bk

Terminal EPUB Reader


Keywords
cli, console, ebook, epub, rust, terminal
License
MIT
Install
brew install bk

Documentation

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