Solid eBook Reader
Once Marvin was abandoned I searched for a long time for a nicely designed ebook reader. Yomu is that reader. It respects the reader with a clean interface and avoids bloat.
Not for OPDS Users
I made the mistake of paying for this and syncing with iCloud. Later, I wanted to clear the iCloud library and switch to my OPDS server. But I didn’t want to clear out Yomu and start fresh until I backed up all of the books I had already put Yomu and move them to the NAS. Well, too bad. If you’ve synced to iCloud, those books can only be read in Yomu—files inaccessible. I finally was able to export my books using a Shortcuts script. But then I discovered that this app doesn’t even do the thing I wanted it to do. My OPDS library cannot serve as the library for the app. When it says it supports OPDS, it doesn’t mean it in a Plex to Infuse sort of way, it means it in a download files from the server one at a time. You don’t sync your NAS OPDS server and browse the titles to read, you get a tiny connection window with a list of books you can download to a Yomu Library on your local drive or iCloud if you choose it. Very disappointed.
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Great reader
I really appreciate the ability to organize my books into folders, everything works very well, and it is fast to use
Best Reading App
I love this app so much, the free version works great, and the one time payment for the paid version is even better. Could not ask for a better reading app.
Great design, poor performance and stability
Great design with the vibes of previous Apple Books versions.
However, the epub rendering engine is not properly implemented: I often see a blank screen when opening a book (a forced app restart helps), jumping to a footnote may take a few seconds, and there is no total number of pages or adequate progress bar. These are all features that worked fine on native reader apps 15 years ago on that hardware (e.g., Kindles or iPads), so I do not believe it should be a big challenge for modern hardware.
I still give five stars to support the developer and acknowledge the clean design and UI of the app, but I really wish the developer would put more effort into the rendering engine's code quality.
However, the epub rendering engine is not properly implemented: I often see a blank screen when opening a book (a forced app restart helps), jumping to a footnote may take a few seconds, and there is no total number of pages or adequate progress bar. These are all features that worked fine on native reader apps 15 years ago on that hardware (e.g., Kindles or iPads), so I do not believe it should be a big challenge for modern hardware.
I still give five stars to support the developer and acknowledge the clean design and UI of the app, but I really wish the developer would put more effort into the rendering engine's code quality.
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The Best App for Reading
This is way better than the default iBooks app because it allows me to import books via OPDS and also allows for a lot of customisation within the reader itself. There are no annoying ads or pop ups when you are reading. Highly recommended
Great app
Just started using this app. Like the nice simple UI, tagging and metadata editing support.
Great, with one frustration
Just started using this app. Like the nice simple UI, tagging and metadata editing support. The one thing I don’t like is that there doesn’t seem to be any way to change the default Reader Design. I find that the “Modern” design doesn’t work well with illustrated epubs (cookbooks etc) leaving images small. Changing to “Publisher” design fixes this, making images larger as they were intended, but I have to change it on a book by book basis. It would be good to have the option to just change the default Reader Design for all books.
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Great design, bad performance and stability
I really enjoy the style and simplicity of the app's design, which reminds me of earlier versions of Apple Books.
I don’t like the book rendering engine. It is really slow and buggy: it lacks a total page count, and jumping to a footnote can take up to five seconds on an M2. About every fourth time I open a book, I get a blank screen and have to restart the app.
I’m giving five stars to support the developer, but I really wish they were more thoughtful about the code quality.
I don’t like the book rendering engine. It is really slow and buggy: it lacks a total page count, and jumping to a footnote can take up to five seconds on an M2. About every fourth time I open a book, I get a blank screen and have to restart the app.
I’m giving five stars to support the developer, but I really wish they were more thoughtful about the code quality.
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One of my most used apps
Seriously one of my favorite apps, I’ve been using it for awhile now and it’s never failed me. I’ve bought both versions of pro, I also grabbed it for my sisters phone.
It’s flexible, it’s not cluttered, there’s no ads like most of the other apps…thank you.
It’s flexible, it’s not cluttered, there’s no ads like most of the other apps…thank you.
Clean and Flexible
This is very functional and nice looking piece of software. I love how easy it is to edit book information, the inclusion of the series fields, and how easy it is to change the cover art. The tagging capabilities are basic but work nicely. It was easy to modify the displayed text of a book to suit my preferences.
Thanks, Devs.
Thanks, Devs.
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좋아요
epub를 폴더로 정리하고 읽을 수 있어서 좋아요. 기존 맥에서 제공하는 독서 앱은… 정리 불가. 요무 이 앱은 정리도 되고 싱크도 잘되고 암튼 굳 입니다!
Great
thanks
Best ereader
Love the app. Always use the Sepia Theme. Good formatting modifiers. Appreciate the new font options. Wow, they added OpenDyslexic. I cherish companies who care about accessibility
Fantastic
Best eReader I’ve used. Have no need for a different device like a kindle, because I use this daily and it’s perfect for me. Importing is easy, device sync is easy (I have the full version, but it’s a cheap one time payment), and the text itself is very customizable with different fonts and sizes. LOVE the fact that it gives me the option to scroll through a chapter, instead of turning pages. Use this daily and highly recommend, genuinely saved me hundreds on an eReader device.
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fantastic, only needs a few tweaks
I love this app, it definitely filled in the hole that Marvin3 left after it stopped getting updates. I only have 2 gripes with it, the first being the lack of customizable paragraph spacing, and the second being the huge white margins on the top and bottom of the screen when in scroll mode. Apart from that this app pretty much addresses all of my use cases and works flawlessly.
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❤️
Love this ebook reader
Great app
Five stars without a doubt.
Really good with CWA
I have this connected to CWA and it is so easy to add and remove books. Works great!
Simply Brilliant
Plenty of features for the money and simply a very good reader with a nice UI. Dead easy to add files.
