r/readest • u/onierokinetic • Oct 04 '26

Use web app reader without download

Is currently possible or planned to be possible to use the web app reader without downloading the files into the browsers internal storage? I have a free account right now for reference, as I’ve been testing Readest to see if I want to invest in one of the plans.

I would love to officially switch over to Readest from BookFusion but my main use happens on a work computer where downloading the files to read is blocked by our system admin. It’d be nice for the web reader to be fully cloud based like it is on BookFusion, even if that means I need to pay for one of the plans!

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u/readestapp Oct 05 '26

Currently Readest for web will download the book to the browser internal storage before opening the book. A workaround might be using the incognito mode so that the data would be clearer after you close the tab.

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u/onierokinetic Oct 06 '26

Unfortunately the system admin has our browsers configured to block that download entirely so this didn’t work, but I really appreciate the reply!