# Readest - eBook Reader

> EPUB, PDF, sync & read aloud

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738622779](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738622779)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6738622779`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bilingify LLC
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (174 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.12.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2024-11-26
- **Size:** 67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/readest-ebook-reader/id6738622779)
- **Website:** [https://readest.com](https://readest.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://readest.com/privacy-policy](https://readest.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Readest** is a versatile open-source ebook reader for iPhone, iPad, Mac, web, and other platforms. Read EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ, TXT, and Markdown files with customizable fonts, themes, layouts, vertical text, full-text search, and e-ink display settings.

Manage books through OPDS catalogs, public libraries, Calibre, or Calibre-Web. Highlight passages, add notes and bookmarks, export annotations, translate content, look up definitions, and listen with downloadable offline text-to-speech voices. Sync your library and reading progress using Readest Cloud, iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, S3, or KOReader sync.

## Rankings

- #111,284 — Overall
- #67 — reader

## Review summary

Readest is praised for strong syncing across devices, deep customization, TTS with translation, and robust library/metadata tools. Common drawbacks include import freezes/hangs and challenges exporting annotations or per-book styles.

### Pros

- Cross-device syncing across iPhone/iPad (and other platforms)
- Extensive customization options (fonts, margins, themes, per-book styling)
- Built-in text-to-speech (TTS) with multiple voices and translation features
- Advanced library/metadata management with Calibre integration and rich annotations

### Cons

- Importing books can freeze or hang (appears in multiple reviews)
- Difficulty exporting or managing per-book annotations and related settings

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738622779)