EPUBReader
A browser extension that opens and reads DRM-free EPUB ebooks directly in the browser.
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About EPUBReader
EPUBReader turns a web browser into an ebook reader for EPUB files without DRM. It runs in Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Chromium-based Edge, opens books in memory from wherever they are stored, and works offline.
The interface is available in 24 languages. It has no built-in read-aloud feature, but the developer points to a separate Read Aloud extension for listening to books. It suits people who want to read an occasional EPUB without installing a separate app.
Strengths
- Works in Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Edge
- Opens books in place without copying them
- Works offline
- Available in 24 languages
Limitations
- Does not open DRM-protected ebooks
- Read-aloud needs a separate extension
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to install.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Browser extension
- How it runs
- Browser extension
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Reading DRM-free EPUB files in the browser
- Categories
- Browser tools, Ebook tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to EPUBReader
Compare allSoftware that can replace EPUBReader for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Readest
A modern ebook reader for EPUB, PDF, MOBI and comics, with highlights, notes, translation, text to speech and sync across every platform.
Readest runs on the web as well as desktop and Android, reads EPUB, PDF, MOBI and comics, and adds highlights, translation and text to speech.
Koodo Reader
A modern ebook reader for fifteen-plus formats that syncs your library and reading progress through storage you already own.
Koodo Reader has a web version plus desktop and mobile apps, opens over fifteen DRM-free formats, and syncs through storage you configure.
Thorium Reader
Read EPUB books with an accessible desktop reader.
Thorium Reader is an installed open source desktop EPUB reader for Windows, macOS and Linux rather than a browser extension.
Foliate
A calm, well-made GTK ebook reader for Linux that stores your notes as plain JSON you can sync yourself.
Foliate is a Linux desktop reader for EPUB, Mobipocket, FB2 and PDF with dictionary lookup and text-to-speech built in, instead of a browser extension.
FBReader
Cross-platform ebook reader supporting EPUB, FB2 and Readium LCP.
FBReader is a standalone reader for desktop and mobile that reads EPUB, FB2 and Readium LCP books, though some formats need paid add-ons.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Calibre-Web
A self-hosted web app for browsing, reading and downloading ebooks stored in a Calibre database.
Kindle for Web
Amazon's browser-based reader for Kindle books, formerly called Kindle Cloud Reader.
Calibre
The ebook library manager: view, convert, edit and catalogue books in every major format, and talk to e-readers.
