Local AI read-aloud
Choose from local voice models, adjust speed and volume, highlight the sentence being spoken, and keep playback moving across pages.
Read about voicesDesktop EPUB reader
Read EPUBs aloud locally, then read together live.
Augre turns your EPUB library into a voice-first, social reading space: local AI voices on your device, live book-club rooms, shared reading position, and a calm desktop reader for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Direct answer
What is Augre?
Augre is a desktop EPUB reader for people who want books to be easier to listen to and easier to discuss. It supports local AI read-aloud after voice models are downloaded, live voice reading rooms with invites, and everyday EPUB reading controls.
Verified pillars
Built around the parts readers actually use.
Live book clubs
Start a voice room, invite readers by email, share the current EPUB, and let followers jump to the leader's reading position.
Read togetherDesktop EPUB reading
Import EPUBs, resume where you left off, open the table of contents, and tune fonts, colors, themes, and reading layout.
See reader toolsHow it works
From solo reading to shared reading.
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Import an EPUB from your computer and read in a focused desktop layout.
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Download a local voice model, pick a voice, and let Augre read the visible page aloud.
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Start a live reading room when you want to discuss a book with someone else.
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Invite a reader, share the current book, and keep everyone oriented with leader sync.
Honest limits
Clear about what Augre does today.
Augre currently imports EPUB files. Voice models need to be downloaded before local read-aloud can run. Live reading rooms require sign-in, microphone access, and an internet connection. Text selection currently supports dictionary definitions.