Free Apple Books AlternativesTop Ebook Readers & Ebook Libraries like Apple Books

The best free alternative to Apple Books is calibre, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Apple Books and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Apple Books are KOReader, Readest, Project Gutenberg and FBReader.

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  1. calibre icon

    calibre

     1493 likes

    Free e-book manager with features including library management, format conversion, syncing to devices, internet-independent operation, built-in viewer, news download as e-books, text-to-speech, privacy focus, extensible plugins, and no registration or tracking.

    114 calibre alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
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    Comments about calibre as an Alternative to Apple Books
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It let's me read the epub files, however, it has twitches sometimes, not switching the pages right away.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Calibre is a great program for management and ebook conversion but its built-in reader is crappy and has no animations. not intuitive. bad gui. great program, bad reader. Moonreader for android is way better, but I want something with similar functionality to either moonreader or apple books and calibre can't display as well.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Mateo Castro
    Positive
    -1

    It has all the features of iBooks. Fonts size change, highlighting, bookmarking, dissection of Chapters.

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    • calibre is Free and Open SourceApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • calibre is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedApple Books is not according to our users
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    KOReader

     73 likes

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.

    69 KOReader alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    • Kobo Books
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Tablet
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    Readest

     31 likes

    Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

    14 Readest alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android Tablet
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    Project Gutenberg

     195 likes

    Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.

    60 Project Gutenberg alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. FBReader icon

    FBReader

     219 likes

    E-reader application.

    109 FBReader alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about FBReader as an Alternative to Apple Books
    Mateo Castro
    Positive
    3

    It is simple, with the side keys you scroll and with the up and down keys you pass the pages.

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    • FBReader is Freemium and ProprietaryApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • FBReader is LightweightApple Books is not according to our users
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    Book's Story

     33 likes

    Material3 eBook reader - Book's Story. Built with Jetpack Compose. Free & Open Source & Ad Free. 4 supported file formats (.txt, .pdf, .epub, .fb2), 2 supported languages. Lots of customization.

    Cost / License

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  10. Amazon Kindle icon

    Amazon Kindle

     238 likes

    The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips.

    111 Amazon Kindle alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Amazon Kindle as an Alternative to Apple Books
    Guest
    Negative
    10

    you can't read epub files on Kindle

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Amazon Kindle is Freemium and ProprietaryApple Books is Free and Proprietary
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    Foliate

     58 likes

    A simple and modern eBook viewer for Linux desktops.

    57 Foliate alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Foliate as an Alternative to Apple Books
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    it provides a beautiful ereader with page flip animation, and two page view mimicking paper books that runs on a full computer not a mobile device. unfortunately only works on linux. but very good!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Foliate is Free and Open SourceApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • Foliate is Privacy focused and LightweightApple Books is not according to our users
  12. Google Play Books icon

    Google Play Books

     153 likes

    Discover a vast library of books to search, preview, and buy, read free public domain books, sync page positions, and back up purchases online for a seamless reading experience across multiple devices.

    66 Google Play Books alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
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    ReadEra

     56 likes

    Read book files in EPUB, PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, DJVU, FB2, MOBI and CHM formats. Supports chapters, bookmarks, page style. Saves the current reading position. Automatic detection and display of the list of all supported documents on your device.

    77 ReadEra alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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    Kavita

     29 likes

    Lightning fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket-fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

    171 Kavita alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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