Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to WhaleRead
Locally translate TXT, Markdown, and EPUB
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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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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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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Convert text to markdown for LLMs like ChatGPT
2025 · copyasmarkdown.com · its alternatives →
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Katib▲99A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew
2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →
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Jarq▲96Translate, shorten, fix or rewrite any text near your cursor
17d ago · jarq.app · its alternatives →
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Docbase▲110Render your markdown documentation into beautiful sites
2016 · opensource.appbase.io · its alternatives →
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Folio▲98A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader
Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →
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Markly▲64A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders
27d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →
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2018 · digitalbydan.com · its alternatives →
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An ESP32 e-reader. Contribute to atomic14/diy-esp32-epub-reader development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I built *BookTranslator.app* (https://www.booktranslator.app/) initially to help myself read English books in my native language. Later on as I shared on twitter, more and more people were finding it useful. So I thought it might also be helpful to share it here. You can drag-and-drop an *EPUB or PDF (≤ 50 MB)*, pick one of *76 target languages*, and ~60 seconds later you get a layout-preserving translation plus a side-by-side bilingual reader. The whole pipeline runs on the gpt-4o API with a bit of prompt-engineering to keep chapter structure, images and footnotes…
2025 · booktranslator.app · its alternatives →
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Author here. I'm a software engineer who started writing hard science fiction on the side. I built this tool because I wanted to write in plain Markdown and go straight to Amazon KDP without touching Word, InDesign, or Vellum. The workflow: I write stories in .md files, one heading per chapter, --- for scene breaks. When I'm ready to publish, I run one command and get a paperback PDF, hardcover PDF, and Kindle EPUB with correct margins, typography, and scene breaks. The tool wraps Pandoc and XeLaTeX with a custom LaTeX template and a Lua filter that handles the scene break conversion.…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Read your books in any language, privately
Aug 2026 · ebook-translater.com · its alternatives →
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2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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At work I need to use Teams. It supports a few Markdown features, but the editing experience for long message isn't smooth. So, I often write in nvim, preview it in the browser and then copy paste to Teams. This tool help me get rid of the review and copy step. Build with Rust + Claude Code. Tested on Windows and Mac, should works on Ubuntu as well. Caveats: it's still up to the pasted app to handle the HTML clipboard content.
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Convert DOCX, HTML, TXT to EPUB ¡ª Free & Private
May 2026 · converter-epub.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →
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