Open and read EPUB files in your browser — no download, no ads. Vertical scrolling and a clean layout on any device.
Users
36
+34 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
+5.00 in 30 days
Ratings
1
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#121K
#101K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 15 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 1 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:36 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 1 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.
About EPUB Reader — Open ePub in Browser
Open EPUB files instead of downloading them. Click an .epub link, drag a file in, or pick one — and the book opens right in a clean, distraction-free reader. No download dance, no ads, no sign-up.
WHY PEOPLE SWITCH
• It just opens. Click any .epub link on the web and it opens in the reader instead of landing in your downloads folder.
• Vertical scrolling by default — read like a normal web page, or switch to paged with one click.
• Clean, readable layout on any screen — sensible typography, comfortable column width, automatic light/dark theme.
• Find your way — table of contents, a progress bar, big visible page controls, and it remembers where you left off.
• Handles big books — opens and scrolls smoothly even in very large EPUBs with hundreds of chapters.
• Private by design — your books never leave your device. No account. No ads.
HOW TO USE
1. Click "Enable one-click opening" once, then any .epub link on the web opens in the reader instead of downloading.
2. Or open the extension and drag a file onto the reader, or choose one — no permission needed.
3. Read. It remembers your position for next time.
HONEST NOTE
Because of how Chrome works, double-clicking an .epub in your file manager can't open it in an extension (there's no OS file association). Use drag-and-drop or "Choose a file" instead — it takes a second.
PRIVACY
Your books and your reading stay on your device. The only things sent over the network are anonymous diagnostics (an error code and version, never your books or reading) and, when you open a book from a web link, the request for that book file itself. No ads, no tracking profiles, no account.
Privacy policy: https://vverbski.dev/epub-reader/privacy/
COMING NEXT
Full-text search inside the book, a library of your recent books, bookmarks and notes, theme and font options, and a catalog of free public-domain books.