Why convert AFPUB to EPUB?
People export .afpub to .EPUB to turn a designed layout into a reflowable e-book that adapts to any screen size on Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books and other readers. The native .afpub file cannot be read by e-readers at all.
How to convert AFPUB to EPUB
Affinity Publisher 2 EASIEST
Prepare your text flow and paragraph styles, then choose File > Export and select EPUB (reflowable) to produce an e-reader-ready file.
Clean up in Calibre or Sigil
Open the exported .epub in Calibre or Sigil to fix the table of contents, metadata and any styling that shifted during reflow.
About these formats
An .afpub file is a page-layout document created by Affinity Publisher, Serif's desktop publishing app (now owned by Canva). It stores an entire publication in one file: pages, master…
Open .AFPUB details →
.EPUB
Electronic Publication
An EPUB file is an open-standard e-book (Electronic Publication) that stores text, images, and metadata in a ZIP archive. On Windows and Linux, open it with Calibre or Thorium Reader; on…
Open .EPUB details →Quality & what to watch
- Reflowable EPUB abandons your fixed layout: text reflows to fit each screen, so precise positioning, columns and facing pages are not preserved.
- Elements need to be linked into a logical reading order and given proper styles, or the exported EPUB comes out jumbled.
- Fine typographic control such as manual kerning and exact spacing is largely lost because the reader device controls final rendering.
