Several iOS, Android and OSX reading applications had been built using the C++ core, the large Javascript library (shared JS) and native wrappers in Objective-C and Java.

More information about ReadiumJS can be found on the Readium documentation website. As of 2016, the Readium SDK was mature and the Readium Chrome Extension initially a test application had become popular among EPUB users. It can be downloaded from the Readium Github and modified to suit specific needs. The source code for both the Chrome Application and the CloudReader is available under a BSD-type open source license. It is one of the most full-featured EPUB 3 Reading Systems available, but Google has decided to deprecate all Chrome Applications, therefore it will stop running on Chrome someday (as of April 2021, it is still available on the Chrome Web Store). Once you have relaunched Chrome, just go to and click on the + Add to Chrome to download the extension and then install it. Readium JS will be replaced by the end of 2021 by Readium Web.Ī Readium Chrome Application has also been built from ReadiumJS. You will need to relaunch the Chrome browser before you can download the Readium extension. Using ReadiumJS does not require any server-side infrastructure or browser plug-ins. ReadiumJS shares common JS modules ( readium-shared-js) with the Readium SDK which targets native apps. While researching for similar such tools, I came across Readium and thought of eliminating the idea of opening the article in incognito altogether, easing the UX.ReadiumJS is a JavaScript library ( readium-js) and viewer ( readium-js-viewer, also known as CloudReader) for EPUB 3 rendering, optimized for use on websites in browser-based “cloud” readers. opening an incognito window and pasting the url there.

Every time the article was blocked for me, I just copied the url and opened a new incognito window (you already know how to open an incognito window don’t you :P), and pasted the url.īut as a lazy guy I felt great efforts in The idea was just to open the article in incognito mode (in chrome browser). I realised that if I open the premium articles i.e those articles which required some charges, in incognito mode, I would be able to read it as a non-logged-in user. I accidentally logged out from medium (don’t know how this happened :P), after some while I again opened the article via google search and boom, it opened without blocking me/asking me to upgrade.

One fine day, I read around 5–6 articles on hot topics and eventually I maxed out my free article limit for that month and I wanted to read more.

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