Chapter 1
The Quiet Hour
The window is open just enough for a cool breeze to turn the corner of the page. There is nowhere else to be.
Outside, the afternoon settles into its own unhurried rhythm. Inside, the next chapter is waiting.
A native desktop ebook reader · Work in progress
Make space
for reading.
Shōsai is a focused home for PDFs and ebooks—built to feel at home on your desktop, not in your browser.
In active development · First release coming soon
Your library, your way
The essentials, without the noise.
Every book in one place
Import individual files or scan folders. Browse covers, search by title or author, and filter your collection by format.
Built for the page
Choose a comfortable font size, line spacing, and a light, dark, or sepia theme. Read continuously or one page at a time.
Pick up where you left off
Shōsai remembers your place. Save bookmarks and notes as you go, then export them whenever you need them.
Initial release formats
PDF and EPUB.
Technical documents and your next novel—open them in the same considered space. CBZ comic support is on the roadmap for a post-launch release.
PDFEPUBCBZ · Roadmap
Made in the open
A reader that belongs to you.
Shōsai is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license. Your library stays local, and the project is built in public.
Explore the source