Die beste Reader App
Diese Reader App ist die beste, vielseitig the App, die alles bietet, was das Herz begehrt. Ich benutze sie seit drei Jahren. Würde ständig verbessert, erweitert. Vielleicht gibt es sie ja irgendwann auch in Deutsch. Für manche wäre besonders der Hilfe Teil gut.
El mejor lector de epubs con mucha diferencia
Llevo años probando multitud de aplicaciones en el IPad para leer epubs. Esta es la mejor aplicación con diferencia que he usado y para gestionar colecciones inmensas de miles de EPUBs es la mejor y de las que más opciones tiene. Además el equipo actualiza la aplicación muy a menudo. Tuve un problema; tengo una colección inmensa de EPUBs y después de una actualización, la aplicación fallaba, no sé abría por un error. Me puse en contacto con el desarrollador de la misma explicándole mi problema, me dijeron que estaban investigando el problema…En menos de dos días me avisaron de que habían sacado una nueva versión corrigiendo el fallo y ahora vuelve a funcionar perfectamente. Muchas gracias..
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Great paired with Calibre
Great layout, lots of features, works very well with a calibre-centric workflow.
Excellent EPUB reader with responsive support
I chose MapleRead SE for its stability and EPUB compatibility, and I especially enjoy the landscape two-page reading mode on my iPad.
When I encountered an image layout issue with one EPUB, the support team responded promptly, reproduced the problem, and fixed it in version 7.1 about two weeks later. the book now displays correctly.
A great reading app backed by a team that listens to users and follows through. Very happy with my purchase!
When I encountered an image layout issue with one EPUB, the support team responded promptly, reproduced the problem, and fixed it in version 7.1 about two weeks later. the book now displays correctly.
A great reading app backed by a team that listens to users and follows through. Very happy with my purchase!
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Great app, one suggestion
The app is great, and I love its features (particularly tagging and the personal server), I just have one recommendation. The read aloud feature is a wonderful idea, but I find it lacking. The voices available are incredibly robotic and choppy. I'd absolutely love it if we could have a slightly more natural sounding voice and perhaps a bit more intuitive controls (audio speed). Otherwise, I absolutely love the app. Great job!
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Dropbox on phone is terrible
I am really enjoying MapleRead SE on my iPad. I love how it syncs with my iPhone so I don’t have to flip pages when I switch devices. I prefer to use Dropbox to load my ebooks, however their very annoying ads block me using it on the iPhone, I can’t minimize or remove the ad to see the books I have stored. So I can’t load new books onto my phone.
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Very nice
I am an avid kindle reader and I absolutely hate it when i have to use the built in books app instead of kindle. I'm so glad I found this app, which is a great alternative for reading epubs. It has a lot of nice features, including audio for epubs (but not pdf).
Here are a few wish list items I hope you will consider...
-wish could change red color for highlighted word when using audio (I'd prefer blue or to be able to pick a color)
-when audio is active you can't highlight or make a note, even when the audio is paused. You have to completely exit out of audio and then make the note/highlight and return to audio
-wish there was a way to customize top menu (I will never use cloud so it's annoying to have that menu option always present & therefore subject to accidental presses)
Thanks for the much improved reading experience! It's greatly appreciated!
Here are a few wish list items I hope you will consider...
-wish could change red color for highlighted word when using audio (I'd prefer blue or to be able to pick a color)
-when audio is active you can't highlight or make a note, even when the audio is paused. You have to completely exit out of audio and then make the note/highlight and return to audio
-wish there was a way to customize top menu (I will never use cloud so it's annoying to have that menu option always present & therefore subject to accidental presses)
Thanks for the much improved reading experience! It's greatly appreciated!
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Decent replacement for Marvin 3
Early 2026 update finally wrecked my ability to use ,y ancient (yet amazing) Marvin 3 reader app….I downloaded and purchased nearly a dozen different reading apps and MapleRead SE was the best fit for my needs.
Pros: easy to import books from various sources, from Kobo to Ao3, I have had zero issues. The ability to edit metadata is amazing. Love that page read Susan a between devices.
Cons: Margin size isn’t customizable enough, I like large margins and a single column. Often words are cut in half when I change margins and font size. The tags need improvement- there no ability to bulk edit/delete tags or to search library for a specific tag in the search bar, only by scrolling through the tag list which is a pain and inefficient (I have 6600 files with 25,698 tags writers are using the tags like authors notes, which I don’t love, but again I cannot edit them easily here). There is no ability to rate at the end of reading…I like to go back and re-read stories I’ve really enjoyed and the ability to quickly see what I’ve rated highly would be great. Also, I like to use emojis as quick visual cues to story content and there is no place to do that here. Right now I’m using the title line to meet these needs, since the title is always visible (Title | emojis and rating). I make regular, time-consuming metadata changes such as the title edits, adding custom covers, editing the summary if needed, and thinning/consolidating tags - none of these changes sync with other devices or with the book file when I export it to Calibre, my library organization software. So a lot of wasted time.
