ePUB Reader - A Powerful Add-On for Viewing ePUB Files on Firefox
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ePub Reader is a simple and powerful add-on that can open any document with a ".epub" file extension.
ePub is a new e-book file format for viewing online or offline documents. Please read this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB) Wikipedia page to get more info about the ePub file format. To work with this add-on, please right-click on any ePub link and then click on the - View ePub - item from the context menu. Alternatively, you can open the popup window and then add the epub link in the UI (top section) to view the document.
For offline files, simply drag & drop the file to the designated area in the popup in order to load the ePub document. There are several views to render the document, please select them from the top toolbar within the UI. Moreover, you can resize the window to your desired size and the document will adapt itself to the new size.
Note: this add-on uses an open-source JavaScript library called "epub.js" in order to render the ".epub" file format. Please visit this (https://github.com/futurepress/epub.js/) GitHub page to get more info about this library.
If you have a feature request or found a bug to report, please fill the bug report form on the addon's homepage.
User reviews
- Good font size and background color options
- Displays ePUB books correctly
- Multiple reading modes available
- Lacks functionality for saving reading position when resizing or reopening
- Limited customization options for colors and fonts
- Issues with displaying images and layout in ePUB files
- No table of contents feature available
- Problems with losing reading position when window is resized or reopened
- Issues with image rendering in ePUB files
- Need for improved interface and functionality
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ePUB Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
ePUB Reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.