Readium

EPUB reader for Chrome

Readium: An Efficient EPUB Reader for Chrome

Readium is a Google Chrome application that leverages ReadiumJS, an open-source reading system and JavaScript library, to display EPUB publications in web browsers. It is designed to work on Web standards like HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and SVG. As an EPUB reader, it serves as a pivotal tool for reading EPUB files - a portable document format widely accepted. However, note that its development ended after its final release, 2.31.0, in October 2018 due to Google deprecating Chrome apps.

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Extension stats

By: https://readium.org

Users: 400,000+

-100,000

Rating: 4.01

(1,857)

1 ratings

Version: 2.31.1 (Last updated: 2018-10-18)

Creation date: 2018-10-18

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

https://www.google-analytics.com/*
storage
unlimitedStorage
app.window.fullscreen

Size: 2.18M

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 894 ▼ 6

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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EPUB Reader for Chrome Readium for Chrome is the Google Chrome application based on ReadiumJS, an open source reading system and JavaScript library for displaying EPUB® publications in web browsers. ReadiumJS is a project of the Readium Foundation. EPUB is a widely adopted portable document format based on Web standards such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and SVG. EPUB is a registered trademark of a registered trademark of W3C ® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio, Beihang).

Improvements and Enhancements in this Release

IMPORTANT: This release, 2.31.0 is the final release of the Readium Chrome Application. As Google has deprecated Chrome apps, this app is longer actively supported, and will no longer be updated after the 0.31, October 01, 2018 release. A list of other apps that are powered by Readium can be found at Readium.org

Full release notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11yETD9-VR80UMiXRPd-x7T-87SBQYbh0OGSSI5S7-Eg/edit#

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to use
Nice layout and good functionality
Effective for reading ePub files
Works reliably for fixed-layout ePubs
Available on multiple platforms including Linux

Cons

Not compatible with the latest versions of Chrome
No search function
Difficult to access the app from Chrome
Google is discontinuing Chrome Apps support
No way to delete books cleanly from the library

Most mentioned

Stopped working due to Chrome's app support being deprecated
Good for reading ePub files
Issues with functionality after recent updates
Difficulty accessing the extension
Suggestions for more features like night mode and text selection

User reviews

L'appli était très bonne, mais Google a déprécié toutes les "Chrome Apps" l'an dernier et la "Readium Chrome App" en fonctionne donc plus. Cependant, vous pouvez toujours lire sur votre PC ou Mac en chargeant son successeur, Thorium Reader, disponible sur l'appstore Microsoft et en téléchargement sur thorium.edrlab.org. Sur mobile, les développeurs du projet Readium mettent à disposition de tous un kit de développement libre et gratuit, sur lequel plus de 60 applications on été développées.