About BookReader

The most versatile reading app for Mac — open any book, in any format, beautifully.

Features

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Two-Page Book Layout

Read like a physical book with a two-page spread and beautiful, animated page turns that make reading feel natural.

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Highlights & Notes — Exportable

Highlight text in multiple colors and attach your own notes. Export all your highlights and notes to a text file — perfect for study, research, or sharing passages.

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Voice Reading

BookReader reads any book aloud using macOS built-in voices — making it a powerful accessibility tool for visually impaired readers. Follow along as the current word is highlighted, or sit back and listen hands-free.

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Book Database

Organize your collection with a fully customizable library. Browse by author, genre, series, or tags — and search instantly across everything.

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Bookmarks

Place bookmarks anywhere and return to them instantly. Your reading position is always saved automatically.

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Custom Fonts & Colors

Set any font, size, line spacing, margin, and background color. Day mode, night mode, sepia — you decide.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Fully customizable keyboard controls — flip pages, search, toggle fullscreen, all without touching the mouse.

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Table of Contents

Jump to any chapter instantly from the built-in table of contents panel. Never lose your place in a long book.

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Multimedia ePUB 3

Full support for ePUB 3 including HTML5 video, CSS animations, JavaScript interactivity, and 3D content.

What is BookReader?

Your Library,
Beautifully on Mac

BookReader lets you read comfortably on your Mac in a fully customizable layout. It supports all the most common book formats — so whatever you have in your library, BookReader can open it.

Designed from the ground up for macOS, it feels native, fast, and elegant — whether you're reading a classic novel, a technical manual, or a richly illustrated ePUB 3 with video and interactive content.

Please note: BookReader will not open DRM-encrypted books. Learn why →
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BookReader bookshelf showing hundreds of books

Supported Formats

ePUB ePUB 3 fb2 MOBI (Kindle) PRC (Kindle) iBooks PDF HTML Webarchive DOC (Word) RTF RTFD TXT

Automatic character encoding detection ensures books in any language display correctly.

System Requirements

RequirementDetails
Operating SystemmacOS 10.9 (Mavericks) or newer
DisplayRetina display supported & optimized
Touch BarNative Touch Bar support
ArchitectureUniversal (Apple Silicon & Intel)
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