LightRead

Local-first ebook and academic-paper reader with OPDS and arXiv

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LightRead is an open-source, local-first reader for ebooks and academic papers, storing books, progress and annotations on the user's own device with no account required. It reads EPUB, MOBI, FB2, PDF and several other formats, can pull content from OPDS, Calibre, Project Gutenberg and arXiv, and includes text-to-speech and paper-translation tools. It is aimed at readers who want an offline-first alternative that also handles research papers.

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