# Yuzu eReader

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1104364222](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1104364222)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1104364222`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Barnes & Noble College
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (15,113 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-10
- **First published:** 2016-05-03
- **Size:** 189 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yuzu-ereader/id1104364222)
- **Website:** [http://www.yuzu.com](http://www.yuzu.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://yuzu.com/privacy-policy](https://yuzu.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Yuzu eReader is an education-focused Chrome extension that lets you read and interact with digital content from your browser. It enhances learning with eTextbooks that can include videos, multimedia, and links, while providing highlights, notes, and bookmarks that sync across devices.

With features like search inside materials, navigation by table of contents, jump to a specific page, and Read Aloud for on‑the‑go listening, you can customize layout and font sizes, download content for offline study, and access everything in a single, organized interface to study smarter and travel lighter.

## Rankings

- #14,244 — Overall
- #30 — reader

## Review summary

Yuzu eReader is praised for its tablet-friendly use, cross-device notes, and a clean, organized interface. However, user reviews cluster around core issues: unreliable login and account access; weak highlighting/annotation features with no Apple Pencil support; poor read-aloud accessibility; inability to download/export PDFs or print; and overall slow performance. Users seek a more reliable login flow, richer markup and accessibility, export options, and faster performance while preserving the portable, organized reading experience.

### Pros

- Tablet-friendly and convenient for on-the-go reading.
- Notes taken on iPad can be found/accessed on a computer (cross-device notes).
- Well-organized, clean UI and easy-to-understand format.

### Cons

- Frequent login/authentication issues (session timeouts, Okta/QR login problems, account access).
- Poor highlighting/annotation capabilities (limited markup, no Apple Pencil support, margin display issues, bugs).
- Subpar read-aloud accessibility (robotic voices, limited voice options, screen-reader problems).
- Inability to download PDFs or export notes/printing restrictions.
- Slow performance and lag during use (loading and scrolling).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1104364222)