Nature Format Studio

Nature Format Studio is a lightweight Flask app that turns a DOCX manuscript and a PPTX figure deck into a Nature-inspired web layout and PDF.

Quick start

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python app/app.py

Then visit http://localhost:5000, upload your manuscript and figure deck, and download the formatted PDF.

Notes

• The manuscript parser uses the first paragraph as the title and the second paragraph as the abstract.
• Figures are pulled from images embedded in the PowerPoint slides.
• The PDF export uses ReportLab and does not require system GTK dependencies.
• Customize the layout by editing app/static/styles.css and app/templates/preview.html.

Troubleshooting (Windows)

If you previously installed WeasyPrint and see errors about missing gobject-2.0-0 or GTK, you are still running an old virtual environment. Delete it and recreate a clean one before running the app.

PowerShell

deactivate
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force .venv
python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install -r requirements.txt

Command Prompt (cmd.exe)

deactivate
rmdir /s /q .venv
python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt