Free Reads
Free Reads
Timeless books. Free forever.
A clean, distraction-free reader for the world's public-domain classics — Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island, Dracula, the Time Machine and more. No cost, no ads, no account. Just open a book and read.

A real reader for your Android device

Sideload the APK — a native app that reads beautifully and works fully offline, with real chapters, adjustable text, and read-aloud. No cost, no ads, no account.

Android · free and open to everyone — a reading resource for families, students, and schools.
The Free Reads shelf on Android

What it does

A real reader — not a website wrapped in an app

Real chapters

Every book is split into proper chapters with clean titles. Tap a chapter, pick up where you left off.

Distraction-free

Just the words. Comfortable type, easy spacing, dark theme — built for reading, not scrolling.

Read aloud

Let the app read to you with built-in text-to-speech — by paragraph or the whole chapter.

Works offline

The books live inside the app. No signal, no problem — read on a plane, a bus, anywhere.

Search the shelf

Find a book by title, or search inside the text for a passage you remember.

Share a passage

Found a line worth keeping? Select and share it in a tap.

Original covers

Every book wears its own hand-made cover art — a real shelf you'll want to browse.

Truly free

No cost, no ads, no account, no tracking. Public-domain books, free to everyone.

How to start reading

📖 from shelf to story in three taps 📖
1
Install the appDownload and sideload the APK. The whole library is right there — covers and all.
2
Pick a bookTap a cover to see its chapters and a short summary, then start from the beginning or jump to any chapter.
3
Read your wayRead on screen, or tap play and let it read aloud. Your place is kept. No account, no cost.

On the shelf now

Twenty-five classics, with more added all the time

For younger readers

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Through the Looking-Glass · Peter Pan · The Jungle Book · The Adventures of Pinocchio · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · Aesop's Fables · Grimms' Fairy Tales

Adventure

Treasure Island · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · The Call of the Wild · Robinson Crusoe · Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea · Journey to the Center of the Earth · The Count of Monte Cristo · Moby Dick

Science fiction

The Time Machine · The War of the Worlds · The Island of Doctor Moreau · The Invisible Man · Frankenstein

Gothic & dark tales

Dracula · The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde · Heart of Darkness · Tales of Mystery and Imagination

About Free Reads

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