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Readest

Modern, blazing-fast, cross-platform e-book reader built with Tauri and modern typography.

26,049 Stars1,841 ForksTypeScript / RustRelease: v0.12.20

Tool Overview

Readest is a next-generation desktop and mobile reading application built with Tauri, Rust, and React. It features an ultra-clean UI, instant book loading, custom font rendering, seamless dark mode, translation lookups, and local library synchronization.

System Requirements: Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, or Linux x86_64/aarch64

Key Capabilities & Features

Native cross-platform desktop speed powered by Rust and Tauri
Typography controls: margins, line height, paragraph spacing, custom fonts
Bionic reading mode and continuous vertical scroll or two-page spread
Dictionary lookups, deep translation, and text-to-speech voice narration
Cloud sync via WebDAV or local directory monitoring
Clean reading statistics, session timers, and highlight exports

Package Manager & CLI Installation

Install and update Readest using your preferred operating system package manager or container runtime:

$ winget install readest.readest

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Latest Release Changelog (v0.12.20)

## Release Highlights * Vocabulary: You can now build a vocabulary list, mark words as Learning or Mastered for Word Lens hints, and sync with Anki * Statistics: Added a reading statistics dashboard so you can see your reading habits at a glance * Reading: Added Page Flip and paper curl page turns, a page preview while dragging the progress slider, a straight-line reading ruler, and keyboard-only text selection * Styling: You can now ignore publisher fonts, make white image backgrounds transparent, and adjust dialogue highlighting * Text-to-Speech: You can now preview voices, pick a default voice per language, and sync downloaded read-aloud audio across devices * Library: You can now import pasted text and Word or RTF files, share collections as bundles, search for covers in the app * Sync: Added Grimmory, Obsidian, and CrossPoint 2.0 highlight sync, a new view of where your reading data goes, and a switch for servers with self-signed certificates * Dictionary: You can now resize the dictionary popup, customize AI context lookups, edit word hints, and choose your lookup app on Android * PDF: Text is now sharper, especially on iOS and Android, with smoother pinch zoom, pann