Text highlights, Series from Kavita or Calibre auto-group into collections. Connect any OPDS server or Project Gutenberg — all free, no subscriptions.
Sutra is the best way to read your books — all of them, in one app.
Connect your self-hosted Kavita or Calibre server, any OPDS catalog, Project Gutenberg's 75,000+ classics, or Standard Ebooks' curated collection. Your entire library appears in a beautiful cover-grid with series info, search, collections, and offline downloads. Everything you need to read, discover, and organize your books — all free, all the time.
THE READING EXPERIENCE YOU DESERVE • Gorgeous EPUB and PDF reading with an authentic page-curl you can tap or drag like turning a real book • Rich typography control: fonts, size, line spacing, alignment, bold text • Four carefully-designed reading themes to match your mood • Bookmarks, in-book search, and color-coded highlights that sync via iCloud • Full-screen reading, offline downloads, and progress syncing across devices
MARK YOUR PASSAGES • Select text and highlight it in four colors — all synchronized via iCloud • Search your highlights across all books from Settings or the reader • Change colors or delete anytime — highlights stay in sync everywhere
EVERYTHING IN SYNC • Kavita libraries: page-accurate progress syncs both ways with your server • iCloud: reading position, bookmarks, and highlights sync across iPhone, iPad • Automatic: no setup needed, no manual backups, works offline
PERSONALIZED READING • Day, Night, or System appearance — a real dark theme for the whole app • Left-Handed Page Turns for comfortable one-handed reading • Reduce Motion support and accessibility-first design • Favorites, collections, and smart sorting (by series, date read, title) • Storage manager to free space with one tap
BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS • Connect any OPDS server: Kavita, Calibre, Grimmory, Booklore, or your own • Series from Kavita or Calibre auto-group into browsable Collections — perfect for long fantasy or sci-fi runs • Works with local network servers — no cloud storage, no middleman • Search all your libraries at once or narrow down to one
Sutra is free - every feature, every library, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no ads. Your books are always yours.
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Mark Your Books with Color-Coded Highlights
Select any passage in EPUB or PDF, choose a color, and it highlights persistently while reading. Every highlight auto-saves to Settings → Text Highlights and syncs via iCloud to all your devices. Tap a highlight to change its color or delete it. Browse all highlights for a book directly in the reader's Bookmarks sheet.
Improved Definition Lookup
No more automatic pop-ups when you select text. Now you control what happens: tap Define for the definition, Highlight to mark it, Copy to save it, or Search the library — all in one convenient menu bar.
Your Series, Organized Automatically
If your Kavita or Calibre server has series metadata, Sutra groups your books by series in the Collections shelf — so you can browse and pick up the next book without losing your place in a sequence.
Version 1.3.0
The developer, Koustav Dasgupta, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Supported Features
Dark Interface
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
Koustav Dasgupta
Size
12.2 MB
Category
Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.