Ultimately, it’s a functional reader and easy to get books into, but does not work at any level needed for a library with more than a dozen or so books. It doesn’t have the features to organize a larger library or the ability to save any changes made to customize a personal library.
With some tweaks it could be great. Adding things for personal library organization would make this a fantastic app. I held onto my Marvin 3 reader for years after the developer stopped supporting it (and I know many others did too). Because Marvin was both a reader and a library organizer app. Im still on the hunt for a replacement, but in the meantime MapleRead SE works.
Pros: easy to import books from various sources, from Kobo to Ao3, I have had zero issues. The ability to edit metadata is amazing. Love that page read Susan a between devices.
Cons: Margin size isn’t customizable enough, I like large margins and a single column. Often words are cut in half when I change margins and font size. The tags need improvement- there no ability to bulk edit/delete tags or to search library for a specific tag in the search bar, only by scrolling through the tag list which is a pain and inefficient (I have 6600 files with 25,698 tags writers are using the tags like authors notes, which I don’t love, but again I cannot edit them easily here). There is no ability to rate at the end of reading…I like to go back and re-read stories I’ve really enjoyed and the ability to quickly see what I’ve rated highly would be great. Also, I like to use emojis as quick visual cues to story content and there is no place to do that here. Right now I’m using the title line to meet these needs, since the title is always visible (Title | emojis and rating). I make regular, time-consuming metadata changes such as the title edits, adding custom covers, editing the summary if needed, and thinning/consolidating tags - none of these changes sync with other devices or with the book file when I export it to Calibre, my library organization software. So a lot of wasted time.
Ultimately, it’s a functional reader and easy to get books into, but does not work at any level needed for a library with more than a dozen or so books. It doesn’t have the features to organize a larger library or the ability to save any changes made to customize a personal library.
With some tweaks it could be great. Adding things for personal library organization would make this a fantastic app. I held onto my Marvin 3 reader for years after the developer stopped supporting it (and I know many others did too). Because Marvin was both a reader and a library organizer app. Im still on the hunt for a replacement, but in the meantime MapleRead SE works.
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Needs a designer
Works well as a reader, but could really use a design pass. Menus are confusing, with settings and formatting options in counterintuitive places. There are dialogue boxes and pop ups where text runs edge to edge with no padding. Controls and widgets are nonstandard and dated looking. Some text is oddly phrased, and overall the app is a bit ugly. Everything looks like it was designed and laid out by a programmer, not an artist or designer.
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The Best epub and PDF reader there is
Over the last 2 years I had read 76 books using MapleRead and it’s the best reading experience I had on Ipad, Android or Kindle. It’s well worth the money, the developers are responsive and the app is getting regular updates. I wasn’t happy reading on ipads until I found this ereader
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Would like to move books around in set in any order I want by tapping and hold at present not able to do this Would also like to draw with Apple Pencil pro on page of book also at this time unable to do this would give five stars if this could be addressed in the next update otherwise excellent app
Fantastic - It’s simply a legendary class book reader
Ok where do I begin?
Cost - extremely reasonable. No subscription nightmares - u own it outright. There’s even different versions of the app to suit different needs. Personally I highly recommend the SE version.
MapleRead is highly customisable and for convenience sake, bulk import is a breeze.
There’s support for many cloud drives but most importantly for ‘Calibre’. Calibre is the amazing open source way to manage ur ebook & manga libraries.
Back to MapleRead, only today did I discover they’d fixed & have a super easy way to bulk import books using standard Apple’s File App. There’s all ur typical ways to add ur own fonts, backgrounds, covers. Just loads of cool Nic-Nacs for u all to tinker with :)
I just loathe DRM, it’s so incredibly offensive. That’s why I just love Calibre (who deals with DRM) so I can manage & read my purchased books exactly the way I desire. I’m not bound to some store’s app, only to find out one day, when the store abandons that app, I also lose access to all my books. Things I buy ought to be owned by me don’t u agree? U know, just like a physical book has always been!
BTW MapleRead guys are always updating and adding new features (at no extra cost), although I love dropping them a donation/coffee every now and again. Sure beats loathsome subscriptions doesn’t it 9/10
Cost - extremely reasonable. No subscription nightmares - u own it outright. There’s even different versions of the app to suit different needs. Personally I highly recommend the SE version.
