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Top 10 MOBI readers

Updated: October 25, 2025 | Editor: Maria Lin
These reading apps allow to open and read MOBI books. MOBI is a e-book file format developed by french company Mobipocket that was bought by Amazon. It's supported by Amazon's Kindles and all Amazon's own formats (AZW, AZW3, KFX) are based on MOBI. MOBI is supported by most readers on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and even on Windows Phone, Symbian and Blackberry. There are also some cloud services that allow to read MOBI books online.
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iOSAndroidWindows PCMac OSLinux
FBReader is an free eBook reader that supports numerous file formats like ePub, fb2, plucker, HTML, plain text, doc and more. You can also add multiple books at once in an archived format (tar, zip, gzip, bzip2). It supports embedded images, footnotes, hyperlinks, text search and full screen reading. It also has automatic bookmarking so that you don’t lose your place when closing a book.
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Android
Read tens of thousands of books for free, supports multiple online book sites. Read local books for nice experience with real-time smooth scroll and tons of innovation functions. Supports txt, html, epub, pdf, mobi, umd, fb2, chm, cbr, cbz, rar, zip or OPDS
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Windows PC
Discover free EPUB reader for Windows that transforms your screen into a top-notch ebook reader. Read ebooks in EPUB, MOBI, FB2, CBR and other popular formats. Easily manage a digital library on your PC with Icecream Ebook Reader. Track reading progress, add notes, translate text, use bookmarks, and more. Provides text to speech function.
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Android
CoolReader - an open-source program for reading electronic books in a variety of formats for Windows and Linux. There are also versions for OS Android and e-reading devices (LBook, PocketBook)
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Android
Book reader compatible with Android. Read formats: fb2, fbz, txt, epub, html, doc, docx, odt, rtf, mobi, prc (PalmDoc), tcr. Supported ZIP and GZ archives. It is possible to specify an encoding of reading file (include 932, 936, 949, 950 code page). Local library. The selection of authors, series, title, publication year, genre. Supported interface languages: russian, english, german, greek, ukrainian, belarusian. Fb2 and TXT file editing. If a file is in an archive, edited file is unpacked to the same directory as the original one.
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Windows PC
SumatraPDF, also known as Sumatra, is a free and open-source software PDF reader for Microsoft Windows only. The program also opens Open XML Paper Specification, DjVu, EPUB, XPS, CHM, CBZ and CBR, and MOBI files
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Online
Free eBook Reader. Read EPUB, DJVU, TXT, FB2, DOCX, RTF, PDF, CBR, CB7, CBZ, CBC, AZW3, MOBI eBook online. Easy ebook navigation. Fast and powerful eBook reader with a clean user interface
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AndroidLinux
KOReader is a document viewer for E Ink devices. Supported fileformats include EPUB, PDF, DjVu, XPS, CBT, CBZ, FB2, PDB, TXT, HTML, RTF, CHM, DOC, MOBI and ZIP files. It’s available for Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Android and desktop Linux.
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Android
Librera Reader is a highly customizable and feature-rich application for reading books in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR formats on Android devices. With its intuitive, yet powerful, interface, Librera makes ebook reading a veritable pleasure. It even features a unique auto-scrolling, hands-free Musician’s mode. As of today, it can boast more than 10 million downloads to devices running all flavors of Android OS.
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iOS
Not only an eBooks, Comics reader but also a tons-of-free-ebook-downloader, with dictionary inside for you to studies languages.
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Linux
A simple, focused eBook reader for Linux. Read the books you love without having to worry about different format complexities like epub, pdf, mobi, cbr, etc.
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Android
ReadEra is an Android application for reading books and viewing documents, free and without ads. Open and read book files in EPUB, FB2, PDF, DJVU, MOBI, DOC, RTF, TXT and CHM formats. Automatically detects and displays the list of all supported documents on your device, Identifies duplicate files. Support for a table of contents, bookmarks, visual styles. Automatically saves the current reading position, even if the files are moved or temporarily deleted.
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Android
eReader Prestigio: Book Reader is a multi lingual, multi format text and audio books reading app. Intuitive interface in over 25 languages and an in app store library with over 50,000 text (for children and adults) books and Text-To-Speech (read along) functionality.
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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.
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