Hardcover - Reader
Your library, beautifully read
Free · In‑App Purchases
Hardcover - Reader is a private, local-first reader built for a library you control.
Import supported comic and ebook files, organize titles into collections, and continue reading across long chapters. Download authorized material for offline reading where supported.
The app starts with no content catalog or repository. Advanced users may manually connect a compatible HTTPS repository they choose. Before installing a plug-in, the app displays its developer, content rating, and requested network hosts. Repositories are never bundled, recommended, or installed automatically. Automatic updates for already-installed extensions can be managed in Settings; updates requesting new permissions require review.
Features include:
• A fast library with collections, search, sorting, and unread counts
• Continuous vertical and paged comic reading, with pinch and double-tap zoom
• A dedicated text-novel reader with adjustable typography and spacing
• Passage highlights and notes
• Foreground read-aloud with adjustable speed and a sleep timer
• Previous- and next-chapter navigation and Continue Reading
• Save titles and choose collections directly from the reader
• CBZ, PDF, DRM-free comic and text EPUB, and supported backup import
• Manual backup and restore
• Optional iCloud Sync for your library, collections, reading progress, history, highlights, and notes
• Source troubleshooting with manual checks and preview-first diagnostic sharing
• Optional app lock and Spotlight integration
• A one-time Remove Ads purchase
No Hardcover account is required. Your library is stored locally unless you choose to enable iCloud Sync, which uses your private iCloud database and requires the same Apple Account on your devices. Downloaded chapters, imported files, extension code, and logins do not sync.
Only import or access material you own or are authorized to use.
New in 1.7:
• Original page quality is now the default for new settings. Existing quality preferences are preserved.
• View available extensions immediately after adding a repository, with individual review and permission approval before installation.
• In-progress chapters now show a stationary reading-progress ring instead of a loading-style indicator.
The developer, Steas Software, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Steas Software LLC
- Size
- 23.4 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- This app is rated 18+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls. - In-App Controls
Age Assurance
Frequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Steas Software
