How to add books
Lexory opens EPUB, FB2, TXT, PDF, MOBI, PRC, AZW and AZW3 books (without DRM), ZIP archives with them, and MP3, M4B and M4A audiobooks. Audiobooks go to the Audio tab, everything else to Library. A book that is already in your library isn't added twice. With Store Books in iCloud turned on (More ▸ Sync), books you add on one device open on your other devices too.
The same help is in the app: Library ▸ + ▸ How to Add Books.
From the Files app
- Tap + on Home or in Library, then Files….
- Choose one or several books: on your iPhone, in iCloud Drive, or in other storage shown in Files.
- To add a whole folder, choose Folder…: Lexory finds the books in it and shows what will be added.
Good to know: an audio folder becomes one audiobook with chapters; if a folder has audio in several subfolders (CD1, CD2…), Lexory asks whether that is one audiobook or several. Archives inside a folder are added without a question. Files of unknown type (.md, .html) are skipped as not supported.
From another app, or by AirDrop
- In Mail, Safari, Files or a messenger, open the book file and tap Share.
- Choose Lexory (if it isn't in the row of apps, tap More). The book is added and opens right away.
- AirDrop works the same way: choose Lexory when the book arrives.
Books, audiobooks, folders and links all work through Share. Audio files and audio folders go to the Audio tab.
Over Wi-Fi from a computer
- Connect the iPhone or iPad and the computer to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Tap +, then Wi-Fi from Computer.
- Open the address shown on the screen in a browser on the computer and send books from that page.
Good to know: transfer works only while the Wi-Fi Transfer screen is open and only inside your local network — nothing goes to the internet. The page has no password, so keep the screen open just while you send. Files over 2 GB are not accepted.
From a WebDAV server (Nextcloud, Synology and others)
- Tap +, then WebDAV. Enter the server address, user name and password, and tap Connect.
- Open a folder on the server and tap the books to add.
- To add a whole folder with its subfolders, swipe it left and tap Download Folder.
Good to know: the password is stored in the iOS Keychain on your device and sent only to that server. Over plain http it travels unencrypted, so use http only on your home network and https everywhere else.
From a link
- Tap +, then From Link….
- Paste a direct link to a book file or an archive and tap Download.
Good to know: the link must lead to the file itself, not to a web page about the book. Links that need you to be signed in to a website don't work. Plain http links are accepted only for addresses on your local network. For audiobooks, use Audio ▸ + ▸ From Links… — one link per file.
From OPDS catalogs
- Library ▸ + ▸ Catalogs…, or More ▸ OPDS Catalogs.
- Project Gutenberg is already in the list: browse its sections or search, open a book and tap the format you want. EPUB, FB2, PDF and TXT download in one tap; audiobooks in MP3, M4B and M4A go straight to Audio.
- To add your own catalog — Calibre, Calibre-Web, Kavita, Komga and others, at home or on the web — tap Add Catalog and enter the address of the site. The website address is enough: Lexory finds the catalog. For a private catalog, sign in with your user name and password; the password stays on this device.
Drag and drop — iPad and Mac
Drag books, audio files, folders or links from Files, Finder or another app onto Home, Library or Audio. Lexory shows what it found and adds it the same way as Share.
What Lexory doesn't open
Books with DRM — purchases from Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books and most bookshops — can't be opened, and Lexory doesn't remove protection. Comics (CBZ, CBR), DjVu and Word documents are not supported either.
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