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Local-First Library • Reading Tools

Readit

A private, local-first library and reader for books, periodicals, and PDFs, with searchable reading notes and bundled Malayalam and English dictionaries.

Readit personal library project page for books, periodicals, PDFs, and dictionary tools. Robin Francis project

A library that belongs to the reader

Readit is designed for people who want one searchable place for books, periodicals, and PDFs. The library, notebooks, and dictionaries stay together in a local-first workflow that can run on a personal computer or a private host.

Reading, lookup, and notes in one loop

A word can lead to a dictionary lookup, a passage can become a note, and both can be found again later. The product treats those actions as part of reading rather than separate tools that make the reader leave the page.

Built for Malayalam and English

The bundled dictionaries make lookup useful without an external connection. Malayalam inflections are normalised toward their headword, while English definitions and examples remain available alongside the Malayalam results.