Two hand-approved projects in our catalog replace Google Play Books. Both are entertainment software. Readest has the most GitHub stars (25.8K). Tick what matters to you and the list re-sorts so the closest fits come first.
What matters to you?
Each choice is checked against live catalog data. Counts show how many alternatives meet it.
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The alternatives
Pick what matters below. For now the two alternatives are in order of GitHub stars.
Read EPUB, PDF and other ebooks with notes and sync across devices.
Parallel Read opens two books side by side with synced scrolling.
Highlights, bookmarks and notes, with full-text search across the library.
Syncs progress and notes with KOReader devices.
Does not meet: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysDoes not meet: Gaining starsMeets: Written in TypeScriptDoes not meet: In a stack
Host your comics, manga and ebooks and read them in any browser.
Built-in readers for EPUB, PDF and comics, with webtoon and double-page modes.
Smart filters, collections and reading lists, including CBL import.
Exposes the library to OPDS-enabled reading apps.
Does not meet: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysDoes not meet: Gaining starsMeets: Written in C#Does not meet: In a stack
Data from GitHub and our catalog. Every listing is hand-approved. List prices are what the vendor publishes, not a quote, and self-hosting has its own running costs.