MapleRead is highly customisable and for convenience sake, bulk import is a breeze.
There’s support for many cloud drives but most importantly for ‘Calibre’. Calibre is the amazing open source way to manage ur ebook & manga libraries.
Back to MapleRead, only today did I discover they’d fixed & have a super easy way to bulk import books using standard Apple’s File App. There’s all ur typical ways to add ur own fonts, backgrounds, covers. Just loads of cool Nic-Nacs for u all to tinker with :)
I just loathe DRM, it’s so incredibly offensive. That’s why I just love Calibre (who deals with DRM) so I can manage & read my purchased books exactly the way I desire. I’m not bound to some store’s app, only to find out one day, when the store abandons that app, I also lose access to all my books. Things I buy ought to be owned by me don’t u agree? U know, just like a physical book has always been!
BTW MapleRead guys are always updating and adding new features (at no extra cost), although I love dropping them a donation/coffee every now and again. Sure beats loathsome subscriptions doesn’t it 9/10
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Unhelpful
Despite my best attempts, I have been unable to synch iPad library with my iPhone. I enquired with the help desk and I got an unhelpful reply, redirecting me to online help, which I had read already, but written so cryptically that I couldn’t get it working. By the way, the response took weeks to arrive. For single device use it might be ok, but for multiple devices it’s cumbersome and help desk unhelpful.
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Fails to import more than half of my books
I got the paid version since the app did better than Books in terms of comics view. But when I actually went and import them, more than half of the books failed to import woth very vague errors saying “Error creating book.” Not helpful, as the failed ones included the ones whose MB were lower than the ones that are already imported. Tried every way possible - over wifi, PC, cloud, share through files, etc. Now I’m sitting here wondering what’s the use of paying for something I can’t even use 😭
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This app is an incredible secret!
Why don’t more people know about MapleRead? I’ve been using this now for several years and couldn’t ever go back to Apple’s app. No way. Updates are regular and it truly deserves to be better known. A++++
Edit 12/21/2025: The best has gotten even better. I absolutely LOVE this app!
Edit 12/21/2025: The best has gotten even better. I absolutely LOVE this app!
Does Not Open Imported Books
I import books and some won’t show up on the shelf. If I try to import it again, it still doesn’t show up and says it’s duplicated. I also cannot open the book with the app but it opens normally on other apps. This doesn’t happen with all books and sometimes the app will function normally 1 day and then the next day a book will be missing. I wish Moonreader+ was on the app store because I hate this app.
update: I am in the all books tab. I see the parenthesis say 8 books but it only shows 5 covers. It seems to only exclude pdfs. I have fixed this by immediately moving pdfs to a new shelf and tagging them after import. If I don’t, they do not show up on the shelf and I am not able to find them again once they are out of the queue.
update: I am in the all books tab. I see the parenthesis say 8 books but it only shows 5 covers. It seems to only exclude pdfs. I have fixed this by immediately moving pdfs to a new shelf and tagging them after import. If I don’t, they do not show up on the shelf and I am not able to find them again once they are out of the queue.
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Kick's Apple Books App's Digital Butt
There aren't enough words to describe how much i hate the Apple Books App. What a piece of trash. Maple read SE is complicated but such an improvement. I can see my important books and documents on the first page and set up my very own tags. What a revolution! And thanks for eschewing the subscription model. That doesn't wash with me.
Having said that: DUDE you need to learn how to design a GUI.
Having said that: DUDE you need to learn how to design a GUI.
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Worth the 💰
I’m loving the app on my iPad Pro 13in (m5), and features are unlimited. Love that I can have my book read to me when I’m busy at home and can’t physically read. I also love the fact that I can pick classic book to transform my book into an actual look alike physical book. If it’s possible work on adding page turn sounds. Using the classic book feature and page turn sounds will most definitely take digital reading to another level. (my opinion) Endless features keep the updates coming!
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Kick's Apple Books App's Digital Butt
There aren't enough words to describe how much i hate the Apple Books App. What a piece of trash. Maple read SE is complicated but such an improvement. I can see my important books and documents on the first page and set up my very own tags. What a revolution! And thanks for eschewing the subscription model. That doesn't wash with me.
Having said that: DUDE you need to learn how to design a GUI.
Having said that: DUDE you need to learn how to design a GUI.
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Gave Up Trying to Download an Existing Library
I have over 3000 epub books and have spent four hours trying to figure out how to do it. $9 wasted. MapleRead - make this process easier.
