# Kortext ebooks & etextbooks

> Access all ebooks and etextbooks on Kortext

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cloudspringtech.kortext](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cloudspringtech.kortext)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.cloudspringtech.kortext`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kortext
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 202,417
- **Rating:** 2.01 / 5 (952 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.3.23
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23
- **First published:** 2015-09-21
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudspringtech.kortext)
- **Website:** [https://www.kortext.com](https://www.kortext.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kortext.com/privacy-policy](https://www.kortext.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Kortext eBooks & eTextbooks Chrome extension provides seamless access to a vast library of online and offline ebooks from various publishers. It comes packed with interactive features designed to enhance learning and academic productivity, such as easy navigation for quick page access, multi-color highlighting for capturing key extracts, and the ability to add and share notes via email or OneNote.

Additional tools include automatic referencing (Harvard or APA style) to simplify bibliography creation, a Read Aloud feature to support reading accessibility, and adjustable text size for comfortable viewing. This extension is an indispensable resource for students and academics looking to maximize their engagement with digital textbooks.

## Rankings

- #158,795 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.cloudspringtech.kortext.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Kortext app offers useful features like a centralized library, offline PDFs, highlighting, and annotating. However, multiple users report frequent crashes, poor navigation, and awkward zooming. The read aloud feature is problematic. Login issues and slow or failed page loading are common. The interface is not user-friendly on small devices with obstructive menus. Additionally, lack of features like position saving and citation tools, along with poor image handling, diminish usability. Overall, while the app meets basic e-textbook needs, its numerous bugs and usability problems frustrate users.

### Pros

- Allows purchasing and saving textbooks to a personal library, reducing physical books needed
- Supports highlighting, bookmarking and annotating within texts
- Can save PDFs offline for access without internet
- Available across multiple devices including phones, tablets, and PC
- Provides a centralized place for study materials and textbooks

### Cons

- App frequently crashes or freezes, affecting usability
- Poor scrolling and page navigation, including problems turning pages and confusing numbering
- Zooming is awkward; inability to zoom in on images or maintain zoom level
- Read aloud feature is unreliable, stopping after each page and reading text poorly
- Login and content loading issues, including login loops and failed content loading
- Lack of useful features like remembering reading position, continuous flow for ePubs, and citation tools
- Interface is clunky and not optimized for small screens; menu bars obstruct reading space
- No option to download books for offline use outside app, with downloads stopping if app is exited

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