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Read in one language. Listen in another. Libratory brings your original text and translation together, with sentence-pair playback and optional live translation for your documents. Hear narration over the real pages of a book, with sentence and word highlights. Double-tap a sentence to listen from there. LOCAL READING IS FREE Import your books, use connected shelves, and play supplied narration and translations without a Libratory account or subscription. Downloaded books and supplied audio work offline. The bundled sample books let you try the reader immediately. READ YOUR DOCUMENTS ALOUD Open PDFs, EPUBs and photographed pages. Choose local voices for on-device listening, or optional hosted services for page preparation, live translation and cloud voices. Hosted features require iOS or iPadOS 26.2 or later (26.4 where regional age checks require it) and an internet connection. FOLLOW THE PAGE • Read a synced book in Page, Column or reflowable Text view • Follow sentence and word highlights where the book supplies timings • Change playback speed, resume your place, and listen with the screen locked • Open M4B audiobooks and navigate their chapters READ IN TWO LANGUAGES • Play books exported with an original and translation side by side, each with its own voice • Use Sentence pairs to hear each sentence followed by its translation, with separate speeds, repetitions and pauses • Use optional hosted translation while reading imported documents KEEP YOUR LIBRARY TOGETHER • Organize books with folders and tags; search your library, books and saved words • Save words with notes and return to them in Marks • Download free narrated classics from the built-in public shelf • Pair with the free Libratory desktop tool for Mac to get its synced EPUB exports over Wi-Fi or Tailscale, or import them through AirDrop and Files OPTIONAL CLOUD READING Hosted features need Sign in with Apple, age 16+ eligibility, any higher age minimum required by your selected provider, and permission for each provider you choose. Eligible accounts can claim a free 100-credit trial, subject to capacity. If free trials are full, try again later; local reading remains available. Subscriptions and credit top-ups are currently by invitation. Ask for access from Account > Plan & purchases. Invited accounts see available plans and Apple's localized prices before buying. Local voices carry no hosted fee, and a subscription is never required to play narration or translations already supplied with a book. Purchased credit remains usable after a subscription ends. YOUR READING, YOUR CHOICE Books and reading positions stay on your device. Optional hosted work sends the needed content to your chosen provider with your permission. Review cloud permissions, account data and deletion in Account. Support reports exclude book content and can be inspected before sharing. Works on iPhone and iPad with iOS 15.6 or later. The simpler iOS 15–16 reader supports Pages, Text, supplied bilingual books, playback and saved progress. Bookmarks, search, folders and tags require iOS 17 or later. Hosted features require iOS 26.2 or later, with 26.4 required for some regional age checks. Get the free Mac export tool at libratory.dev. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://libratory.dev/reader/privacy/
What's new
Version 1.6 · Nov 10, 2026
Read and listen across languages. • Translate your own documents as you read, then listen to the original and translation sentence by sentence with optional hosted services. • Import PDFs, EPUBs and photographed pages, with local voices and optional hosted page preparation, live translation and cloud voices. • Local reading stays free and account-optional. Books with supplied narration and translations keep playing without a subscription. • Hosted features on iOS 26.2+ (26.4 for some regional age checks) need Sign in with Apple, age 16+ eligibility, any higher provider age minimum, and permission for each provider. Eligible readers can claim a free 100-credit trial, subject to capacity. • Subscriptions and top-ups are currently by invitation. Ask for access from Account > Plan & purchases. Restore, subscription management and existing credit remain available when new sales are closed. • Improved page following and reading highlights.
In-app purchases
The most popular purchases on the App Store.
- Extra creditConsumable¥1,500
- Libratory ProSubscription¥3,000 / month