Open Source Ebook Readers

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  1. calibre icon
     1493 likes

    Free e-book manager offering library management, multi-format conversion, syncing to devices, news download as e-books, built-in viewer, editor, and privacy.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
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    Calibre collection on the iPhone
    +4
    You can choose many languages
    113 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good47 reviews
  2. Okular icon
     480 likes

    Multi-platform document viewer supporting PDF, comics, EPUB, images, and Markdown with annotation tools, sidebar navigation, and text-to-speech features.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    4.3
    Very Good46 reviews
  3. MuPDF icon
     157 likes

    Highly versatile PDF and XPS solution offering customizable rendering and viewing with features like digital signatures, redactions, and annotations.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
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    iPad (2)
    90 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good12 reviews
  4. Librera Reader icon
     77 likes

    Librera Reader is a highly customizable and feature-rich application for reading books in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR formats on Android devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    +7
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    65 alternatives
    4.9
    Excellent18 reviews
  5. KOReader icon
     73 likes

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    • Kobo Books
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Tablet
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    68 alternatives
  6. Readest icon
     30 likes

    Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android Tablet
    Annotation
    Translation
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    +2
    Dark Mode
    14 alternatives
  7. Kavita icon
     29 likes

    Lightning fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket-fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    170 alternatives
  8. Storyteller icon
     24 likes

    Storyteller is a self-hosted platform for creating and reading ebooks with synced narration. It's made of three components: the API server, the web interface, and the mobile apps. Together, these components allow you to take audiobooks and ebooks that you already own and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    58 alternatives
  9. Myne (eBook) icon
     17 likes

    Myne is a FOSS Android application to download ebooks from the Project GutenBerg, it uses GutenDex API to fetch metadata of ebooks in the backend.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    +5
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    51 alternatives
  10. uRead icon
     9 likes

    Discover uRead, your ultimate companion for reading and listening! Whether you’re a casual reader or a book enthusiast, uRead transforms your experience with advanced features and a user-friendly design.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    +5
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    57 alternatives
  11. WinDjView icon
     62 likes

    WinDjView is a fast, compact and powerful DjVu viewer for Windows with tabbed interface, continuous scrolling and advanced printing options. It uses the free DjVuLibre library to decode DjVu documents. DjVu is a web-centric format and software platform for distributing documents...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    36 alternatives
  12. BookLore icon
     8 likes

    Self-hosted app to organize and read PDFs and ePubs, offering multi-user support, metadata fetching, progress tracking, intuitive browsing, and a modern responsive UI.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    31 alternatives
  13. Cool Reader  icon
     66 likes

    Cool Reader is fast and small cross-platform XML/CSS based eBook reader for desktops and handheld devices. Understands a number of text document formats, suppurt OPDS (in new ui-opengl version). Fully customizable palette, text reformatting with any font size, font...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Haiku
    Android version
    Desktop version
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    +3
    new ui opengl
    95 alternatives
  14. Chaka icon
     4 likes

    Read fluently and comfortably, with simple and clear interface.

    Supported Document Types: PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, FB2, XPS, TXT, HTML, OFFICE(DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) and ZIP/GZIP

    Features: Horizontal / Vertical Flip Continuous Scroll Lock Stray: Keep scroll straight Margin Crop Focus M.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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  15. OpenLeaf icon
     5 likes

    Unleash the power of literature with OpenLeaf, your one-stop app for timeless public-domain books. Crafted meticulously using Flutter, OpenLeaf offers a seamless and smooth reading experience.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    +6
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    50 alternatives
  16. Peruse icon
     3 likes

    Peruse is a comic book reader and creator for desktop and mobile devices. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    We welcome you to Peruse, so you can continue reading
    Reading a comic, the thumbnails shown with a hook gesture
    Looking at the book details trying to go back past the first page
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    Navigating a book, frame by frame, and translated
    8 alternatives
  17. InkBox icon
     3 likes

    InkBox is an open-source, Qt-based eBook reader for Kobo devices. It also comes as an entire native open-source OS and provides support for a number of devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Kobo
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    3 alternatives