---
type: source
title: "EPUB to Markdown Tool"
author: "trainable_nick (@trainable_nick)"
url: "https://x.com/trainable_nick/status/2040448094060343337"
date: 2026-04-04
domain: ai-alignment
format: tweet
status: unprocessed
tags: [epub, markdown, vibe-coding, knowledge-base, tool]
---

## Content

As I pulled on the thread from Karpathy's post, I realized the existing EPUB to TXT tools were still too ugly and clunky for turning DRM-free books into clean markdown. So I made my own. I've only been vibe coding for a few months, and this is my first App Store Connect

239 likes, 11 replies. Includes image. Quote of Karpathy's KB post.

## Key Points

- Existing EPUB to TXT tools were insufficient for clean markdown output
- Built a new tool specifically for converting DRM-free books to clean markdown
- Inspired directly by Karpathy's LLM knowledge base workflow
- Creator's first App Store Connect submission, built via vibe coding
