# Readest: EPUB & PDF Reader

> Read EPUB, PDF & more. Sync, annotate, translate and listen on every device.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bilingify.readest](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bilingify.readest)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.bilingify.readest`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Readest
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 186,718
- **Rating:** 4.33 / 5 (1,270 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.12.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2025-06-20
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 84 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bilingify.readest)
- **Website:** [https://readest.com](https://readest.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://readest.com/privacy-policy](https://readest.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Readest** is a modern, open-source ebook reader for EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ, TXT, Markdown and more. Customize fonts, themes, layouts, scrolling or paginated reading, vertical CJK text and e-ink settings. Browse OPDS catalogs, public libraries, Calibre and Calibre-Web, organize bookshelves, and search full text.

Highlight passages, add bookmarks and structured notes, export annotations, translate content, look up definitions, or listen with text-to-speech and offline voices. Sync reading progress, books and notes through Readest Cloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, S3 or KOReader across Android, iOS, desktop and web devices.

## Rankings

- #165,200 — Overall
- #196 — Books and reference (Free)
- #20 — reader

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BATTERY_STATS`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.bilingify.readest.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bilingify.readest)