> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://itsfoss.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Foliate: A Modern eBook Reader App for Linux - URL: https://itsfoss.com/foliate-ebook-viewer/ - Published: 2020-04-13T17:34:16.000Z - Updated: 2021-04-16T08:21:57.000Z - Author: Ankush Das - Tags: Applications, #Import 2022-12-26 08:27 ***Brief: Foliate is simple and elegant open source eBook viewer that provides a Kindle-like reading experience on Linux desktop.*** ## Foliate provides modern reading experience on Linux desktop ![Foliate ebook viewer app for Linux](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/04/foliate-app.jpg) While we already have a list of [best eBook readers for Linux](https://itsfoss.com/best-ebook-readers-linux/), I recently came across another eBook viewer for Linux. It is called [Foliate](https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/?ref=itsfoss.com). Foliate is a modern GTK eBook viewer that offers quite a lot of essential features. If you own an Amazon Kindle or some other eBook reader, you probably miss that kind of reading experience on the desktop. ![Foliate Library View](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/07/foliate-library-view.jpg) Foliate Library View Foliate addresses those complaints. Foliate shows an estimate of remaining reading time and pages in the book. You can add bookmarks, highlight text and add notes. You can export this data or sync them easily. ![Foliate Ebook Viewer Features](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/04/foliate-ebook-viewer-features.jpg) Foliate Ebook Viewer Features You can also look up for words using Wiktionary and Wikipedia. You can switch between two page view and scroll view. It also has several themes to suit you reading preference. ![Foliate Screenshot](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/04/foliate-screenshot.jpg) And the best thing is that it is being actively maintained and developed. ## Features of Foliate ![Foliate Options](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/04/foliate-options.jpg) Let’s take a look at all the features Foliate offers: - Supports .epub, .mobi, .azw, unpacked EPUB files, text files, comic book archive (cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .cb7) , fiction book (.fb2, .fb2.zip) and .azw3 files. It DOES NOT support PDF files. - It lets you read the eBook on a two-page view mode and offers a scroll view mode as well. - Ability to customize font, line-spacing, margins, and brightness - A library view to show recent books and reading progress - Default themes include Light, sepia, dark, Solarized dark/light, Gruvbox light/dark, Grey, Nord, and invert mode. - You can also add custom themes to tweak the appearance of the eBook viewer - Reading progress slider with chapter marks - Bookmarks and annotations support - Ability to find a text in the book - Ability to zoom in and zoom out - Enable/Disable sidebar for navigation - Quick dictionary lookup using [Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main%5FPage?ref=itsfoss.com) and [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main%5FPage?ref=itsfoss.com) - Translation of text using Google Translate - Touchpad gestures—use a two-finger swipe to turn the page - Text-to-Speech support with [eSpeak NG](https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng?ref=itsfoss.com) and [Festival](http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/?ref=itsfoss.com) **Recommended Read:** ## Installing Foliate on Linux For Ubuntu and Debian based Linux distributions, you can get the .deb file from its [GitHub releases section](https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/releases?ref=itsfoss.com) to download the .deb file. [Installing applications from deb file](https://itsfoss.com/install-deb-files-ubuntu/) is as easy as double-clicking on it. For other Linux distributions like Fedora, Arch, SUSE etc, Foliate is available as [Flatpak](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate?ref=itsfoss.com) and [Snap](https://snapcraft.io/foliate?ref=itsfoss.com) package. In if you don’t know how to use them, you may follow our guide on [using flatpak](https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/) and using [snap packages](https://itsfoss.com/use-snap-packages-ubuntu-16-04/) in Linux to get started with it. You can explore its [GitHub page](https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate?ref=itsfoss.com) to build from source if you need it. [Download Foliate App](https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/?ref=itsfoss.com) There is no mobile app for Foliate but if you really want to use it on your Android phone, there is a [tweaking workaround](https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/690?ref=itsfoss.com) available. **Wrapping Up** I tried it on **Pop!\_OS 19.10** using the latest **.deb** file available on GitHub and it worked well. I liked its features though I don’t read a lot on my desktop. Have you tried Foliate yet? Feel free to share your experience with it.