Saving & Exporting

Your manuscript stays on your device. Scriblit saves to a small project file you control, and exports clean, submission-ready files when you’re ready to share.

The .spb manuscript file

Scriblit saves your work as a .spb file — the Scriblit picture book project format. It holds your text, spreads, illustration notes, and document settings, and reopens exactly where you left off in the web or desktop editor.

File → Save (Ctrl+S / ⌘+S) saves to the file you opened, or prompts for a location the first time.
File → Save As… saves a copy to your computer or to Google Drive.
In browsers without local file-system access (Firefox, Safari), Save becomes Download Save Copy — the .spb file downloads instead of saving in place.
File → Open… reopens any .spb file.

File → Open restores your manuscript — spreads, notes, and settings included.

Importing from Google Docs

Already drafting in Google Docs? File → Import from Google Drive… connects to your Google account, lets you pick a document, and converts it into a Scriblit manuscript. You can disconnect Google at any time from the Share menu.

Sharing and exporting

The Share menu delivers submission-ready files either to your computer or straight to Google Drive:

Word (.docx) — the standard for agent and editor submissions, with your contact header, spread labels, and bracketed illustration notes formatted to industry convention.
PDF — a fixed-layout copy, ideal for sharing a read-only draft.
Plain text (.txt) — for pasting into query forms and email bodies.

Export options — including whether spread labels appear, label position, contact header, and pitch — live in File → Preferences → Export.

Privacy

Scriblit performs saving, opening, and exporting on your device. Your manuscript text is never uploaded to Scriblit’s servers. When you choose a Google Drive destination, your file goes directly from your browser to your Google account.