Alternatives to Kindle for Web
Amazon's browser-based reader for Kindle books, formerly called Kindle Cloud Reader. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Kindle for Web
Amazon's browser-based reader for Kindle books, formerly called Kindle Cloud Reader.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Kindle for Web.
Amazon Kindle
Amazon's free Kindle reading app for phones, tablets and computers.
Amazon Kindle reads the same Kindle Store library but is an app you install on Windows, macOS, Android or iOS instead of using a browser.
Google Play Books
Google's ebook and audiobook store with a reader for Android, iOS and the web browser.
Google Play Books also reads in a web browser and on Android and iOS, but it needs a Google account and reads purchases from Google's store instead of Amazon's.
Everand
A subscription service for reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks on mobile and the web.
Everand replaces store purchases with a paid subscription covering ebooks and audiobooks, available on the web and mobile, with monthly title limits outside the unlimited catalog.
Apple Books
Apple's app for buying, reading and listening to ebooks and audiobooks on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Apple Books replaces the browser with native apps on Mac, iPhone and iPad, reads Apple store purchases, adds audiobooks and family sharing, and has no web or Windows version.
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 open source and runs in the browser and on desktop and mobile, but it opens only DRM-free files, so Kindle Store purchases will not open.
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 open-source reader with a web version plus desktop and Android apps for DRM-free EPUB, PDF and MOBI files, with paid tiers for its hosted cloud sync.
BookFusion
An ebook reader and cloud library that syncs your own EPUB and PDF collection across devices.
BookFusion reads your own EPUB and PDF collection on the web and Android with synced position, storing books in its hosted cloud rather than reading an Amazon library.
Adobe Digital Editions
A free ebook reader from Adobe for EPUB and PDF books on desktop and mobile.
Adobe Digital Editions is a free installed reader for EPUB and PDF books from publishers and stores on desktop and mobile, with no browser version and basic reading features.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Push to Kindle
Sends web articles to a Kindle or other e-reader in readable form.
EPUBReader
A browser extension that opens and reads DRM-free EPUB ebooks directly in the browser.
Calibre
The ebook library manager: view, convert, edit and catalogue books in every major format, and talk to e-readers.
Libby
Borrows ebooks and audiobooks from a local library for free with a library card.
hoopla
Library app for borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, comics, movies and music free with a library card.
