Best reader out there, bar none. Despite what another reviewer said, the paid version does, in fact, read from your SD card. Despite what yet another reviewer stated, you can change your background to whatever you want, not just the default choices. You can add whatever fonts to use, as well.
I've been using FBR Premium for years and never had a problem. And would had given 5*. But with the recent update I can't even open the app. It tells me about the changes about file access, I click on OK and it crashes. I'm giving it one * Not because of the app, but the fact that FBR has offered No Fix. And as with most Internet companies you cannot contact them for help. Very disappointed with FBReader as a company.
You broke it! FILE TREE option no longer available. For me this is a serious issue, I keep my books organised in various folders within the books folder eg Thrillers, Urban Fantasy etc,etc. But by removing the FILE TREE it's just a pain to use the app now. New PICK FILE option is worthless. What problem was it meant to solve? All it does is add unnecessary complication for no real benefit and additional stress.
not much better than free one no fonts has tts but a lot of readers have it for free can not connect to dropbox
It was the best reader for 10+ years: fast, reliable, and customizable. Recent updates made the ui worse and now, after I had to change the phone to xiaomi 15, it doesn't even work at all, just hangs on all actions.
Recently booted up my tablet again to read some books but after the recent update this app has completely ruined itself. I can no longer find my books easily, where before I could search by the folders I organized them into. Now everything is a mess and it hurts to look at. It would take me days if not weeks to try to reorganize things using their current organizational system. I'm going to have to look for a ifferent reader now.
Edit 9-15-25. Had to archive it and go back to free version after last premium update. Locks up with no response. Have used the free version for years as it was my go-to for ebooks. Bought the premium version expecting cloud synching because Dropbox has now limited devices. Doesn't work for me. No really special features.
love this app... I have it read books to me before work. oneissue, when I connect to Bluetooth in my car it seems to fade out at the end of every sentence and I have to restart the read aloud plugin
I have used the free version of FBReader for years. It started to get really slow, so I bought the Premium version. It is still slow. After 3 months, it doesn't work at all.
1. Hi guys, when I open an EPUB book in FBReader Premium, the margins are too wide. I set the left and right margins to 0, but it didn’t help much. How can I reduce the margins to a reasonable size? 2. Also, is it possible to enlarge the Translation pop-up window without any size limit?
