TSP·CAT tools index — 27 tools in 4 sections. No account needed. Built by real book printers. Process CMYK, registered.
Free self-publishing tools, built by real book printers.
Plan, price and prepare your book with practical, free tools — every calculator is a real piece of software, not a marketing block. No account needed.
Process · Yellow
Write & shape
Names, titles and story structure — planning tools for the manuscript stage.
12 items · TSP-001 — TSP-012 · Plate Y ⊕
- TSP-001
Book Title Generator
Generate original, genre-true title ideas, shortlist the contenders and check what's already out there.
Open → - TSP-002
Pen Name Generator
Find an author name that fits your genre, sounds like a spine, and isn't already taken.
Open → - TSP-003
Chapter Name Generator
Generate chapter title ideas that match your genre, and build a contents page that sounds like your book.
Open → - TSP-004
Book Club Name Generator
Book club names by vibe — puns, wine, cosy, literary or full romantasy — with your own in-joke woven in.
Open → - TSP-005
Character Profile Template
A fillable character sheet — fill it in, or hit randomise for a spark, then copy or download.
Open → - TSP-006
Save the Cat Beat Sheet
The 15 beats of Save the Cat as a fillable template — mapped to your word count, and saved as you go.
Open → - TSP-007
Novel Outline Builder
Build your novel outline from a proven method — three-act, hero's journey or snowflake — and save it as you go.
Open → - TSP-008
Writing Prompt Generator
Premise-sized story prompts by genre — a character, a situation and a complication, ready to write.
Open → - TSP-009
Picture Book Planner
Storyboard your children's book across the standard 32-page layout, spread by spread, word count and all.
Open → - TSP-010
Children's Book Word Count Calculator
Enter your word count or paste your text to see which age group it fits — and how long the finished book should be.
Open → - TSP-011
Children's Book Title Generator
Playful, age-appropriate title ideas and one-line story sparks for your children's book — generate, shortlist and go.
Open → - TSP-012
Memoir Prompt Generator
Evocative memoir writing prompts by theme — pick a door, and start writing.
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Process · Cyan
Price & plan
Page counts, print costs and royalties — know the numbers before you commit.
7 items · TSP-013 — TSP-019 · Plate C ⊕
- TSP-013
Words-to-Pages Converter
Estimate your printed page count from your word count, so you can plan extent and cost.
Open → - TSP-014
Book Printing Cost Calculator
Estimate what it really costs to print your book, from a single proof to a full short run.
Open → - TSP-015
Self-Publishing Cost Calculator
An itemised, honest budget for publishing your book — built from market-rate bands, not one made-up number.
Open → - TSP-016
Book Editing Cost Calculator
How much a book editor costs at your word count — every level of editing, priced from published per-word rate bands.
Open → - TSP-017
Book Profit Calculator
Work out exactly what you keep per book after print costs and retailer discounts.
Open → - TSP-018
KDP vs Short-Run Calculator
See whether Amazon print-on-demand or your own short run earns you more per book.
Open → - TSP-019
KDP Royalty Calculator
Work out exactly what Amazon pays you per paperback after KDP's printing cost.
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Process · Magenta
Design & prepare
Spines, covers and press-ready files — checked the way a printer checks them.
6 items · TSP-020 — TSP-025 · Plate M ⊕
- TSP-020
Book Spine Width Calculator
Calculate your exact spine width in millimetres and inches before you design.
Open → - TSP-021
Cover Template Generator
Generate an exact full-cover spread with front, spine, back and bleed for print.
Open → - TSP-022
Book Cover Mockup Generator
Turn your flat cover into a realistic 3D book mockup you can rotate and download.
Open → - TSP-023
Print-Ready PDF Checker
Score your PDF against the exact checks real printers run before press.
Open → - TSP-024
Cover PDF Checker
Check your cover PDF against the exact full-cover spread your book needs before you send to print.
Open → - TSP-025
Interior PDF Checker
Check your interior PDF page size, page count and consistency against your chosen trim.
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Process · Key (Black)
Publish & register
ISBNs, metadata and front matter — the paperwork, done properly.
6 items · TSP-026 — TSP-031 · Plate K ⊕
- TSP-026
ISBN Barcode Generator
Turn your 13-digit ISBN into a print-ready EAN-13 barcode for your back cover.
Open → - TSP-027
ISBN Checker & Converter
Validate any ISBN and convert between ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 in seconds.
Open → - TSP-028
ONIX Editor
Build a distributor-ready ONIX 3.0 metadata record from a simple form, then download the XML.
Open → - TSP-029
Copyright Page Generator
Fill in your details and copy a ready-made copyright page for your book — no template wrangling.
Open → - TSP-030
Book Dedication Generator
Example dedications for every relationship — pick who it's for, add a name, and make it your own.
Open → - TSP-031
Author Bio Generator
Enter a few details and get third-person author bios to adapt — the about-the-author page, sorted.
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