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24 alternatives to DIY ePub Reader

An ESP32 e-reader. Contribute to atomic14/diy-esp32-epub-reader development by creating an account on GitHub.

DIY ePub Reader is an open-source application for reading EPUB format digital books. Launched in 2021, it serves readers who want an alternative to commercial e-book platforms and prefer to manage their own reading… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DIY ePub Reader launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Converts some webnovels to epub format. Contribute to maoserr/epublifier development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    EPUB.to converts EPUB to PDF, MOBI, AZW3, TXT, and more. Convert any document to EPUB for e-readers. The easiest way to manage, convert, and optimize eBook files online for free.

    2021 · epub.to · its alternatives →

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    ReadHere▲146

    Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser

    Jun 2026 · readhere.app · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…

    2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →

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    BookRead▲415

    AI-powered E-Reader that makes reading effortless

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Eplee▲82

    A simple and beautiful open-source ePub reader

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple way to browse Project Gutenberg for EPUB files

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Howdy! I've just written a blog post about this, and I figured I would share it here: https://smoores.dev/post/announcing_smoores_epub/. As I've been working on Storyteller[1], I've been developing a library for working with EPUB files, since that's a large amount of the work that Storyteller does. After a friend asked for advice on creating EPUB books in Node.js, I decided to publish Storyteller's EPUB library as a standalone NPM package. I really love the EPUB spec, and I think the Node.js developer community deserves an actively maintained library for working with…

    2024 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    A tool for reading EPUB ebooks. It runs locally.

    Jun 2026 · epub.ufumbuzi.com · its alternatives →

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    fast, rust based epub library for python. Contribute to arc53/fast-ebook development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Browser-based ePub reader. Contribute to pacexy/flow development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AI powered Kindle alternative that works with PDFs, EPUBs

    2025 · bookaroozie.com · its alternatives →

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    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.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I've been working on BookWith, an open-source e-book reader that integrates AI as your reading companion. The problem: Traditional e-readers are passive. When you encounter something unclear, you have to context-switch to search for it. Your highlights and notes remain isolated, and you can't easily connect ideas across different books. My solution: BookWith embeds an AI that maintains full context of what you're reading. It features: - Context-aware AI chat: Ask questions about the current page/chapter and get instant answers - AI podcast generation: Automatically converts book…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The easiest way to convert PDF books to readable format.

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    RSS/Atom feed reader for your desktop.

    2025 · rahuldshetty.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A Swift ePub reader and parser framework for iOS.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    BiblioPod is a comprehensive digital library and reading platform. Upload ePub books, track reading progress, create collections, set reading challenges, and enjoy a privacy-first reading experience with local storage.

    2025 · bibliopod.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    epub,markdown,e-peb

    Feb 2026 · epubonlineviewer.com · its alternatives →

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    EPUB.to▲80

    ePub to pdf, mobi, Kindle, and an API

    2021 · epub.to · its alternatives →

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    A way to generate .mp3 files from ePUB. I wanted to continue "reading" even after my eyes got tired or if I went away from the screen. For these cases, what I did was select a given text, and select "Speech". If you've used this before, you know it's fine for small sections, but not for big chunks of text. So, I challenged myself to create a project that would "text-to-speech" a given book. After some attempts, I came up with a good-enough initial version using Golang. It will parse an ePUB into sections and run MacOS's `say` command to generate audio files. For now it's quite basic, but…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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