Adobe Digital Editions is a free reader for downloading, purchasing, borrowing, organising, and reading digital publications online or offline. It supports EPUB, EPUB 3, and PDF on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Readers can search book text, bookmark, highlight, and annotate passages, and arrange bookshelves by title, author, or publisher. EPUB 3 support includes audio and video, right-to-left reading, interactive quizzes, and assistive technology support. The app can borrow eBooks from public libraries, including services using Adobe Content Server DRM. Books fulfilled on one device can be downloaded to the user's other devices activated with the same ID. Protected books can use an Adobe ID or an alternate vendor or bookseller ID; an Adobe ID is not required. One Adobe ID can activate up to six computers and devices, with Customer Service able to reset activations at that limit. Some enterprise PDF features are unsupported and may cause documents to render incorrectly.
Who it is for
It suits readers who want a free app for managing and reading EPUB or PDF publications, including borrowed library eBooks. Its annotation tools and stated accessibility support may also suit readers who use those features.
What is good
- Free on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
- Supports EPUB, EPUB 3, and PDF.
- Bookshelves can be organised by title, author, or publisher.
- Supports borrowing eBooks from public libraries.
- Offers search, bookmarks, highlights, and annotations.
What to know first
- Some enterprise PDF features are unsupported.
- Unsupported PDF features may cause incorrect rendering.
- One Adobe ID activates up to six devices.
Verdict
Adobe Digital Editions brings reading, library borrowing, and book organisation into a free app. Readers working with enterprise PDFs should note that some features may not be supported.
Adobe Digital Editions plans and pricing
All plansCompared on ebook reader software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
- Supported formats
- EPUB, EPUB3, PDF
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- Reading sync
- Yes
- Offline reading
- Yes
