Librea

Every document, read like a book.

A fast reader and file explorer for Windows. PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and e-books open in one window, and your highlights follow each file wherever it moves.

Download for Windows Try it here
FreeVersion 0.4.4Windows 10 and 11, 64-bitNo account
Live demoThe real Librea, on a sample PC. Nothing leaves your browser.

Double-click a book to read itSelect a file, press SpaceIn a PDF, select text, right-click › Highlight marks a Pro feature

PDFPDF WWord PPowerPoint XExcel ,CSV ◩Images TText M↓Markdown ZZIP EEPUB KKindle CComics DDjVu
Highlights in six colours Notes and bookmarks Quick View Continue reading Convert Search inside books Flashcards Reading stats OCR Read aloud Two-page view Librea AI Five themes
Opens everythingPDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, images and text, each as a cover on a shelf.
Notes stay with the fileMove or rename a book and its highlights come along. The original is never changed.
FastA 1,000-page PDF opens at once. Folders of thousands of files scroll without lag.
PrivateNo account, no tracking. Everything runs on your PC.

Notes follow the file

Rename it, move it, put it on a USB stick. Open it again and every highlight is still there.

Librea knows a file by what is inside it, not by its name, and keeps your notes beside the original without changing it.

Five themes, light and dark

Pick one and the demo above changes with it.

Free, with Pro when you need more

Free

For everyone, no time limit
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    Explorer with covers and Quick ViewBrowse folders as covers. Press Space to peek inside a file.
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    Library, Continue reading, starsAll your books on one shelf, each opening where you stopped.
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    PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, textEach opens in its own tab. No other app needed.
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    PDF highlights, notes and bookmarksSix colours, notes in the margin, pages you can find again.
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    Files tracked when they moveRename or move a file; its notes come with it.
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    Five themes, light and darkMica, Frost, Sepia, Reading Room and Midnight.
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    5 conversions a dayPDF, Word, EPUB, text and more, made on your PC.
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    Notes exported to MarkdownEvery highlight of a book in one tidy file.
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    Portable copy for a USB stickRuns from any folder and leaves the PC as it was.

Pro

One licence key, entered in Settings › Pro
  • Unlimited conversions, whole foldersConvert hundreds of files in one go.
  • Watch folders that convert on their ownDrop a file in; the result appears beside it.
  • Search inside every bookFind a phrase across the whole library.
  • OCR: make scans searchableScanned pages become text you can select.
  • PDF pages: reorder, rotate, compressFix a PDF without another tool.
  • Pen, shapes and stamps on PDFsDraw and mark up right on the page.
  • Notes saved into a copy of the PDFShare a PDF with your highlights inside it.
  • Highlights in Word and PowerPointMark up documents and slides, not only PDFs.
  • Flashcards from your highlightsReview what you read, spaced over days.
  • Your own shelves and tagsGroup books your way, shelves in shelves.
  • Reading stats and duplicatesTime read each day; copies of one file.
  • Export to Obsidian, Notion, WordSend your notes where you write.
  • Two pages, presenting, read aloudBook spreads, slide shows and a reading voice.
  • EPUB, Kindle, comics and DjVuE-books and comics open like any other book.
  • Backups and notes synced between PCsThrough a cloud folder you already use.
  • Librea AI: ask about your booksThrough your AI app, a model on this PC or your own key.

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Download Librea 0.4.4

Installer Recommended

Librea-Setup-0.4.4.exe

Installs for your Windows account, without admin rights. Adds “Open with Librea” and updates itself.

Download installer

Portable

Librea-Portable-0.4.4.exe

Runs from a USB stick or any folder. Keeps its data beside the file and changes nothing on the PC.

Download portable
Windows asks onceBuilds are not code-signed yet. If SmartScreen appears, choose More info › Run anyway.
RequirementsWindows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The glass theme needs Windows 11.
Every versionRelease notes and older versions on GitHub.