FolioSpace Reader showing an illustrated two-page EPUB on Apple Vision Pro.

Reader for Apple Vision Pro, iPad, and iPhone

FolioSpace Reader

Build your reading room in space.

打造你在空间里的书房

Read your own EPUB books, PDFs, and CBZ or ZIP comics in a calm, spatial reading surface designed around the page rather than a decorative virtual bookshelf.

The short answer

What is FolioSpace Reader?

FolioSpace Reader is a native Apple Vision Pro, iPad, and iPhone app for reading personal EPUB, PDF, CBZ, and ZIP files. On Vision Pro it turns the space around you into a focused reading room; on iPhone and iPad it keeps the same library and reading flow close at hand.

A study, not a stage set

The page is the center of the room.

FolioSpace does not ask you to arrange a simulated shelf before you can read. Open a book, place the window at a comfortable distance, choose the page scale and sound you want, then let the controls recede.

01

Bring your own library

Import from Files or connect a supported private FolioSpace, Calibre-Web, or Komga library.

02

Set the reading scale

Use a generous page, a two-page spread, Focus Mode, or a smaller physical-scale Mini Book.

03

Keep your place

Reading progress, bookmarks, reading time, and recent books remain part of the reading surface.

Vision Pro · Pro experiment

Mini Book Mode brings the page back to human scale.

Mini Book Mode presents the book as a smaller, physical-scale reading object instead of filling a large floating window.

It reduces the preferred reading window, keeps the page proportions compact, and adds subtle page-stack and cover-edge details. The goal is not to model a decorative 3D book; it is to make a quiet object that feels natural to hold in your field of view.

  1. 1
    Open Reader Settings

    Select the gear button while a book is open.

  2. 2
    Find Experimental

    Mini Book Mode appears for users with Folio Space Pro.

  3. 3
    Turn it on

    Use the dedicated exit control when you want the larger reading surface again.

A compact FolioSpace reading window on Apple Vision Pro.
A compact reading surface leaves more of your room visible.

A room can have a sound

Ambient sound, generated locally.

Choose a soundscape and volume inside Reader Settings. FolioSpace generates the audio on the device; it does not need to stream a long audio track.

RainWavesBrown NoisePink Noise ForestFireplaceCafeZen Temple

You can also jump to Apple Music when you want your own reading playlist.

FolioSpace Reader settings on Apple Vision Pro.
Theme, page layout, typography, ambient sound, and Pro experiments share one settings surface.

Assistive page controls

Look, focus, then pinch or dwell.

1Look at a side rail

A thin control on the left or right receives focus.

2Pinch or use Dwell Control

Activate the focused control to turn one page.

3Continue reading

The control stays secondary to the page.

Important: this is an accessibility-focused control mode, not eye-only page turning.

iPhone and iPad

Tap the page. The interface gets out of the way.

Books, PDFs, and comics enter full screen automatically on iPhone and iPad. Tap the center area of the reading surface to reveal or hide navigation and reading controls.

  • Center tap: toggles full screen and reader chrome without competing with page-turn edges.
  • iPad portrait: favors a single readable page.
  • iPad landscape: switches to a two-page spread when the current mode supports it.
  • Comics and PDFs: support single, double, and long-scroll Webtoon layouts where applicable.
FolioSpace iPad reader showing a two-page reading layout.
The same reading principles continue on iPhone and iPad.

Your books, your files

What can FolioSpace Reader open?

EPUB

Reflowable books with chapters, typography controls, footnotes, covers, and inline illustrations.

PDF

Documents and illustrated books with single-page, two-page, full-screen, and page-jump controls.

CBZ / ZIP

Image-based comics with page-fit choices, two-page spreads, and long-scroll reading.

Private libraries

Import with Files or connect supported FolioSpace Library, Calibre-Web, and Komga sources you control.

Direct answers

FolioSpace Reader Q&A

What is Mini Book Mode?

It is a Pro reading experiment that presents the Vision Pro reading surface as a smaller, physical-scale book-like object. Enable it in Reader Settings under Experimental.

Does it turn pages with eyes alone?

No. Assistive Page Controls use gaze to focus a side control, then require a pinch or visionOS Dwell Control to activate the page turn.

Are the ambient sounds streamed?

No. Rain, waves, brown noise, pink noise, forest, fireplace, cafe, and Zen Temple soundscapes are generated locally on the device.

How do I enter or leave full screen on iPhone or iPad?

The reader opens full screen. Tap the center region of the page to show or hide the controls; the outer page-turn areas remain available for navigation.

Does FolioSpace provide books or comics?

No. FolioSpace is a reader and self-hosted library client for files and private services that you control. It does not bundle or distribute reading content.

Do I need FolioSpace Library to use the reader?

No. You can import supported files directly. FolioSpace Library is optional when you want a self-hosted NAS or Docker library shared across devices.

FolioSpace Reader

Make room for the book.

Start free with up to 10 local books, then upgrade when your library grows.

Download on the App Store