Apple Books Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Apple Books for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is calibre, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Apple Books and 19 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Apple Books are Readest, FBReader, Amazon Kindle and Kavita.

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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

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    • 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. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android Tablet
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  4. 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
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    Kobo Books

    Kobo Books is an application with a large library of eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and children's books, accessible on smartphones or tablets. The app includes a search system for finding books by author, title, topic, ...

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  6. Amazon Kindle icon

    Amazon Kindle

     239 likes

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

    118 Amazon Kindle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Amazon Kindle vs Apple Books Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    10

    you can't read epub files on Kindle

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

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    Application types

    Platforms

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

     17 likes

    Kobo Books is an application with a large library of eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and children's books, accessible on smartphones or tablets. The app includes a search system for finding books by author, title, topic, or genre.

    33 Kobo Books alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  10. Adobe Digital Editions icon

    Adobe Digital Editions

     37 likes

    Supports EPUB and PDF formats, reading borrowed library and DRM-protected eBooks on Windows, macOS, tablets, and phones, with features like annotation, syncing across devices, offline reading modes, organizational tools, and custom shelves for managing content.

    22 Adobe Digital Editions alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Neat Reader icon

    Neat Reader

     4 likes

    If you’re looking for a free and easy-to-use online EPub reader that works seamlessly on all your devices, consider Neat Reader. You can use it for free across all devices. To use it on your browser, simply Open Web App.

    28 Neat Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  13. BookShelves icon

    BookShelves

     1 like

    BookShelves is a modern eBook reader and library manager for macOS and iOS. It supports EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW, AZW3, KEPUB, and CBZ formats with a clean, distraction-free reading experience.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  14. Clearview X icon

    Clearview X

     11 likes

    Easy-to-use ebook reader, equipped with library shelf, supports popular ebook formats as PDF, EPUB (DRM free), CHM, MOBI, FB2 and comic books (CBR, CBZ). You can make annotations, insert bookmarks, and do searching freely, and access your notes, bookmarks and book collections...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. theLibrarian icon

    theLibrarian

     2 likes

    Easy to use yet powerful application for cataloguing, organizing and managing your collections of books, comics or other kind of documents such as scientific articles, magazines and so on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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