A focused eBook reader
Read the books you love without having to worry about the different format complexities like EPUB, PDF, MOBI, CBR, etc.
Manage your library by tagging and updating metadata on books, to quickly find books using metadata searching and tag based filtering.
This version supports EPUB, MOBI, PRC, PDF, FB2 and comics (CBR and CBZ) formats with support for more formats to follow soon.
Get it for $2 on AppCenter
Get Bookworm and more on elementary AppCenter, the open, pay-what-you-can app store for indie developers. Every app is open source and has been reviewed and curated by elementary to ensure a native, privacy-respecting, and secure experience.
Note: This app is only available for elementary OS 5.1 Hera. If you’re on elementary OS 6 Odin, it will not appear in AppCenter. You can reach out to the developer and ask that they update it for OS 6.
What's New:
1.1.2 – Aug 10, 2019
This release has some new features, fixes and new translations:
New Features:
- Library is paginated to load large libraries quickly
- Support for FB2 Format - .fb2 and .fb2.zip
Fixes:
- Intuitive representation of book removal button on library
- Fix for keeping the preference dialog open untill all adjustments are completed
- Fix for header title changing during open
- Fix for handling cancelation of dialog to open an ebook
- Fix for toggling between full screen mode with F11
- Fix for annotation dialog for books with empty titles
- Fix for returning to the page position from the info view
1.0.0 – Feb 11, 2018
Right to Left Reading
- Support for right-to-left script
- A shiny new icon and new cover images
- Better support for EPUB table of contents
1.1.0 – Sep 30, 2018
This release has some new features, fixes and new translations:
New Features:
- Right click a selected word and look up its meaning in an online dictionary
- Added option to customize highlight colour
Fixes:
- Prevent Bookworm from opening links like HTTP, FTP etc. and use the default browser to open them
- Fixed an issue where the lines overlapped for the first couple of pages in the book
- Use of GResource to speed up loading of icons, scripts, etc.
- Some minor CSS compatibility with Juno
1.0.0 – Feb 11, 2018
Right to Left Reading
- Support for right-to-left script
- A shiny new icon and new cover images
- Better support for EPUB table of contents
0.9.5 – Dec 10, 2017
Annotations and two page views
0.9 – Jul 23, 2017
Support for MOBI format and UX improvements
0.8 – Jun 18, 2017
UX improvements for list view and other preference customizations
0.7 – May 20, 2017
Comics support and UX improvements
0.6 – May 15, 2017
PDF support and UX improvements
0.5 – Apr 25, 2017
Initial release with support for EPUB format