designed to efficiently extract structured information from websites and convert it into standard electronic document formats such as EPUB, TXT, and PDF. It serves users with needs for learning data collection, format conversion, and e-book production. The software offers flexible deployment options including a Text-based User Interface, a Web User Interface, and a Command Line Interface. It supports installation on multiple platforms via direct download, package managers like Scoop and Homebrew, native Linux scripts, and Docker containers. Docker deployment is highly flexible, supporting one-click scripts, Docker Compose configurations, direct container execution with volume mounting for configuration and downloads, and building custom images from source. The tool is open-source and designed to handle various web publishing scenarios to create portable digital libraries.