Beautiful Epub Reader

Makes reading an epub exactly the same as an ebook in pdf format.

The 'Beautiful Epub Reader' is an Edge add-on that drastically improves the user experience of reading epub files. It converts an epub file to a reader-friendly, PDF-like format, providing 90+% rendering accuracy. Restoring scroll positions when re-opening, allowing change in fonts and styles, providing a sidebar and a night mode are among the many features offered. The extension can also save opened files and history. Further, it provides the ability to directly open local and downloaded epub files, with user approval.

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By:: Sparrow32k
Users:: 27,842+ 177
Rating:: 4.80

(208) 1 new ratings
Version:: 1.7.0 (Last updated: 2025-02-13)
Creation date:: 2022-07-04
Risk:: Very low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: tts
storage
fontSettings
declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:: file://*
Size:: 1.49M
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: a day ago

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# 942 ▼ 10

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#4 in permission keyword 13 ▲ 1

#7 in reader keyword 86

#9 in format keyword 16 ▼ 1

#12 in effect keyword 28 ▲ 1

#22 in position keyword 27

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Beautiful Epub Reader (v1.7.0)

40,000+ 4.72

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User reviews

Pros

Very useful and intuitive interface
Allows for navigation through a table of contents and remembers last read position
Integrates well with Edge's built-in text-to-speech functionality
Lightweight and stocked with useful tools
Good customization options

Cons

Format errors while opening files that work in other readers
Recent updates caused issues with night mode
Some users expressed difficulty with the read-aloud function regarding page assignment
Footnote display is too large
Some features (like CSS customization) were noted as missing or inadequate

Most mentioned

Format compatibility issues
User-friendly interface and functionality
Customizable reading experience
Integration with Edge's read-aloud feature
Problems after recent updates

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User reviews

muy bueno, era todo lo que quería, permite leer epub en voz alta.

by marina, 2025-04-04

Best Reader, Thank you, developer, for your great Efford. Your rock up.

by Erjon, 2025-04-02

Very simple ereader. Good for my purposes (listening to epubs in the background as I work on other things). Only thing that really bugs me is that I can't scroll while audio plays---after the tts completes a line of text, I'm dragged back up to where the tts is reading. So no skimming ahead unless you pause the audio. Otherwise, I've had a good experience with it. Not much customization, but for my purposes, it's been fine.

by Emily, 2025-03-22

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Beautiful Epub Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

Beautiful Epub Reader is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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