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No, not at all. On one hand, pagestrip does not require you to write any code in order to create your designs. In fact, everything works via drag & drop, selecting, and editing via fields, buttons, and knobs.

Additionally, you also do not need to understand HTML/CSS in order to use pagestrip: Other than some tools, it is not a graphical user interface that maps directly to CSS properties, so that you actually need to know what they do and how they behave. pagestrip abstracts these technicalities in ways that are more akin to how tools like PowerPoint or InDesign work. You're working within a world that you already know.

Yes, all our editors include a widget element which enables you to include your own HTML, CSS and Javascript code without any restrictions.

This is useful if you want to include third-party widgets in your stories, such as Spotify playlists, Soundcloud recordings, quizzes etc… Many providers of specialized tools offer possibilites to include their output into existing websites, which is great for our widget box.

Of course, you can also write your own code: We'd recommend to write your custom widget in a full-fledged code editor, like Visual Code, and then paste the result into a widget box within your story.

Yes, pagestrip comes with multiple features related to storing and re-using your work: As an example, you can create design templates for stories and/or elements of stories, and you can save and re-use text styles.

Be aware that all pagestrip tools take inspiration from desktop-grade apps, so you also have access to features such as copy & paste or undo/redo: Sometimes, it might even be more effective to create new stories by copying and pasting elements from previous ones, rather than spending a lot of time thinking about how to break up your design into reusable templates upfront.

We recommend to experiment a bit and do whatever makes your personal workflow most effective and productive.

Yes, every content item, such as a story, page, link or collection, can be localized into multiple languages – As many as you like, actually.

You can include a language switcher in your project, so that your readers can manually pick the language that they'd prefer. Additionally, new readers will automatically be shown your content in the language most suitable to them (out of the available languages you provide), depending on their browser settings.

It's also possible to create links that are "language-neutral", so that readers will see a story in the language that suits them best.

No, localizations of individual stories or items can be entirely different in structure if that's what you're aiming for. As an example, due to different text lengths in various languages, designers often apply subtle changes to their layout in order to accomodate for the text more gracefully.

Additionally, you could also show entirely different content, depending on language, or just change some assets, like images. In any case, think of each language translation as something that can be entirely unique and different.

Yes, all our tools support Undo and Redo. Your undo history will contain several hundreds of steps, so it's highly unlikely that you'll feel limited there.

Yes, nearly everything can be copied and pasted. Additionally, there are plenty of possibilities to save elements to use them again later, such as in templates or styles.

Yes, you can use videos in a video player or as backgrounds.

You can directly embed videos from either Youtube or Vimeo in an efficient way that's facilitated by our software, or you can upload videos directly into your pagestrip project assets and host them on pagestrip.com instead.

Our native macOS editor supports nearly any image format and will automatically produce web-optimized conversions during the publishing process, ensuring that your images are served in modern formats, such as WebP or AVIF. This includes file formats like JPG, PNG, EPS, SVG, PDF, PSD, AI, TIFF, PICT, and more. If your imported image format supports color space conversions, the macOS editor will automatically convert your images to SRGB (which is what browsers use) in a fully color-managed workflow.

Our web editor and cockpit only support JPG, PNG, and SVG images at this time. However, your images will still be converted to a modern format like WebP when they are served to your readers.

No, you don't need a tool like Photoshop to prepare images for pagestrip. You can instead crop and pick a viewport/focus right within pagestrip editors, and we will take care of slicing and dicing your images into just the sizes and areas that need to be served to readers.

Yes, our native macOS editor can automatically convert any font for the web that you are able to use on your computer. Such fonts are then also available for use in the web editor.

Some rare fonts might have technical issues ("bugs") that prevent their reliable use on the web. In this case, our tools will give you a warning. However, this is a rare occurrence.