OpenReader Desktop

The whole reading room, on your desktop.

Read-along audio, local voices, and audiobook export in one app, with no server, Docker, or account to set up. Your library stays on your computer, and new versions install themselves.

Watch GitHub releases All platforms

The first desktop builds ship with OpenReader 5.3.0.

macOS

macOS 12 or later

Arrives with 5.3.0.

Windows

Windows 10 or later

Arrives with 5.3.0.

Linux

AppImage for most distributions, .deb for Debian and Ubuntu

Arrives with 5.3.0.

On a Mac · TestFlight beta

Prefer a native Mac app?

OpenReader for iPhone, iPad, and Mac is a separate Swift app with on-device voices and voice cloning, powered by Apple’s Core AI. No account, no data collected, and a fraction of the download.

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Download size

OpenReader for Mac Native Swift38.2 MB

Before voices, which either app downloads only when you choose them.

Past versions

All releases on GitHub

Earlier desktop builds will be listed here.

What the app sends over the network, and when, is in the desktop app privacy policy.