Scribora troubleshooting
Common reasons a project is blocked at sources, outline, generation, credits, or export.
The project cannot move past Gather
Make sure the project contains at least one usable source and that source processing has completed. Empty or failed source imports cannot produce a meaningful analysis stage.
Chapter generation stops early
Generation can pause when the remaining credit balance cannot cover the next operation. The project keeps the chapters already generated; add credits through the appropriate plan or project purchase before continuing.
Export is not visible
The Publish section is gated by export readiness. If the project still needs an outline or generated chapters, finish the current workflow phase first.
A one-off purchase is not showing on the account plan
That is expected. Standard Book and Pro Book are project-scoped entitlements, not account subscription tiers. Open the purchased project to see the unlocked workflow.
An uploaded file is stuck in Processing
File upload has two stages: browser transfer and server-side parsing/transcription. For audio in particular, reaching 100% upload does not mean the source is ready. Wait for the queue item to reach Added before expecting it to participate in analysis.
The current file input accepts PDF, PPTX, and supported audio formats up to 50 MB. Unsupported types and files that produce too little extractable text are rejected by the ingestion path.
The export says Preview instead of Download
This is different from export being unavailable. With chapters present but not all approved, Scribora deliberately allows a preview render and marks it with a preview watermark. Approve the remaining chapters to move the Publish card to the final-download state.
Ready to use the workflow?
Start with a real source set. Scribora is most useful when you already have material worth turning into a book.