# Foliate (open-source education and reference app)

> Foliate is a free, open-source education and reference app for Linux. To enable auto-hyphenation, you will need to install hyphenation rules, e.g., hyphen-en for English, hyphen-fr for French, etc. It has 8,782 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Kindle.

To enable auto-hyphenation, you will need to install hyphenation rules, e.g., hyphen-en for English, hyphen-fr for French, etc. (which strictly speaking are optional dependencies for WebkitGTK, not Foliate itself).

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 8,782 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Kindle |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Website | https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Education, flashcards & reference |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 (Apr 1, 2025) |
| Last commit | Apr 8, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install foliate
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/foliate

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