Readest
Readest is an ebook reader for macOS that helps you open, organize, annotate, listen to, and sync books across devices.
What is Readest?
Readest is a native ebook reading app for Mac focused on managing and reading personal book collections. It helps readers open common ebook and document formats, keep a library organized, and continue reading across devices with synced progress and annotations. The app supports formats such as EPUB and PDF, along with note-taking, highlighting, bookmarks, dictionary lookup, and text-to-speech features that make long-form reading and study easier. It also connects with OPDS catalogs and Calibre-based libraries, which is useful for users who manage larger collections or read from self-hosted sources. Readest is available across desktop, mobile, and web platforms, so it fits workflows that move between Mac, phone, tablet, and e-reader. Published by Bilingify, it is aimed at readers who want a flexible, local-first reading experience rather than a store-tied ebook app.
Key features
- Open and read EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ, TXT, and Markdown books.
- Highlight passages, add bookmarks, and keep structured reading notes.
- Listen to books with text-to-speech and read-aloud tools.
- Sync your library, reading progress, and annotations across devices.
- Browse and import books from OPDS catalogs and Calibre libraries.
- Translate passages and look up words while reading.
- Search within books and across your library.
- Open multiple books in separate windows for side-by-side reading.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Readest is legitimate reading software for managing and reading your own books. Access to local files is expected for importing ebooks and PDFs, and optional sync features may store library data, reading progress, notes, and highlights across your devices. If you use cloud sync, check which service you connect and avoid importing sensitive documents unless that matches your privacy preferences. Removing the app can also remove locally stored reading data that is not synced or exported.
Recommendation: Keep Readest if you actively use it for reading, annotation, or syncing your library between devices. If you no longer use it, removing it is reasonable, but export notes or confirm your books and annotations are synced first so you do not lose reading data you want to keep.
Common paths
/Applications/Readest.app
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