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 5h ago## Release Highlights
* Text-to-Speech: You can now listen sentence by sentence and loop a passage with A-B repeat, control playback from your desktop's Now Playing controls
* Reading: Added dialogue highlighting for quoted speech, a Column Gap setting for two-page spreads
* Sync: Added a Readest plugin for CrossPoint e-readers for reading progress sync
* Sync: You can now sync reading progress to Pagebound, sign in to Hardcover more easily, and note edits are no longer overwritten by older synced copies
* PDF: PDFs now blend smoothly with your reading theme with smart image inversion, show page thumbnails in the table of contents
* PDF: Highlighting and text selection on scanned PDFs is smoother and more accurate, and very large scanned pages no longer crash the reader on iOS
* Translation: You can now add your own translation providers with a reusable prompt library, look up words with an AI context dictionary
* Annotations: A global note now appears on every occurrence of its text, exports can include the sentence around each highlight
* Android: Added home screen widgets for your current book and bookshelf, automatic e-ink full refresh every few page turns
* More: Images now ha
Full release notes →
* Text-to-Speech: You can now listen sentence by sentence and loop a passage with A-B repeat, control playback from your desktop's Now Playing controls
* Reading: Added dialogue highlighting for quoted speech, a Column Gap setting for two-page spreads
* Sync: Added a Readest plugin for CrossPoint e-readers for reading progress sync
* Sync: You can now sync reading progress to Pagebound, sign in to Hardcover more easily, and note edits are no longer overwritten by older synced copies
* PDF: PDFs now blend smoothly with your reading theme with smart image inversion, show page thumbnails in the table of contents
* PDF: Highlighting and text selection on scanned PDFs is smoother and more accurate, and very large scanned pages no longer crash the reader on iOS
* Translation: You can now add your own translation providers with a reusable prompt library, look up words with an AI context dictionary
* Annotations: A global note now appears on every occurrence of its text, exports can include the sentence around each highlight
* Android: Added home screen widgets for your current book and bookshelf, automatic e-ink full refresh every few page turns
* More: Images now ha
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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