Forum: ebooks.stackexchange.com
Tags: <epub><ebook-readers><windows>
Title: Which ePub readers are available for Windows?
Question: On my Android devices I use Aldiko and Moon Reader Pro, depending on my mood.On Windows, however, I am still stuck with FBReader and the reader bundled with Calibre, and I don't like very much both of them. (Adobe Digital Edition is a heavy program). I would prefer a standalone program which runs on Windows 7 too, and I don't like browser extension since my browsers already use a lot of RAM. Any suggestions?

Answers:
sents: text: You can try IceCream Ebook Reader : Meet Icecream Ebook Reader, one of the best free EPUB readers that transforms your computer screen into a convenient top-notch ebook reader.
text: The tool enables you read ebooks in EPUB, MOBI, FB2, PDF and other popular formats.
text: Manage your digital library on your PC or Windows-based laptop.
text: This program also features the ability to turn pages, use bookmarks, search your library, track reading progress and much more.
answer_details: author: ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/5334/Nube1 Nu2
score: 4
sents: text: You could try Sumatra PDF ; despite the name, this program can read various document formats, including ebooks ( .epub and .mobi ) and comic books ( .cbz and .cbr ).
text: It's free and open source, and its main features are being a lightweight and portable program; I've tried it a couple of times, and I found it a bit too minimalistic (maybe this is a plus for you), but if you need a program that won't drain your system resources you should definitely give it a try.
text: Besides that, and not counting other obvious alternatives like Kindle and Kobo readers for PC, I don't have many other suggestions; I'm mainly a Linux user, and I'm fine with Calibre internal reader, so I've never really bothered to look for other things.
text: You could try to look for something else on alternativeto.net ( here and here ), but honestly, there seems to be very few ebook readers for PC, if compared with their portable devices counterparts: people mostly like to read ebooks on ereaders or tablets, so I think that developers have less incentive to work on software that runs on a PC.
answer_details: author: ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/136/Sekhemty
score: 2
sents: text: If you like good support of ePub3
text: and it’s advantages, give a chance to Azardi Reader or to Readium.
text: Azardi Reader Well built reader with nice support of modern e-books’ features.
text: Readium
text: Supporting latest standards as far as possible.
text: It is possible to install it in a form of Chrome plugin (or Vivaldi plugin).
text: The rest, like ADE, are, according to my experiences, a bit unstable.
text: There are plenty of plugins to Firefox as well as Chromium but none of them has as good options and ePub support as these two.
text: I use them daily for testing.
text: Anyway, these two are those recommended to readers of the publishing house I work for.
text: Azardi: Readium:
answer_details: author: ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/4534/Honza Hejzl
score: 2
sents: text: You may want to try ePub File Reader.
text: EPUB File Reader is a free EPUB files viewer, can help you to open and read ePub e-books and documents.
text: The software interface consists of two parts, the left will show document chapter directory, the right is a browser to show document content.
text: This software is easy to use very much, it is a freeware and completely free to use.
text: EPUB File Reader download page
answer_details: author: ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/5564/KS tan
score: 2
sents: text: If you use Windows 8 or 10, Nook is a really good choice.
text: Customize your reading experience to view books with different fonts, line spacing and themes, turn pages with the flick of a finger or jump to any page.
text: The app even comes loaded with free book samples.
text: And so you never lose your place, the NOOK app syncs
text: the last page you've read across your tablet and PC.
text: As someone else said, Ice Cream is pretty good too, if you are on Windows Vista and above.
answer_details: author: ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/5565/AJDFHLOef
score: 2
sents: text: VitalSource Bookshelf, calibre, Kindle, Firefox addon and also ADE-4(ADE 4 is supporting epub3 and fixed layout.
answer_details: author: ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/5288/mr.apandu
score: 1
sents: text: For Windows 10, I use Microsoft Edge, it simply does the job.
answer_details: author: ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/12202/Nir
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Try IceCream Ebook Reader, Sumatra PDF, or ePub File Reader. Microsoft Edge is good for Windows 10 and Nook for Windows 8 and 0.
There are a range of ePub readers available for windows, including IceCream Ebook Reader, Sumatra PDF, Nook or ePub File Reader.