bk

bk is a terminal EPUB reader, written in Rust.

Features

• Cross platform - Linux, macOS and Windows support
• Single binary, instant startup
• EPUB 2/3 support
• Vim bindings
• Incremental search
• Bookmarks

Install

Install from crates.io:

cargo install bk

or from github:

git clone https://github.com/aeosynth/bk
cargo install --path bk

Usage

Usage: bk [<path>] [-m] [-t] [-w <width>]
read a book
Options:
--bg              background color (eg 282a36)
--fg              foreground color (eg f8f8f2)
-m, --meta        print metadata and exit
-t, --toc         start with table of contents open
-w, --width       characters per line
--help            display usage information

Running bk without a path will load the most recent EPUB.

Type any function key (eg F1) to see the keybinds.

Check if your terminal supports italics:

echo -e "\e[3mitalic\e[0m"

Comparison

	bk	epr/epy
runtime deps	❌	python, curses
wide characters	✔️	❌
incremental search	✔️	❌
multi line search	✔️	❌
regex search	❌	✔️
links	✔️	❌
images	❌	✔️
themes	✔️	✔️
choose file from history	❌	✔️
additional formats	❌	FictionBook, Mobi, AZW3
external integration	see 1	dictionary

1: you can use the --meta switch to use bk as a file previewer with eg nnn

Inspiration

https://github.com/wustho/epr