Alternatives to Neat Reader
A cross-platform EPUB reader with annotations, notes export and cloud sync of books and progress. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Neat Reader
A cross-platform EPUB reader with annotations, notes export and cloud sync of books and progress.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Neat Reader.
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 on desktop, mobile and web, and syncs through storage you configure instead of a vendor cloud.
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 open source under the AGPL, reads EPUB, PDF, MOBI and comics across platforms, and also offers hosted sync with paid tiers.
BookFusion
An ebook reader and cloud library that syncs your own EPUB and PDF collection across devices.
BookFusion syncs your EPUB and PDF collection through its hosted cloud on Android and web, works with Calibre libraries, and requires an account.
FBReader
Cross-platform ebook reader supporting EPUB, FB2 and Readium LCP.
FBReader keeps library and position in sync across desktop and mobile, adds FB2 and OPDS support, and keeps some formats behind paid add-ons.
Adobe Digital Editions
A free ebook reader from Adobe for EPUB and PDF books on desktop and mobile.
Adobe Digital Editions is free on desktop and mobile with EPUB 3 support including audio and video, but reading features are basic.
Thorium Reader
Read EPUB books with an accessible desktop reader.
Thorium Reader is a free, BSD-licensed accessible EPUB reader for Windows, macOS and Linux, with no mobile apps or cloud sync listed.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Neat Reader as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Icecream Ebook Reader
A Windows ebook reader for EPUB, MOBI, PDF, FB2 and comic files with notes and highlights.
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.
Calibre
The ebook library manager: view, convert, edit and catalogue books in every major format, and talk to e-readers.
Calibre-Web
A self-hosted web app for browsing, reading and downloading ebooks stored in a Calibre database.
BookLore
A self-hosted, multi-user digital library for organizing and reading ebooks, PDFs and comics.
Kavita
A self-hosted reading server for ebooks, comics and manga, with readers built for each format and OPDS for everything else.
