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Readest vs Foliate: catalog facts
Readest	Foliate
Freemium The app is free and open source under the AGPL. The optional cloud sync service has paid…	Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Web, iOS	Linux
Reads EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ, TXT and Markdown in one app The same reader on macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and the web	Opens EPUB, Mobipocket, Kindle, FB2, CBZ and PDF Annotations and progress are plain JSON files you can sync however you want
Cloud sync is a hosted service with paid tiers, not purely local A young project, so features and stability are still moving	Linux only; there is no Windows or macOS build Needs recent GTK4, libadwaita and WebKitGTK, which older distributions may not have
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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