yzfly/LightRead
轻阅 — 开源本地优先的全格式电子书阅读器 | EPUB/MOBI/AZW3/FB2/PDF/TXT · 听书 · OPDS/arXiv/Calibre 书源 · Tauri 2 + Vue 3
- Stars
- 63
- Forks
- 6
- Open issues
- 1
- Last push
- today
LightRead star history
+9 this week
About LightRead
LightRead is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by yzfly, written mainly in TypeScript. 轻阅 — 开源本地优先的全格式电子书阅读器 | EPUB/MOBI/AZW3/FB2/PDF/TXT · 听书 · OPDS/arXiv/Calibre 书源 · Tauri 2 + Vue 3. It has 63 GitHub stars and 6 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Copyleft
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 63
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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LightRead FAQ
Can I use LightRead commercially?
With conditions. AGPL-3.0 allows commercial use, but if you modify it or build on it, even as a web service, your code must also be released under AGPL. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is LightRead free?
Yes. LightRead is open source and free to use. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does LightRead run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, LightRead works on macOS.
Does LightRead need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is LightRead still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 1 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to LightRead?
Similar free, open-source tools include openreader, kokoro-tts, index-tts, sumatrapdf-plus.
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