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@Voice Aloud Reader vs Foliate: catalog facts
@Voice Aloud Reader	Foliate
Freemium Free with ads; an optional Premium license removes them.	Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.
Android	Linux
Reads web pages, PDFs, EPUB and FB2 files Highlights words or sentences while reading	Opens EPUB, Mobipocket, Kindle, FB2, CBZ and PDF Annotations and progress are plain JSON files you can sync however you want
Android only Free version shows ads	Linux only; there is no Windows or macOS build Needs recent GTK4, libadwaita and WebKitGTK, which older distributions may not have
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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