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CLUSTER EBOOK-EPUB-FILES · 27 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2020-03-04

Mobile e-book reader apps

This cluster consists of mobile e-book reader apps that open local files in formats such as EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, and CHM, with many offering customization, bookmarks, and note-taking. Entries are dated from 2008 to 2026, with a sparse early history and a modest increase in entries from 2024 onward; the overall shape is a long, thin tail rather than a consistent flow. Traction is low overall, with shiori-local-reader leading at 2 stars, followed by Ebook-Apk-free at 1 star and EPUB Player at 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

NOV 2008: 1MAR 2009: 1JUN 2011: 1SEP 2013: 2FEB 2015: 1JUN 2015: 1MAR 2016: 1OCT 2017: 1APR 2019: 1MAR 2020: 1JAN 2024: 1NOV 2024: 1JUN 2025: 1NOV 2025: 1MAR 2026: 1APR 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 7
NOV 2008SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 hand-coded · 17 unlabelled

Operator · 6 hobby · 3 commercial · 1 enterprise · 3 open source · 7 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01reader-source57★21 daysliveOpen-source macOS reading app for PDF, EPUB, and TXT books with highlights, notes, and AI chat about the text.
  2. 02shiori-local-reader2★1 mo—hobbyOffline novel reader for Android and iOS that imports EPUB and TXT files, supports customizable typography, and remembers reading positions.
  3. 03xepub0★19 daysliveopen sourceEPUB reader app with paginated display.
  4. 04Amazon Kindle: Reading App0★11 daysliveenterpriseE-book reader app that lets users buy, download, and read digital books, magazines, and comics on mobile devices.
  5. 05Epub Reader -read epub,chm,txt0★18 dayslivecommercialiOS app that reads multiple ebook and comic formats, supports highlighting, notes, and transfers files over Wi-Fi.
  6. 06leaf: eBook Reader0★7 daysliveMobile eBook reader for downloading free classic literature and importing personal EPUB and PDF files, with adjustable layout and reading journal.
  7. 07EPUB Player0★1 moliveMobile app that reads EPUB3 books with synchronized audio narration from media overlays and also serves as a local EPUB reader.
  8. 08Étagère0★1 moliveopen sourceAndroid app that browses a Calibre book library stored on Nextcloud, displays book details, and downloads EPUB files.
  9. 09Ebook-Apk-free1★1 mo—hobbyA free Android app for reading ebooks.
  10. 10EBook Viewer - ePub Novel File0★1 moliveMobile app that reads ePub books from local uploads and cloud drives, with customizable fonts, bookmarks, and file management.
  11. 11quire0★25 dayslivehobbyOffline Android ebook reader that reads EPUB, PDF, and plain text files, stores books locally, and requires no internet permission.
  12. 12e-readbook0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyLocal e-book reader app that opens EPUB, PDF, and TXT files on mobile devices without requiring cloud services.
  13. 13local-epub-reader0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyDesktop and web app that reads EPUB books offline from local files with a library and reader interface.
  14. 14Novel Lite e-books reader0★2 moliveA simple e-book reader for iPhone and iPad that opens ePub files and offers basic reading features like search, bookmarks, and comments.
  15. 15Rah Book Reader0★5 molivecommercialMobile app that downloads and reads online PDF documents and audiobooks on iPhone and iPad.
  16. 16grimoire5★1 yrabandonedlivehobbyWeb app that creates professional EPUB ebooks with rich text editing, device preview, and instant export.
  17. 17ProseReader0★2 moliveopen sourceMobile application that lets users open and read ebook files in EPUB format on their device.
  18. 18Reading Room Reader0★4 molivecommercialeBook reader app for reading downloaded book files on iOS devices.
  19. 19PureReader - a TXT/EPUB Reader0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedSimple and fast ebook reader app that supports TXT and EPUB files with customizable reading options and file transfer via Wi-Fi.
  20. 20Ebook Converter: File Reader0★5 moliveUtility app that converts e-books between formats such as EPUB, PDF, and MOBI for cross-device reading.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.