OpenReader Desktop 5.3.0 · Oct 20, 2026

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.

All platforms

Version 5.3.0 for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

macOS

macOS 12 or later

Apple silicon · .dmg326.0 MB

Windows

Windows 10 or later

Linux

AppImage for most distributions, .deb for Debian and Ubuntu

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.

Join the TestFlight beta Privacy

Download size

OpenReader for Mac Native Swift38.2 MB
OpenReader Desktop Full stack326.0 MB

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

Past versions

5.3.0 release notes 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.