Reader

Native macOS AI reading workspace for PDF, EPUB, and TXT with local-first storage.

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Reader is a free, open-source, native macOS reading workspace for PDF, EPUB, and TXT files, keeping a book together with highlights, notes, web research, and AI book chat in local-first storage. It's aimed at macOS readers who want their annotations and context kept with the book itself rather than scattered across separate apps.

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