ApexReader
Read your way, with a look that feels right.
Read EPUB and TXT with scrolling, single-page or facing-page layouts. Customize typography and themes, search text and resume from saved reading positions.
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Overview
A Windows reader built with WinUI 3 and WebView2. Focus on the document while tailoring layout, text spacing and background colors. Reading positions are saved and restored automatically.
Features
Three reading layouts
Switch between scrolling, single-page and facing-page views with the top view-mode button. Move automatically between chapters.
Typography controls
Choose a system font or enter one, and adjust font size, line and paragraph spacing, margins and facing-page gaps. Set alignment, 0–3em indentation and -1–3px letter spacing.
Themes & custom colors
Choose Light, Sepia, Cream, Green, Blue or Dark themes, or set custom background, text and accent colors.
Contents, search & bookmarks
Jump through the table of contents, search words in the document and manage bookmarks. Resume at your saved position when reopening.
Mouse, touch & keyboard
Navigate page views by clicking or tapping the left/right areas, scrolling the wheel, or using PageUp/Down and arrows. Use Ctrl+F to search and Ctrl+, for view settings.
TXT chapter analysis
Configure automatic chapter detection to read long TXT files in navigable sections.
Who it is for
- Windows users reading both EPUB and TXT in one application
- Readers who prefer facing pages and detailed typography and color settings
How to use
- Import an EPUB or TXT document.
- Choose a layout and use Ctrl+, to configure typography and themes.
- Navigate using contents and search, and save bookmarks.
- Reopen the document to continue from your saved position.
Supported environment
- Windows 10 1809 or later · .NET 10 · WebView2 Runtime
- Source builds require the .NET SDK.
Availability
Not publicly released
This program is currently private. Source code and installation files are not publicly available. Download information will be provided here when a public release is ready.
Things to know
Ctrl+F opens search, F3/Shift+F3 moves through results and PageDown/PageUp turns pages. Left/right arrows apply in page views.
Currently in private development; installation files and source code are not publicly available.
Information checked on October 8, 2026, against repository documentation. Availability and requirements may change.