Amazon Kindle AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Amazon Kindle is Librera Reader, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Amazon Kindle and 13 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Amazon Kindle are Foliate, Librum, Calibre-Web and Document Viewer.

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Amazon Kindle alternatives page was last updated Feb 17, 2025
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  1. Librera Reader icon

    Librera Reader

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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

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Librera Reader screenshot 1

    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.  No registration required
    10.  Full-Text Search
    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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    Foliate

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    A simple and modern eBook viewer for Linux desktops.

    51 Foliate alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Foliate screenshot 1

    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

     
  4. Librum icon

    Librum

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    A clean and simple way to read your books on any device and build your own online library.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Librum screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Bookmarking

    Librum VS Amazon Kindle

     
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    Icecream Ebook Reader

    Icecream Ebook Reader is a software that turns your computer screen into an EPUB reader, supporting various ebook formats such as EPUB, MOBI, FB2, PDF, and more. It enables users to manage a digital library and offers features li...

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    Calibre-Web

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    Calibre-Web is a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks using an existing calibre database.

    77 Calibre-Web alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Calibre-Web screenshot 1

    Calibre-Web Features

    1.  OPDS Server
    2.  Built-in e-Book converter

    Calibre-Web VS Amazon Kindle

     
  7. Document Viewer icon

    Document Viewer

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    Document Viewer is a highly customizable document viewer for Android, fork of the last GPL version of EBookDroid .

    152 Document Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    library view
    settings
    Discontinued

    The last version (2.7.4) was released in March 2016.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking

    Document Viewer VS Amazon Kindle

     
  8. Icecream Ebook Reader icon

    Icecream Ebook Reader

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    Icecream Ebook Reader is a software that turns your computer screen into an EPUB reader, supporting various ebook formats such as EPUB, MOBI, FB2, PDF, and more. It enables users to manage a digital library and offers features like page turning, bookmarking, note taking, text...

    94 Icecream Ebook Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Icecream Ebook Reader screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Text to Speech
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Tablet support
    5.  Book search
    6.  Built-in translation
    7.  Fullscreen support

    Icecream Ebook Reader VS Amazon Kindle

     
  10. EPUBReader icon

    EPUBReader

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    EPUBReader is a Firefox and Chrome addon which lets you read ePub-files just in the browser. You don't need to install additional software!

    93 EPUBReader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    ePub in Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Export to PDF
    2.  Browser extension
    3.  Multiple languages

    EPUBReader VS Amazon Kindle

     
  11. Universal Book Reader icon

    Universal Book Reader

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    ?he most stylish and user-friendly e-book reading app for Android.

    Universal Book Reader provides a comfortable and customizable reading experience for your smartphone or tablet, allowing you to read all EPUB and PDF books. The application navigation is easy with a simple, yet b.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SI flagSlovenia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Universal Book Reader screenshot 1

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  12. Lucidor icon

    Lucidor

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

    52 Lucidor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Moodle
    • Pale Moon
    Main menu
    Discontinued

    last update at 2013.

    Lucidor VS Amazon Kindle

     
  13. Albite READER icon

    Albite READER

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    Albite Reader is an open-source e-book reader for Java Mobile released under the Apache 2.0 License and developed by Svetlin Ankov.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    Albite READER screenshot 1
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    Discontinued

    The last update was in October 2011.

    Albite READER VS Amazon Kindle

     
  14. Marvin icon

    Marvin

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    Marvin is an eBook reader for people who are passionate about their books. Get Marvin and find out why readers are calling it "the most brilliant eReader to come out in a long time"

    48 Marvin alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Marvin screenshot 1
    Marvin screenshot 2
    Marvin screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    2.  Adapted article view
    3.  Share on Twitter
    4.  Content curation

    Marvin VS Amazon Kindle

     
  15. Kitabu icon

    Kitabu

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    Kitabu is our easy to use Desktop ePub reader. Simply drag and drop your ePub into Kitabu and start reading.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Kitabu screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This application is no longer developed, and is no longer maintained, the main website is also down.

    Kitabu VS Amazon Kindle

     
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