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Koodo Reader

Koodo Reader is a powerful ebook reader designed to provide a simple and easy-to-use reading experience.

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  • Freemium (Subscription)
  • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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  • Android
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Flathub
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Top Positive Comment
Ak
2

Modern UI book manager which is FOSS

Top Negative Comment
ailuridae
5

If you like "modern" Win11 / Mobile-like UI, this might be good. I like my programs to have a real desktop UI with a proper menu bar and the like. Has a dark edge on one side of the page, to imitate the fold in the center of a book. But you can't turn it off, and it is present in double page, single page and infinite scroll modes.

FossSeeker
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PROS:

  • Free and open source, although Chinese GitHub development raises backdoor privacy and security concerns. Has not been audited to my knowledge.
  • Simpler and more streamlined UI than Calibre, somewhat similar to Kindle, resulting in easier onboarding and less feature complexity and menu bloat for new users.
  • Offers multi-device syncing capability with cloud service of user's choice.
  • Ability to organize books in shelves, add notes and highlights, mark books as favorites for easy access, backup/sync.
  • Users are able to import a wide variety of book formats into the app.

CONS:

  • No android app.
  • No DRM stripping capacity (must use program like Calibre with Obok DeDRM).
  • Developer releases frequently eat up insane CPU, even AFTER the application has been closed, which is concerning.
  • Somewhat sluggish performance, sometimes obtrusively so.
  • Stable release has Google Analytics on by default.
  • My entire reason for writing this review: FOOTNOTES ARE ABYSMAL. Unlike Calibre, they cannot be viewed in line. Worse yet, when clicking on them they often take you to the WRONG footnote, and there is NO simple way to return to the page you were on. For any serious study or research, this is a killer flaw. Navigating books becomes a giant maze of hit or miss and great frustration. This is a software error, not a user error, as the exact same ebook files opened in Calibre have footnotes working properly. If the developers would focus on and fix this, it would be a massive improvement. I hope they read this, fix it, and I can update my review accordingly.

OP-ED: The FOSS e-reader space is dominated by Calibre for good reason. It is the reigning king. I have tried many alternatives, seeking a simpler interface which also allows me to easily sync between devices via cloud storage. Koodo comes close, but its inability to implement footnotes correctly is an Achilles heel for any serious non-fiction reader.

Guest
1

Nice and simple UI. Worse performance

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NeuroAds
0

I use it daily, the interface and customisation are great. Books and settings can easily be imported and exported.

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Guest
0

it is constantly getting updated in github and has lot of features and it is will exceed Freda ebook reader in 3 years

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Install from the command line

  • winget install -e --id AppByTroye.KoodoReader
  • flatpak install flathub io.github.troyeguo.koodo-reader

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Koodo Reader?

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Format support: EPUB (.epub) PDF (.pdf) DRM-free Mobipocket (.mobi) and Kindle (.azw3, .azw) Plain-text (.txt) FictionBook (.fb2) Comic book archive (.cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .cb7) Rich text (.md, .docx) HyperText (.html, .xml, .xhtml, .mhtml, .htm) Platform support: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web Sync and backup your data with OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, MEGA, pCloud, Yandex Disk, Box, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, or Object Storage Easily import books from OneDrive, Google Drive, MEGA, Yandex Disk, Box, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, or Object Storage Use your custom AI model to power AI Translation, AI Dictionary, AI Summarization, and AI Encyclopedia Sync reading progress with KOReader Sync notes and highlights to Readwise, Notion, Obsidian, Joplin, and more Support local MDX dictionary lookup Automatically sync words to Anki and Eudic Protect your library with password, PIN, Windows Hello, Touch ID, and more One-click export of all books One-click export of notes and highlights, supporting CSV, Markdown, HTML, TXT, and PDF Privacy-first design: no tracking services, and no proactive uploading of your reading data or personal information Support OPDS protocol and share your library as an OPDS feed Built-in 50+ plugins for translation, dictionaries, and text-to-speech, with support for custom plugins Support vertical layout book Support reading statistics Built-in Paddle and Tesseract OCR engines Support library snapshots and version control Single-column, two-column or continuous scrolling layouts Text-to-speech, translation, dictionary, touch screen support, and batch import Add bookmarks, notes, and highlights to your books Adjust font size, font family, line-spacing, paragraph spacing, background color, text color, margins, and brightness Night mode and theme color Text highlighting, underline, boldness, italics, and shadow

Koodo Reader information

  • Developed by

    CN flagTroye Guo

  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $5 per month + free version with limited functionality.

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  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.1

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Italian
    • French
    • Spanish

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News & Books, Office & Productivity

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  •  28,453 Stars
  •  2,134 Forks
  •  272 Open Issues
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