Paperback

Paperback is a fully accessible, fast, and native ebook and document reader for Windows and macOS, with Android and iOS apps in development.

Platforms

• Windows – installer and portable builds, for x64 and ARM64
• macOS – signed and notarized, so it just works with no security warnings
• Android – in development, coming to Google Play, with read-aloud and background playback
• iOS – in development, coming to the App Store

Supported formats

• CHM (Compiled HTML Help)
• DAISY
• DOCX and DOC (Microsoft Word)
• EPUB
• FB2
• HTML
• Markdown
• MOBI, AZW, and AZW3 (Kindle)
• ODP and FODP (OpenDocument Presentations)
• ODT and FODT (OpenDocument Text)
• PDF
• PPTX and PPT (PowerPoint)
• RTF
• Plain text

Features

Accessible by design

Built from the ground up for accessibility: full screen reader support and clear keyboard navigation across the entire application.

Fast and lightweight

Opens instantly and runs smoothly even on older hardware. Optimized for performance and battery life.

Open source and private

Paperback is open source under the MIT license and collects no telemetry. Your library stays on your device.

Multilingual

Paperback is translated into multiple languages by contributors around the world:

• Bosnian
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Czech
• Dutch
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Polish
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Russian
• Serbian
• Spanish
• Vietnamese

Want to add your language? See the translation guide.