Alternatives to Icecream Ebook Reader
A Windows ebook reader for EPUB, MOBI, PDF, FB2 and comic files with notes and highlights. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Icecream Ebook Reader
A Windows ebook reader for EPUB, MOBI, PDF, FB2 and comic files with notes and highlights.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Icecream Ebook Reader.
Calibre
The ebook library manager: view, convert, edit and catalogue books in every major format, and talk to e-readers.
Calibre is free and GPL-3.0 on Windows, macOS and Linux, adding format conversion, metadata fetching and e-reader transfer beyond reading, with a denser interface.
Adobe Digital Editions
A free ebook reader from Adobe for EPUB and PDF books on desktop and mobile.
Adobe Digital Editions is a free EPUB and PDF reader on desktop and mobile with EPUB 3 support, though its reading features are basic.
Koodo Reader
A modern ebook reader for fifteen-plus formats that syncs your library and reading progress through storage you already own.
Koodo Reader is free and AGPL-3.0, reads over fifteen formats including comics on desktop, mobile and web, and syncs through storage you control.
Readest
A modern ebook reader for EPUB, PDF, MOBI and comics, with highlights, notes, translation, text to speech and sync across every platform.
Readest is an AGPL-3.0 reader for EPUB, PDF, MOBI and CBZ across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and web, with translation, text to speech and optional paid sync.
FBReader
Cross-platform ebook reader supporting EPUB, FB2 and Readium LCP.
FBReader runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile, reads EPUB and FB2 with OPDS catalogues, and remains freemium with paid add-ons.
Thorium Reader
Read EPUB books with an accessible desktop reader.
Thorium Reader is a free, BSD-licensed EPUB reader with an accessibility focus that also runs on macOS and Linux.
Neat Reader
A cross-platform EPUB reader with annotations, notes export and cloud sync of books and progress.
Neat Reader focuses on EPUB with apps for desktop, mobile and web, syncing books and notes through the developer's cloud, with some features in Premium.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
CDisplayEx
A lightweight comic book reader for CBR, CBZ and PDF files, including manga.
MComix
An open-source GTK image viewer designed for reading comic books and manga from archives.
Amazon Kindle
Amazon's free Kindle reading app for phones, tablets and computers.
YACReader
Read digital comics with a dedicated desktop application.
