cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/31866583

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/31866530

I am looking for an ebook reader which can highlight text in various colors. Everything should get synced across iOS and desktop. By sync, I mean that highlights I make in a PDF on one device should be treated as an editable highlight on the other device, and not as a permanent part of the PDF. This is to be used for textbooks.

Currenty, I use Apple Books but it is very slow and I cannot sync it outside the Apple environment.

I am okay with free options, self hosted options and one time purchases. I am not so keen on subscriptions but will consider a cheap one.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

  • jacksquat@what.forfi.win
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    1 day ago

    I use Yomu across my devices and it works great. I’ll use highlighting for when switching between phone and ipad especially in between chapters. The formatting difference keeps me where I left off with the highlighting. It is $8 one time purchase.

    • Outwit1294OP
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      16 hours ago

      It looks good but it is not available for Linux/Windows or as a web app.