FBReader for Windows
FBReader for Windows includes most features of iOS and Android apps but is designed especially for desktops/laptops.
FBReader 2.1 release introduced a new major feature. In addition to DRM-free books, it can open ePubs protected with Readium LCP.
FBReader is available for free on the Microsoft Store and from this site. The app works on Windows 10 (build 17763 and higher) and Windows 11. Currently, FBReader is only available for Intel 64bit architecture. It also works on Windows 11 Arm64 via emulation. To our knowledge, the app does not work on Windows 10 Arm.
Some users have reported that FBReade works fine on earlier versions of Windows. We have no official package at the moment. You can manually download, unpack, and install the package. This action does not violate any licenses or restrictions, but please note that there is no warranty or support available for installations performed in this manner.
Current version: 2.1.2, published 30th September 2024
The table shows the status of the most significant features in the latest version.
| Supported formats | ePub, fb2, fb2.zip, mobi, rtf, MS doc, plain text, cbz |
| Not supported formats | cbr, cb7, pdf, djvu, docx |
| DRM protection | FBReader is certified to open Readium LCP-protected ePubs |
| Book reading, styles, hyperlinks, hyphenations | Fully implemented |
| Page header and footer | Fully implemented, is customisable |
| Page turning/text scrolling | Spacebar and right arrow keys turn the page forward; the left arrow key turns back. Mouse-click on the right/left margins turns ahead/back. The mouse wheel, as well as up and down arrows, scroll line-by-line.
Since version 2.0.1, FBReader includes experimental touchscreen support. You can swipe pages horizontally or turn them by touching the right or left third of the screen |
| Multi-book (multi-window) mode | Fully implemented |
| Two-column mode | Fully implemented. The text switches to two-column mode automatically. You can tune the logic in the “Columns & Margins” preferences section |
| Text selection | Implemented, excluding automatic text scrolling when user selects end of the page |
| Table of contents | Fully implemented |
| Bookmarks | Implemented: adding, removing, style selection, navigation over the bookmarks list, adding/editing/removing styles, and text editing |
| Language selection | Automatic language/encoding detection only; there is no way to fix a detection error manually |
| Advanced text navigation | Click on the page footer navigates over the text; undo/redo buttons allow to jump back. The position stack persists between runs |
| Dark theme | Fully implemented; the reader switches theme automatically according to the system changes |
| All titles list | Fully implemented |
| Lists of recently added/opened books | Fully implemented |
| Books by author | Fully implemented |
| Books by series | Fully implemented |
| Books by tags | Not implemented yet |
| Custom shelves | Not implemented yet |
| Book download | Fully implemented |
| Book meta info dialogue | Fully implemented |
| Book deletion | Fully implemented |
| Multiple book selection, group operations | Not implemented yet |
| Browsing | Implemented, some OPDS features are still under development |
| Book downloading | Fully implemented |
| Navigation history | Implemented, not persists between runs |
| Bookmarks | Fully implemented |
| Search | Implemented, needs some improvements in multi-catalogue search |
| Built-in catalogues | Project Gutenberg and Smashwords Online Catalogue |
| Adding of custom OPDS catalogues | Fully implemented |
| Network authorisation | Implemented for some catalogues |
| Titles list from server | Fully implemented |
| Uploading new books to the server | Fully implemented |
| Deleting books | Fully implemented |
| A way to force upload a recently deleted book | Not implemented yet |
| Positions | Fully implemented |
| Bookmarks | Fully implemented |
| Custom shelves | Not implemented yet |
| Network catalogues list, library bookmarks | Not implemented yet |
| Preferences dialogue | Implemented; some minor pages and options are still missing |
| Settings export/import | Fully implemented |
