AnxReader alternatives
Featuring powerful AI capabilities and supporting various e-book formats, it makes reading smarter and more focused.
- LicenceOpen source
- Version1.14.0
- RequiresWindows 10, 11
- ReleasedMarch 19, 2026
- GitHub stars★ 9K
12 Windows apps in the same category as AnxReader, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.
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calibrecalibre is the one stop solution to all your e-book needs.
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SumatraPDFSumatraPDF is a multi-format (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, CBR, FB2, CHM, XPS, DjVu) reader for Windows.
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SigilSigil is a free, open source, multi-platform ebook editor that uses Qt (and QtWebEngine). It is designed to edit books in ePub format (both ePub 2 and ePub 3).
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BlueGriffonThe next-gen Web and EPUB Editor based on the rendering engine of Firefox®
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Kindle Comic ConverterKindle Comic Converter is a Python app to convert comic/manga files or folders to EPUB, Panel View MOBI or E-Ink optimized CBZ.
- ausweisapp2
Authenticate to websites with german ID.
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PDF-XChange EditorThe smallest, fastest and most feature-rich free PDF viewer/editor on the market.
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YACReaderRead, browse and manage your comics collection.
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Suwayomi ServerA free and open source manga reader that runs extensions built for Mihon(Tachiyomi).
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Fluent ReaderModern desktop RSS reader built with Electron, React, and Fluent UI.
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gImageReaderA Gtk/Qt front-end to tesseract-ocr.
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OpenComicComic and Manga reader, written with Node.js and using Electron
Comparison
| App | Licence | Version | Updated | GitHub stars | Chocolatey downloads |
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 AnxReader | Open source | 1.14.0 | March 19, 2026 | 9K | — |
| calibre | Open source | 9.17.0 | October 23, 2026 | 26.2K | 1.5M |
| SumatraPDF | Open source | 3.6.1 | April 7, 2026 | 17.8K | 3M |
| Sigil | Open source | 2.8.1 | July 18, 2026 | 7K | 34.5K |
| BlueGriffon | Open source | 3.1 | July 20, 2025 | 359 | 34K |
| Kindle Comic Converter | Open source | 12.0.0 | September 27, 2026 | 5.9K | 6K |
| ausweisapp2 | Open source | 2.6.1 | 780 | 88K | |
| PDF-XChange Editor | Proprietary | 11.1.1.0 | October 22, 2026 | — | 1.3M |
| YACReader | Open source | 10.4.0 | October 9, 2026 | 1.4K | 9.3K |
| Suwayomi Server | Open source | v2.4.2366 | September 29, 2026 | 7.9K | 4.7K |
| Fluent Reader | Open source | 1.2.2 | August 22, 2026 | 9.7K | 610 |
| gImageReader | Open source | 3.4.4 | October 26, 2026 | 2K | 4.9K |
| OpenComic | Open source | 1.6.5 | December 22, 2025 | 2K | 1.1K |