Alexandria: Where the classics come to life
Mark Twain said a classic is a book everyone wants to have read, but no one wants to read. We're here to change that.
Alexandria is built for people who want to read the real thing. No shortcuts, no summaries. We've gathered over 4,000 of the most important texts in human history, from Plato, Sun Tzu, Nietzsche, Austen, Dōgen, and more. We've made them searchable, beautifully digitized, and designed for serious minds who want to think alongside the best thinkers in history.
Meet Virgil
Virgil is your intellectual companion. Think, Aristotle in your pocket. He doesn't summarize. He sharpens your thinking, asks questions, and helps you understand ideas at the depth you deserve. He adapts to your pace, challenges you when you're coasting, and supports you when you're pushing past your comfort zone.
We believe anyone can read and find value in the classics. Virgil never judges, never tires, and is always ready to help you craft your own worldview.
Features:
Your Personal Guide: Virgil explains passages, challenges assumptions, follows your curiosity, remembers what excites you
Build Your Bookshelf: Curate favorites, get thoughtful recommendations, share highlighted quotes with friends
Daily Sparks: A thought-provoking excerpt every morning, plus guided conversation with Virgil
Train Your Mind: Turn every reading session into deliberate practice
Our Mission: To inspire learning as a way of life. Program or be programmed, so you might as well return to the source.
I absolutely love this app so much, for years I always wanted to dig more into philosophy and the classics but never had the time. With Alexandria, it suggested me readings and with its AI Virgil helped get me into some amazing texts. Super addicted in the best way to this.
Aristotle in your pocket
Newthinking1840
Conversing with Virgil feels magical. Truly conversational. I learn so much in a short amount of time but I also look forward to ending up in a place I never expected.
Great for learning the classics
Drummertechie
I’ve always wanted to understand philosophy better and I feel like this app finally gave me a path to learn it.
Bug fixes in courses around display of past lessons
Version 4.5
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Information
Seller
Infinity Constellation Inc.
Size
22 MB
Category
Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
