Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Guten – Android ereader for Project Gutenberg's 70k+ free books
Hi, HN. I read about 60-100 books a year and wanted a frictionless ereader for Project Gutenberg books, so I built Guten. Users can search the PG catalog within the app or Share a book's page from their browser to Guten for import. The app includes the usual ereader features like search, highlight, bookmarks, and notes. I like my apps privacy-focused: Guten doesn't require an account, and there are no ads or tracking. The reading experience is totally free, but there's also a one-time premium upgrade available for extra features like TTS read-aloud and note/highlight exports. Play…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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A simple way to browse Project Gutenberg for EPUB files
2025 · its alternatives →
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2021 · gutensearch.com · 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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Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I generated 70k audiobooks with OpenAI Text-to-Speechfree tier, from $15/mo▲140Hey HN. I’m Ivan, hacker from Ukraine. For about a year, I was working on Listenly — an app to listen to text content with OpenAI's natural-sounding text-to-speech model. At some moment, I realized that it would be cool to take all the public domain e-books and create audio versions for them. So I did it... kind-of. It would cost an immense amount of money to generate all the audio right away (OpenAI TTS costs approximately $0.84/hour of audio; 11labs, for comparison, is 10 times more expensive). So, I took a more gradual approach. I took all the metadata from the Project Gutenberg…
2024 · listenly.io · its alternatives →
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Omnivore▲238Read it later app with an outstanding reading experience
2023 · omnivore.app · its alternatives →
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Obooko▲269Hey HN, I'm George. I spent few months rebuilding Obooko, a free ebook platform that's been around since 2010 with 11 million downloads. Reading is losing to scrolling, but BookTok has 370B+ views. People want book content, they're just not reading books. I think that’s because modern reading hasn’t kept up with the pace of the internet. What I built Obooko is ad-supported like YouTube. No paywall, no subscription, no account required. 4,000+ books across 30+ genres. You can read in the browser, sync across devices, or download as PDF/EPUB/Kindle. The reader is built on EPUB.js…
Feb 2026 · obooko.com · its alternatives →
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BookNotion▲108Easily save Kindle highlights in Notion for free
2023 · en.booknotion.site · its alternatives →
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ReadHere▲146Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser
Jun 2026 · readhere.app · its alternatives →
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iChatBook▲91Binge books, boost reading & accelerate learning
2023 · ichatbook.com · its alternatives →
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Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…
2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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Everand▲104Your home for millions of ebooks, audiobooks & more
2024 · everand.com · its alternatives →
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Shelvy Books▲52Hey HN! I built a little side project I wanted to share. Shelvy is a free, visual bookshelf app where you can organize books you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Sign in to save your own collection. Not monetized, no ads, no tracking beyond basic auth. Just a fun weekend project that grew a bit. Live: https://shelvybooks.com Would love any feedback on the UX or feature ideas!
Jan 2026 · shelvybooks.com · its alternatives →
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Super Guten▲20Read Classic Books In Any Style You Want
2024 · superguten.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Bookmarks which you wanted to read, but simply forgot... It happened to me all the time. I bookmarked the articles to read later and simply forgot about them. Forever. I built Mailist to help with that. Already 2350 users enjoy their "weekly digests" composed from their bookmarks. It makes me super happy! So now, https://mailist.app Pro account allows you to send an email newsletter every day, built from your bookmarks. Does it sound interesting? The free version (weekly email) is available for everyone! Let me know what you think. PS. Unlike other tools, we care about your privacy…
2020 · its alternatives →
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Must-read highlights from the most popular non-fiction books
2024 · oter.app · its alternatives →
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Conveniently find, navigate and read PDFs on your phone
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I’m Miran Antamian, founder and CEO of BookWatch, and I’m thrilled to introduce BookWatch.com. The first AI-powered Visual Library for learners who hate reading but love growing. After 1.5 years of building, 65,000+ mobile app users, and countless animated summaries, we’re launching our New Web App to make learning even more effortless. The Problem: Visual Learners Can’t Learn from Books in Text or Audio Formats Did you know that 65% of people identify as visual learners? Yet most book knowledge remains trapped in text format. Many of us want the wisdom of great books but struggle…
2025 · bookwatch.com · its alternatives →
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🚀 Open-Source Release: "Run & Read" for Android | iOS 🎧📚
Jan 2026 · answersolutions.net · its alternatives →
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