# Vellum

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Vellum and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Vellum for generating fiction and literature ebooks, and a few mention it for network diagrams. One critic found the welcome screen text too small.

## Why people recommend it

- Good for fiction and literature ebooks (2 comments): "The best fiction off-the-shelf option for EPUB gen is Vellum." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48285590)) "If it's mostly literature, you can use something like Vellum" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656377))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Adobe InDesign](https://hackerapproved.com/p/adobe-indesign.md): 16 recommend
- [Microsoft Publisher](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-publisher.md): 14 recommend
- [Scribus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/scribus.md): 8 recommend
- [Affinity Publisher](https://hackerapproved.com/p/affinity-publisher.md): 7 recommend
- [Adobe FrameMaker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/framemaker.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://vellum.pub/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Vellum", https://hackerapproved.com/p/vellum/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).