BasioMeusPuga/LectorGitHub
Choose it if you prefer a Qt/Python-based ebook reader with an active community over Foliate's GTK/GJS stack.
Qt based ebook reader
- 1.6k
- Python
- GPL-3.0
active3mo ago
johnfactotum/foliate Alternatives
ebook reader
Foliate is a GTK-based ebook reader for Linux, supporting formats like EPUB, MOBI, AZW, FB2, and CBZ.
Drop-in peers
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
readest/readestGitHub
Choose it if you want cross-platform support (Windows/Android/web) and a modern UI rather than a Linux-only GTK app.
Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.
- 23.9k
- TypeScript
- AGPL-3.0
active1mo ago
koodo-reader/koodo-readerGitHub
Choose it if you want built-in sync/backup and cross-platform library management alongside reading.
A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web
- 28.2k
- JavaScript
- AGPL-3.0
active17d ago
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
koreader/koreaderGitHub
Choose it for reading on e-ink devices like Kindle/Kobo instead of a Linux desktop app.
An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices
- 29.8k
- Lua
- AGPL-3.0
active17d ago
Older generation, or narrower
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
babluboy/bookwormGitHub
Choose it for a lighter, elementary-OS-focused GTK reader if Foliate feels too full-featured.
A simple ebook reader for Elementary OS
- 1.4k
- Vala
- GPL-3.0
active2mo ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named foliate among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how foliate rates them is a separate judgement, made when foliate is analysed in its own right.
readest/readestGitHub
calls foliate “Previous-generation GTK reader that Readest rewrote; choose it if you want the older Linux-native app.”
Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.
23.9kTypeScriptactive