Free Apple Books Alternatives for Linux

Apple Books is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative 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 13 are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to Apple Books are KOReader, Readest, FBReader and Foliate.

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  1. calibre icon

    calibre

     1512 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.

    123 calibre alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
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    calibre vs Apple Books Comments
    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.

    • 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
  2. KOReader icon

    KOReader

     78 likes

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

    77 KOReader alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Readest

     36 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.

    17 Readest alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android Tablet
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  5. FBReader icon

    FBReader

     219 likes

    E-reader application.

    115 FBReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    FBReader vs Apple Books Comments
    Mateo Castro
    Positive
    3

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

    • FBReader is Freemium and ProprietaryApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • FBReader is LightweightApple Books is not according to our users
  6. Foliate icon

    Foliate

     60 likes

    A simple and modern eBook viewer for Linux desktops.

    64 Foliate alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Foliate vs Apple Books Comments
    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.
    • Foliate is Free and Open SourceApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • Foliate is Lightweight and Privacy focusedApple Books is not according to our users
  7. Kavita icon

    Kavita

     28 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...

    177 Kavita alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  9. Cool Reader icon

    Cool Reader

     66 likes

    Cool Reader is fast and small cross-platform XML/CSS based eBook reader for desktops and handheld devices. Understands a number of text document formats, suppurt OPDS (in new ui-opengl version). Fully customizable palette, text reformatting with any font size, font...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Haiku
    Desktop version
     
  10. Komikku icon

    Komikku

     6 likes

    An online/offline manga reader for GNOME, developed with the aim of being used with the Librem 5 phone.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  11. Magforest.com icon

    Magforest.com

     7 likes

    Magforest - Digital Magazines. An Online Distribution Platform for Magazine Publishers and Readers. An innovative digital magazine newsstand featuring hundreds of magazines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Wordpress
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  12. StoryReader icon

    StoryReader

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    A reader and offline library for ScribbleHub series.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android
    • Windows
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  13. novely icon

    novely

     2 likes

    The best ebook manager for your personal ebook catalog. Novely's goal is to provide a single application in which to manage your entire ebook catalog and make it available on every device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Lucidor icon

    Lucidor

     9 likes

    Read e-books in the EPUB file format, and organize and browse catalogs in the OPDS format. Lucidor depends on Pale Moon being installed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Moodle
    • Pale Moon
    Main menu
     
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