# MagicReader: Hands-Free Reader — EPUB, PDF, comics & read-aloud

> EPUB, PDF, comics & read-aloud (iPhone/iPad app by Leo Rivas-Micoud.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magicreader-hands-free-reader/id6794322508 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Leo Rivas-Micoud](https://appshunter.io/developer/302776955)
- Category: Books, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 62 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-08-18
- Data updated: 2026-10-11

## What is MagicReader?

Read without touching the screen. MagicReader is a hands-free reader for EPUB, PDF and comics: turn your head, wave a hand, wink, or just say "next page" — and the page turns. Or sit back and let a natural voice read to you.

Whether your hands are busy, wet, full, or simply resting — or touching the screen is difficult for you — MagicReader keeps the story going.

NEW: OPENS LIKE A REAL BOOK
• Ready for iPhone Duo — unfold it and your book becomes a two-page spread, with the spine right on the fold
• Landscape reading — two pages side by side on iPad and most iPhones, for EPUB, PDF and comics, including vertical Japanese books
• Flip page turns — pages turn over like paper and follow your finger
• Split View on iPad and iPhone Duo

TOUCH-FREE READING
• Head control — turn your head left or right to flip pages; look up to open or close a book
• Wink control — wink your right eye to go forward, your left to go back (Face ID devices)
• Hand control — a cursor follows your hand; close your hand to grab a book, swipe from the screen edge to flip
• Voice control — say "next", "back", "open", "read aloud" and more, in English, Japanese, Spanish, French or German
• A guided tour teaches every gesture with live practice

NATURAL READ-ALOUD
• Natural, expressive voices read your EPUB books aloud — in English and Japanese
• The sentence being spoken is highlighted, and pages turn in step with the narration
• English narration powered by Kokoro; Japanese voices powered by VOICEVOX (VOICEVOX:No.7, VOICEVOX:四国めたん, VOICEVOX:青山龍星, VOICEVOX Nemo)
• Books in Spanish, French and German are read by your device's system voice for that language, with nothing to download
• Natural voices are downloaded once, then work fully offline — all speech is generated on your device

YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY
• EPUB and PDF books, plus CBZ/CBR comics and manga
• Beautiful animated bookshelf themes — drifting watercolour clouds, a starry cosmos, and story worlds that come alive behind special books
• Japanese vertical text (縦書き) done right, with optional automatic furigana (ふりがな) above kanji
• Comfortable reading themes, adjustable fonts (including OpenDyslexic for dyslexia-friendly reading), and remembered positions

THOUSANDS OF FREE CLASSICS
• Browse and download public-domain classics from Project Gutenberg and Aozora Bunko (青空文庫) — from Alice in Wonderland to 銀河鉄道の夜 — right inside the app

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• The camera and microphone are used only to recognize your gestures and commands, entirely on your device
• Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded, and there are no accounts, no ads, and no tracking — ever

MagicReader began in 2012 as one of the first face-controlled book readers on the App Store. It has been rebuilt from the ground up for today's devices — same magic, new tricks.

Reading is best when nothing comes between you and the story. Not even your hands.

## Is MagicReader safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess MagicReader.

## Is MagicReader legit?

MagicReader: Hands-Free Reader appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for MagicReader is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2.0.2 — 2026-10-10

MagicReader now opens like a real book.

NEW
• iPhone Duo — unfold it and your book becomes a two-page spread, with the spine right on the fold. Head, hand and voice control all work, and read-aloud keeps its place when you fold or unfold.
• Landscape — rotate to read two pages side by side on iPad and most iPhones. Works with EPUB, PDF and comics, including vertical Japanese books.
• Flip page turns — pages turn over like paper and follow your finger. Choose Slide or Flip in the reader's settings.
• Read-aloud now highlights the sentence being spoken.
• Split View on iPad and iPhone Duo.
• Free Books now opens on 36 classics in Spanish, French or German when your device is set to one of those languages.
• Books in Spanish, French and German are now read aloud, by the system voice for that language.
• MagicReader itself now speaks Spanish, French and German: the menus, the guided tour and the voice commands.
• A roomier bookshelf in landscape, and the status bar steps aside while you read.

FIXED
• Aozora Bunko books download again.
• The PDF and comics reader's controls are easier to reach and to dismiss.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-10-05

MagicReader now opens like a real book.

NEW
• Landscape — rotate to read two pages side by side on iPad and most iPhones. Works with EPUB, PDF and comics, including vertical Japanese books.
• Flip page turns — pages turn over like paper and follow your finger. Choose Slide or Flip in the reader's settings.
• Read-aloud now highlights the sentence being spoken.
• Split View on iPad.
• Free Books now opens on 36 classics in Spanish, French or German when your device is set to one of those languages.
• Books in Spanish, French and German are now read aloud, by the system voice for that language.
• MagicReader itself now speaks Spanish, French and German: the menus, the guided tour and the voice commands.
• A roomier bookshelf in landscape, and the status bar steps aside while you read.

FIXED
• Aozora Bunko books download again.
• The PDF and comics reader's controls are easier to reach and to dismiss.

### 2.0 — 2026-08-18

No release notes.

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