Kitabu

Kitabu

KITABU
Initial release	February 20, 2012
Stable release	1.0.9 / June 25, 2015
Written in	Xcode
Operating system	Mac OS X
Size	2.2 MB
Available in	English
Type	EPUB reader
License	Freeware
Website	www.kitabu.me

Kitabu is an EPUB reading application for Mac OS X. It is easy to use and has a low memory imprint. The app has library, shows the table of contents and supports both ePub2 and ePub3 formats.

Kitabu was released to the public on 20 February 2012 and it has been downloaded over 280,000 times.

Since the official website is defunct since sometime after 14 May 2016, its future development is currently unknown.

Features

• Library management
• Table of Contents
• Additional options: Text Size, Colour
• Mouse & Trackpad gestures support
• Multi-selection in Library view
• E-book library in two views
• Book pane selection. Book can be displayed in one, two or three panes
• Font and background selection
• Fixed Layout
• QuickLook plugin that previews ePub file metadata directly from the Finder

External links

• Kitabu official site (currently defunct)
• App Store download link

References

• 2012 "Teaching with IPads/IPods: Teaching Resources"
• 2012 "Kitabu – czytnik e-booków w formacie epub dla Mac."
• 2012 "Kitabu: An Alternative to Kindle for mac?"
• 2012 "turesheim /epub-examples"
• 2012 "Using iPads in Religion"
• 2012 "Working with EPUB 3.0: How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow"
• 2012 "Macwelt review - ePub-Books lesen mit Kitabu 1.0.2"
• 2013 "Mac ebook Reader apps for epub files"
• 2013 "The Best Apps to Read eBooks on Your Mac"
• 2013 "5 great e-book reader apps for Mac users"
• 2013 "Mac OS X Kitabu offers a desktop ePub reader with a nice interface"
• 2014 "7 Ebook Readers For Your Mac Compared"
• 2014 "Best 4 iBooks for Mac Alternatives"
• 2014 "If your Macbook does not have iBooks, a simple e-reader is Kitabu"
• 2015 "It Works. It’s Free. The Good And Bad Of A Mac ePub Reader"
• 2015 "Recommends Kitabu as a ePub reader"