Amazon Kindle AlternativesTop Ebook Readers & Ebook Libraries like Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is described as 'The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips' and is a very popular Ebook Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Amazon Kindle for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, iPhone, iPad and Web-based apps. The best Amazon Kindle alternative is calibre, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amazon Kindle are Librera Reader, Project Gutenberg, KOReader and Book's Story.

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Amazon Kindle alternatives page was last updated Apr 26, 2025
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  1. calibre icon
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    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.

    109 calibre alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Built-in e-Book converter
    2.  Book organization
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Library Management
    5.  Batch conversion
    6.  Ebook Editor
    7.  Supports All Ebooks Format
    8.  DRM Free
    9.  E-book management
    10.  Book Manager
    11.  Metadata Editor
    12.  Ad-free

    calibre VS Amazon Kindle

     
    • Most users think calibre is a great Amazon Kindle alternative.

    • calibre is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • calibre is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • calibre is Free and Open SourceAmazon Kindle is Freemium and Proprietary
    • calibre is CustomizableAmazon Kindle is not according to our users
  2. Librera Reader icon
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    Librera Reader is a highly customizable and feature-rich application for reading books in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR formats on Android devices.

    58 Librera Reader alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Text to Speech
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Auto Scrolling
    7.  Built-in File Manager
    8.  OPDS Client
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Ebook Conversion
    12.  Blue light filter

    Librera Reader VS Amazon Kindle

     
    Comments about Librera Reader as an Alternative to Amazon Kindle
    Neel2000
    Positive Jan 31, 2024
    0

    It's more lightweight and customizable than Kindle's reader and its built-in file management is good too.

    Marcus Holloway
    Positive Aug 4, 2023
    0

    Free and open source. Plus it is faster and easier to navigate than Kindle.

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    • Librera Reader is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • Librera Reader is Freemium and Open SourceAmazon Kindle is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Librera Reader is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedAmazon Kindle is not according to our users
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    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.

    58 Project Gutenberg alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Project Gutenberg Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Content curation

    Project Gutenberg VS Amazon Kindle

     
    Comments about Project Gutenberg as an Alternative to Amazon Kindle
    Kelson V
    Positive Apr 26, 2025
    0

    Great source for ebooks that are in the public domain, in any format you need from full ePubs down to plain text. Just remember it's only books in the public domain.

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    • Project Gutenberg is the most popular Web-based alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • Project Gutenberg is Free and ProprietaryAmazon Kindle is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. KOReader icon
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    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.

    52 KOReader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Built-in Dictionary
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4. wallabag icon  Wallabag integration
    5. Wikipedia icon  Wikipedia integration
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  OCR
    8.  Portable
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  PDF annotation

    KOReader VS Amazon Kindle

     
  5. Book's Story icon
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    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.

    31 Book's Story alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Reading

    Book's Story VS Amazon Kindle

     
  6. FBReader icon
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    E-reader application.

    106 FBReader alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5. calibre icon  Calibre integration
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  OPDS Client
    8.  iPhone/iPod sync

    FBReader VS Amazon Kindle

     
    • Most users think FBReader is a great Amazon Kindle alternative.

    • FBReader is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • FBReader is Freemium and ProprietaryAmazon Kindle is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • FBReader is LightweightAmazon Kindle is not according to our users
  7. Foliate icon
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    A simple and modern eBook viewer for Linux desktops.

    51 Foliate alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Built-in Dictionary
    3.  Text Highlighting
    4.  Export annotations
    5.  Text annotation
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Flipping pages
    12.  Plain text flows

    Foliate VS Amazon Kindle

     
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    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.

    63 Google Play Books alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Google Play Books Features

    1.  Built-in Dictionary
    2.  Catalog
    3.  Book search
    4.  Built-in translation

    Google Play Books VS Amazon Kindle

     
  9. Moon+ Reader icon
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    Innovative book reader with powerful controls & full functions.

    78 Moon+ Reader alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    5. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    6.  Built-in themes
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  PDF annotation
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Full-Text Search

    Moon+ Reader VS Amazon Kindle

     
  10. Openlib icon
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    Openlib is an open source app to download and read books from shadow library (Anna’s Archive). The App Has Built In Reader to Read Books.

    62 Openlib alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking

    Openlib VS Amazon Kindle

     
  11. ReadEra icon
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    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.

    71 ReadEra alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Auto fetch album covers
    3.  Fullscreen support
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Material design

    ReadEra VS Amazon Kindle

     
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    Citadel helps you manage your ebook libraries. It provides a simple, user-friendly interface to add new books to your library or update book metadata like titles, authors, and tags, all while remaining compatible with Calibre.

    56 Citadel (ebook library manager) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode

    Citadel (ebook library manager) VS Amazon Kindle

     
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