Thorium Reader
Open-source EPUB and audiobook reader for desktops
Thorium Reader is an open-source desktop ebook reader by EDRLab supporting EPUB, audiobooks, PDF, and DAISY formats. It emphasizes accessibility and standards compliance for offline reading.
Key features
- EPUB and audiobook support
- Strong accessibility features
- DAISY format support
- Cross-platform desktop app
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Active community (2.8k GitHub stars)
- Written in TypeScript
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