Features

Read with a tap

Borrow and open books with one tap.

Assignments

Assigned books show up automatically, and expire on a due date set by the school.

Notes and Highlights

See your notes and highlights at any time in Sora, or export them to PDF, CSV, Google Drive, and more.

Achievements

Earn badges by reading books and using app features.

Reading Stats

See how many books you’ve read, your total reading time, and more.

Search local public libraries

Browse, search, and borrow books from your public library.

Are you an educator interested in how Sora can make an impact on reading and learning at your school or district?

Learn about free books through Sora. Activate Sora for your school or district now.

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One account. Read and listen on any device.

Chromebooks
Tablets
Laptops
Desktops
Phones

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A state-of-the-art reading experience.

Whether you’re reading for class or for fun, Sora’s ebook reader makes it easy.

Powerful tools

Add bookmarks, make notes and highlights, define words, and more.

Fixed-layout support

Comic books, graphic novels, picture books, and textbooks as they’re meant to be read.

Read-alongs

Select titles have professional narration so you can follow along with the text.

Reading settings for everyone

Adjust the font type (including dyslexic font), font size, and lighting in most books.

Synced progress

Your place, bookmarks, notes, and highlights sync between devices, so you can pick up right where you left off.

An easy, beautiful audiobook player.

Listen when, where, and how you want to.

Jump around

Swipe on the book jacket to jump backward or forward, or use the seek bar to go to a specific spot.

Set a timer

Customize the sleep timer for a certain amount of time or the end of the current chapter.

Adjustable playback speed

Increase narration speed up to 3x.

Bookmarks and more

Add bookmarks, notes, and highlights as you listen.

Synced progress

Your place, bookmarks, notes, and highlights sync between devices, so you can pick up right where you left off.

Download the app

Get Sora and start reading today!

Download the app for free from your app store, or go to https://soraapp.com.

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Open a world of reading.

Features

Read with a tap

Assignments

Notes and Highlights

Achievements

Reading Stats

Search local public libraries

Are you an educator interested in how Sora can make an impact on reading and learning at your school or district?

One account. Read and listen on any device.

A state-of-the-art reading experience.

Powerful tools

Fixed-layout support

Read-alongs

Reading settings for everyone

Synced progress

An easy, beautiful audiobook player.

Jump around

Set a timer

Adjustable playback speed

Bookmarks and more

Synced progress

Download the app

Get Sora and start reading today!

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