Readest
Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface.
What’s new
Verified 6h ago## Release Highlights
* Audiobooks: Added Audiobookshelf support for streaming audiobooks and podcasts, and you can now pair an audiobook with its ebook to read along as it plays
* Text-to-Speech: Added a lyric-style view that shows the sentences around the one being read, plus per-book offline voice downloads and steadier pauses between sentences
* Library: You can now browse the web inside Readest to add books, choose which chapters to import from a web novel, hide covers for privacy, and watch download progress right on the shelf
* Sharing: Added Nearby BookDrop to send and receive books between nearby devices over your local network, including KOReader devices
* Reading: Added customizable keyboard and mouse shortcuts, Yomitan dictionary support, a full-screen book cover view, and right-to-left page order for comics and fixed-layout books
* Reading: The Notebook is now a full writing workspace, where your notes save as you type, sync across devices, and link back to the passage they came from
* Footnotes: Footnote popups no longer get cut off, let you select and look up text, and can jump straight to the note's place in the book
* PDF: You can now select text across page bounda
Full release notes →
* Audiobooks: Added Audiobookshelf support for streaming audiobooks and podcasts, and you can now pair an audiobook with its ebook to read along as it plays
* Text-to-Speech: Added a lyric-style view that shows the sentences around the one being read, plus per-book offline voice downloads and steadier pauses between sentences
* Library: You can now browse the web inside Readest to add books, choose which chapters to import from a web novel, hide covers for privacy, and watch download progress right on the shelf
* Sharing: Added Nearby BookDrop to send and receive books between nearby devices over your local network, including KOReader devices
* Reading: Added customizable keyboard and mouse shortcuts, Yomitan dictionary support, a full-screen book cover view, and right-to-left page order for comics and fixed-layout books
* Reading: The Notebook is now a full writing workspace, where your notes save as you type, sync across devices, and link back to the passage they came from
* Footnotes: Footnote popups no longer get cut off, let you select and look up text, and can jump straight to the note's place in the book
* PDF: You can now select text across page bounda
Official download sources
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SHA-256
e6faede67978a04486374011b7b876315e05b2c66d7b7bec6c63ada354cc034f
Install with one command
Prefer a package manager? Paste this into Windows Terminal:
scoop
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install readest
Platforms: Windows
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I download Readest safely?
Use the official sources listed on this page. Each link is validated against an approved publisher domain and routes through a safe internal redirect — no third-party or bundled installers.
Which platforms does Readest support?
Readest is available for Windows.
Is this the official Readest download?
Yes. Every source shown here is validated against the publisher’s approved domain and editorially reviewed before being published.
Who develops Readest?
Readest is developed by Readest.
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