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September 21, 2026

Hot News HeadlinesAthene 3.4.7 speaks French, Italian and Spanish, and Listen reads Spanish books too.
Athene on iPhone: the Library, a shelf of books

Athene.
A reader for your own books.

EPUB, PDF and more, laid out as real pages. Your calibre shelf on your phone, any book read aloud, and nothing collected.

4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 ratings

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On the App Store and Google Play as Athene Reader. Free, with no account, for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad on iOS 26, and Android phones and tablets.Download Athene Reader on the App StoreGet Athene Reader on Google Play
Turning the first page of Pride and Prejudice with the page curlTurning the first page of Pride and Prejudice with the page curl
Changing the paper and the typeface while reading The Great GatsbyChanging the paper and the typeface while reading The Great Gatsby
Highlighting the first line of Pride and Prejudice and typing a note about itHighlighting the first line of Pride and Prejudice and typing a note about it
A whole calibre library added from Files, book after bookA whole calibre library added from Files, book after book
Listen reading a French novel aloudListen reading a French novel aloud

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Every film here is Athene on an iPhone.

“I finally have all the train operation manual PDF’s from my calibre server right on my phone.”
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“…an app that’s easier to use and less clunky than Kindle or Apple Book.”
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“I’d happily pay for Athene if it weren’t free.”
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3 November 2026Athene 3.4.7: in French, Italian and Spanish.

The app follows your iPhone or iPad’s language, Listen reads Spanish books, and a book opens right out of its cover.

Athene 1 November 2026Athene 3.4.6: the Athene Bookstore.

Free classics from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, DRM-free books to buy and keep in the US, and OPDS addresses that work without http://.

Athene 31 October 2026Athene 3.4.5: calibre, a stack at a time.

Select books, or whole authors, series and tags, and download them together, and a calibre book’s page opens as a card you swipe through.

Athene 30 October 2026Athene for Android, on Google Play.

The same reader on Android phones and tablets: every note in one Notebook, Listen, your calibre server and KOReader. Free.

Athene

Athene.

On the App Store and Google Play. A reader for the books you already own. Free.

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Mynah.

In development. A record player for the music on your own server.

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Still on iOS 6.

On Adi’s Repo. Athene and Mynah for the iPad and iPod touch you kept. Free.

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In the workshop.

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