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Top 7 EPUB Readers for Mac

Updated: March 12, 2026 | Editor: Maria Lin
EPUB Readers for Mac allow to open and read EPUB books on Mac OSX desktops and laptops
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Free e-book reader that supports multiple file formats, including ePub, fb2, mobi, HTML, RTF, HTML, plain text, doc, and more. FBReader uses its own page parsing and rendering engine - very lightweight, fast and customizable. It supports embedded images, footnotes, hyperlinks, text search, full-screen reading. It also automatically creates bookmarks so you don't lose track of where you left off after closing a book. It works on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and Chrome OS. Books can be synced across devices or stored in Google Drive. For Android and iOS there are both free and paid versions. Free versions have some limitations.
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Free eBook reader app for iOS and Mac. Yomu's design is carefully optimized in Apple style: flexible layout dynamically adjusts all text properties and margins based on your preferences and device. You can choose your favorite theme, reading mode (day, sepia, gray, twilight, night, black), select a preset or custom font size, content layout (page, scrolling), and many other options. All settings can be saved separately for each book. You can view the TOC, copy text, take notes, and search within books. EPub, Mobi, PDF, and Kindle formats are supported. You can download books directly from the browser, add them via AirDrop, iCloud Drive, iTunes File Sharing, or from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, OPDS, and Calibre.
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Cross-platform EPUB reader that supports ePub2 and most ePub3 standards and works everywhere: on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows, Kindle Fire and even via the web version. There's a free version that provides basic functionality, including a simple book organizer. The paid version allows you to store books in a cloud account (10 GB), sync books and reading progress between devices, add annotations and comments, choose different themes, and customize the reader's appearance more flexibly.
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Free Adobe's reader for PDF and EPUB eBooks on PC, Mac and mobile devices. It lets you purchase and download digital content, borrow books from local libraries and read them both online and offline. It also lets you add bookmarks, highlight and mark important and favorite passages in your eBook. ADE is ideal for reading scientific and professional illustrated books. It supports right-to-left reading, dynamic image resizing without loss of clarity, improved display of mathematical formulas, smart searching, and text navigation. It syncs library across devices and includes a built-in player for playing audiobooks. ADE can be used with various screen readers, including JAWS, Window-eyes, and NVDA on Windows, and Voiceover on Mac OS.
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Lucidor is a simple tool for reading, managing and organizing your eBooks within your own personal bookcase. It supports ePub and OPDS catalog files. You can search for eBooks online and download them right into the application. A unique feature Lucidor has is the ability to have multiple eBooks open at one time. It does this via it’s tabbed interface, which is much like a Web browser. Lucidor even supports themes. There is also a search bar for finding specific keywords or phrases within your content.
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Okular is a universal book viewer based on KPDF for KDE 4. This means Okular works on multiple platforms, including but not limited to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD, etc. Okular combines the excellent functionalities of KPDF with the versatility of supporting different kind of documents, like PDF, Postscript, DjVu, CHM, XPS, ePub and others.
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EPUBReader is a browser addon which lets you read ePub-files without DRM just in the browser. You don't need to install additional software. If you click on a link to an ePub-file, you are normally prompted by the Firefox or Chrome "save as" dialog. With EPUBReader installed, the ePub-file is downloaded, processed and directly displayed ready to read. It runs on every operating system (Windows, MacOS X, Linux)
Editor: Maria Lin
Maria Lin, is a seasoned content writer who has contributed to numerous tech portals, including Mashable and bookrunch, as a guest author. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of California, where her research predominantly concentrated on mobile apps, software, AI and cloud services. With a deep passion for reading, Maria is particularly drawn to the intersection of technology and books, making book tech a subject of great interest to her. During her leisure time, she indulges in her love for cooking and finds solace in a good night's sleep. You can contact Maria Lin via email maria@bookrunch.com