Free Reads — timeless books, free forever

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.

⬇ Download the APK

Android · free and open to everyone — a reading resource for families, students, and schools.

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 📖

Install the appDownload and sideload the APK. The whole library is right there — covers and all.

Pick a bookTap a cover to see its chapters and a short summary, then start from the beginning or jump to any chapter.

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

Every book is in the public domain — free to read, free to share, free forever
A clean reading experience with real chapters, adjustable text, and read-aloud
Works fully offline once installed — the library travels with you
No cost, no ads, no account, no tracking
A free resource for readers, families, students, and schools alike
A native Android app — install once, read anywhere, even offline