Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions we hear most. Something missing? The privacy policy covers your data in detail.
What is Paginette?
An app for discovering public-domain books through short passages. You swipe through excerpts quoted from the books, as text or read aloud from LibriVox recordings, and open the full book when one catches you.
Is it free?
Yes. Every feature can be used for free. Free accounts have daily allowances for listening to full books, AI reading aids and downloads; the feed is never limited. Paginette Plus, an optional subscription in the apps, removes those limits.
Do I need an account?
No. You can browse the feed and read as a guest. Sign in with email, Apple or Google when you want to keep a shelf, sync your progress across devices, follow readers or share.
Where do the books and recordings come from?
The texts come from Project Gutenberg’s public-domain e-books, and the recordings from LibriVox, whose volunteers read public-domain books aloud. The recordings stream from the Internet Archive.
About →Are the passages edited or summarised?
No. Passages are quoted exactly from the book. AI is only used for clearly separate reading aids, such as a translation or a note on context, which are always labelled “AI-generated · not from the original book”.
How does read-along work?
Each recording is aligned to its text, so the app knows when every word is spoken and highlights it as you listen. Tap a word to jump there. Where the timing isn’t reliable, it highlights the sentence, or nothing, rather than guess.
Read-along →Can I read and listen offline?
Yes. Download a book to keep its text and recording on your device, in the iPhone, iPad and Android apps or in your browser. The apps also keep playing with the screen off.
Listening →Which devices does it work on?
Any modern web browser, plus apps for iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. Sign in and your shelf and progress are the same everywhere.
Which languages are available?
The interface is available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish and French. Books are in the language they were written in; you choose which languages you want to read in.
Why can’t I find a book that is public domain?
Public-domain status depends on the country. A book that is free to read in one country can still be under copyright in another, so the app shows only the works available where you are.
What happens to my data?
There are no ads and no tracking across other apps, and your data is not sold. You can delete your account at any time in Settings. The privacy policy explains exactly what is collected and why.
Privacy →Is Paginette part of LibriVox or Project Gutenberg?
No. Paginette is an independent project that uses their public-domain texts and recordings, and credits them on every passage.