Beautiful Epub Reader

Makes reading an epub exactly the same as an ebook in pdf format.

Beautiful Epub Reader: Transforming Epub into PDF-like Reading

The 'Beautiful Epub Reader' is an Edge add-on that drastically improves the user experience of reading epub files. It converts an epub file to a reader-friendly, PDF-like format, providing 90+% rendering accuracy. Restoring scroll positions when re-opening, allowing change in fonts and styles, providing a sidebar and a night mode are among the many features offered. The extension can also save opened files and history. Further, it provides the ability to directly open local and downloaded epub files, with user approval.
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Add-on stats

Users: 29,047
2.02K
Rating: 4.80
(202)
2 new ratings
Version: 1.6.7 (Last updated: 2025-01-03)
Creation date: 2022-07-04
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tts
  • storage
  • fontSettings
  • declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:
  • file://*
Size: 1.53M

Ranking

# 890 ▲ 2
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Other platforms

Beautiful Epub Reader (v1.6.7)
4.71 (380) 30,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
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Add-on summary

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Makes reading an epub exactly the same as an ebook in pdf format.

◈ epub reader with pdf-reader-like user interface. ◈ restore the scroll position when re-opening the file. ◈ store/save opened files and its history. ◈ support sweet sidebar, night-mode, onoff raw css effect ◈ parsing and rendering accuracy 90%+ ◈ allow users to change fonts and text styles. ◈ directly open local and downloaded epub files.(the user has to manually approve this permission by visiting chrome://extensions/ and put a tick at the "Allow access to file URLs" checkbox to enable this feature.)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • User-friendly and intuitive interface
  • Ability to remember last reading position and display table of contents
  • Integration with Edge's read-aloud feature
  • Lightweight and packed with necessary tools for reading
  • Supports various file formats including EPUB and PDFs
Cons
  • Bugs with night mode functionality after updates
  • Issues with footnote display size
  • The requirement to manually adjust the text-to-speech settings
  • Some users reported it difficult to use certain features like assigning read aloud to specific pages
  • Broken UI elements or poor readability in some customization settings
Most mentioned
  • User-friendly interface
  • Integration with Edge read-aloud functionality
  • Issues with night mode and text snapping
  • Footnote display problems
  • Customization options availability
User reviews
非常好用的阅读器
by 俊, 2025-01-13
Best choice of several epub reader plugin. If We can add comment with content, like Diggo, it will be prefect. ------------------------------------- Display of footnote is too large.
by 兵, 2024-12-24
非常好用，能显示目录，还能记忆上次阅读的位置，HTML脚本的格式也都能显示正常，使用体验和手机上的阅读器差不多。 升级1.6.6版本后电子书封面图像偏左，不在页面中间了。
by wolf, 2024-12-22
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Beautiful Epub Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Beautiful Epub Reader is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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