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Local and remote libraries
Find books you’ve imported from a book server or NAS by author or series in your on-device library. Keep your next reads together in a collection.
Find a book or pick up where you left off
Books saved on your device work offline. Open a recent title from Now Reading, or choose your next book from the library.
From webtoons to audiobooks
Read comics in two-page spreads and scroll through vertical webtoons. Switch on text-to-speech for EPUB or TXT, or resume an audiobook where you left off.
AI background music · Experimental
Readive picks a track to match the mood of the passage you’re reading in EPUB or TXT. With Premium, download the analysis model and music ahead of time to listen offline.
Today’s pick · Experimental
When you’re looking for something to read, try Today’s pick. It chooses an unread standalone book or an unread first volume from a series on your device.
Inside Readive
Choose a device to compare the same seven screens on a phone, tablet or foldable.
Now Reading
Choose a recent book in Continue Reading to open it where you left off.
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From importing books to picking up where you left off
Get started with importing books, reading and listening, and connecting your desktop library. These guides are currently available in Korean.
Import books from your device or NAS (Korean)
Bring books from your device, computer, NAS and cloud storage into Readive and prepare them for offline reading.
Read and listen to EPUB and TXT (Korean)
Learn how to adjust text and margins, listen with text-to-speech, and understand the differences between free and Premium features.
Connect to BookManager (Korean)
Connect to your computer with a QR code, import books and continue from your saved reading position.
Import books from a device, computer or server
Open a file on your device or import a book from a server you already use. Books downloaded to your library are available offline, and you can find them again with search and collections.
Import from your device or computer
- Choose a file on your device, or open an EPUB, PDF, TXT or comic file in Readive from another app
- Upload to Readive from a computer's web browser on the same network
- Copy books and folders from a Mac to an iPhone or iPad with Finder USB file sharing
Book servers and remote storage
- Find books in Kavita, Komga, YACReader Library or OPDS catalogs and stream them or import them to your device
- Browse folders on a NAS or file server over SMB, FTP or SFTP and download books
- Browse WebDAV folders in read-only mode and import selected files
- Connect your Dropbox or OneDrive account to import books from cloud folders
Reading comics, webtoons and ebooks
Choose a reading view for your book's format and screen size. Adjust the experience for one-handed reading on a phone or two-page spreads on a tablet.
Automatic view for comics and webtoons
Automatic view scrolls through vertical webtoons and fits other comics to your screen in single pages or spreads. Switch between the original page and a filter preview to compare them.
Text and margins for EPUB and TXT
Set font size, line spacing, margins and backgrounds for comfortable reading. Light, Dark and E-Ink themes are included.
Mark passages to return to
Highlight a passage in an EPUB or TXT file. In Highlights, filter by book, color or date and open a passage to return to its page.
Audiobooks, role-based reading and AI Reading Music
Resume an audiobook where you left off. For EPUB and TXT, you can choose a voice for reading aloud or turn on background music as you read.
Audiobooks and CarPlay
- Keep playing in the background with the screen locked or while using other apps
- Adjust playback speed and skip intervals
- Resume with saved playback positions and timestamped bookmarks
- Set a sleep timer before bed
- On iPhone, browse audiobooks by folder or play EPUB and TXT narration in CarPlay
Built-in voices and role-based reading
- Listen to EPUB and TXT for free with your device’s built-in text-to-speech and follow the highlighted passage in immersive mode
- Download the Premium voice model to listen offline with a choice of 10 voices
- Set the voice, reading speed and pauses separately for narration, dialogue and inner thoughts
AI Reading Music · Experimental
- With Premium, download the analysis model and 168 tracks to play while reading EPUB or TXT
- Let your device match a track to the mood of the passage, or pick the mood and genre yourself
- Music plays more quietly during narration and follows its pause and resume controls
Reading calendar and device sync
Even a short reading session adds to your history. Revisit recent books and bookmarks, and continue reading on other devices on the same platform.
Continue reading and revisit bookmarks
Reopen recent books from the home screen and browse bookmarks saved in books and audiobooks.
See what you read on a given day
The calendar shows book covers on the days you read them. Select a date to see the titles and how long you spent reading.
Continue on your phone or tablet
Enable sync to share library information, reading positions, bookmarks and reading history across devices using the same account and platform.
iPhone and iPad use iCloud to sync reading data. Android devices use Google Drive. Sync between iOS and Android is not supported, and the original book files must be imported separately on each device.
BookManager integration
Bring your desktop library to Readive
Bring books over from BookManager with the covers and book details you organized on your computer. Open a linked book in Readive to continue where you left off.
Connect with a QR code and choose your books
With both devices on the same local or Tailscale network, scan the QR code in BookManager or enter your computer’s IP address and port. Approve the connection on your computer to browse the shared library.
Import books and continue where you left off
Import files and folders from Readive, or review and accept books sent from your computer. Sync reading positions, reading status and star ratings for linked books.
Keep BookManager on your computer and Readive on your mobile device running while connected. Readive also works on its own with device files and remote storage.
Supported formats and metadata
Use the metadata in your files to find a book. Search your on-device library by author or series, or combine filters such as genre and publisher to narrow the list.
Comics and images
Open CBZ, ZIP, CBR, RAR, CB7, 7Z, CBT, TAR and image files. When a comic archive includes ComicInfo.xml, you can see the series, issue number, writer, artist and summary.
Ebooks and documents
Read EPUB, PDF, TXT and Markdown files. Check an EPUB’s author, publisher and ISBN, or a PDF’s embedded author, subject and keywords.
Audiobooks
Play MP3, M4A, M4B, FLAC and other audio files. Open the audio information to see the running time and tags such as album, artist and track number.
Readive supports single-volume comic archives. For password-protected ZIP, RAR and 7z files, enter the password when you open the book.
Free features and Readive Premium
Importing books and reading or listening on your device is free. Premium adds more fonts and voices, along with detailed reading statistics.
Included for free
- File imports, library management and remote storage connections
- Comics, ebooks, audiobooks and text-to-speech with built-in device voices
- Light, Dark and E-Ink themes and standard fonts
- Bookmarks, reading positions, basic reading statistics and reading data sync
Readive Premium
- Remove in-app ads
- Additional themes, including Dancheong Light and Dark, plus more fonts and custom font imports
- Role-based reading with 10 voices
- AI Reading Music that follows the mood of the text (Experimental)
- Detailed library views and more thumbnails on screen
- All-time, monthly and yearly reading insights
Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription or a lifetime purchase. Check the Premium screen in the app for available options and pricing.
Before you get started
How can I start without a book file?
Open Find on the web (Experimental) in the library to browse and download ebooks from Project Gutenberg and audiobooks from LibriVox. Check the source for each title’s terms of use.
Do I need to sign up or use BookManager?
You can import files from your device without creating a Readive account. NAS and cloud connections may require an account with the storage provider. BookManager integration is optional and lets you access your desktop library.
Can I read and listen offline?
Books and audiobooks saved on your device work offline. With Premium, download the voice model for offline role-based reading, or the analysis model and tracks for offline AI Reading Music. Browsing remote storage and syncing reading data require a network connection.
Are book files automatically copied to my other devices?
Cloud sync shares library information and reading data. Import the original book files separately on each device. Sync works between iPhone and iPad devices using the same account, or between Android devices using the same account.
Start with a book you want to read
Install Readive and import a book from your device. Build a library for reading and listening your way.