Public-domain books

A library of classics, with an AI reader

Read the 1,000 most-downloaded Project Gutenberg books or your own ebooks, with chapter navigation, on-demand translation into any language and an assistant that knows the chapter you’re reading.

Inside VIMS Desktop · macOS · Windows · Linux · ChromeOS · Free

VaticanusVulgatePeshitta1611 KJV12345678 aion-demand translation · not a published edition

What it does

Library lists Project Gutenberg’s top thousand books, most-read first, with multi-volume works grouped and a chapter tree for each. Import your own EPUB, Word, FictionBook, RTF, HTML or text files into the same reader. Translate any chapter with your own model, and ask the reading assistant about what is on the page. The catalogue and every book you open are kept on your computer.

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The top 1,000Project Gutenberg’s most-downloaded books, grouped by work, volumes selectable.
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Your own booksEPUB, docx, fb2, RTF, HTML, Markdown and plain text in the same reader.
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ChaptersDetected for every book, browsable from the side panel.
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TranslationAny chapter, into any language, with the model you choose.
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Reading assistantAnswers questions about the chapter you have open.
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Kept locallyThe catalogue and each book download once and work offline.

How it works

  1. Open Library in VIMS Desktop
  2. Pick a book or import your own
  3. Read, translate, or ask the assistant

FAQ

Which formats can I import?

EPUB, Word (docx), FictionBook (fb2), RTF, HTML, Markdown and plain text. MOBI, AZW3 and PDF are refused rather than shown as garbage — convert them to EPUB first.

Does it download the catalogue every time?

No. It is kept on your computer and refreshed in the background once a month.

How does VIMS Library connect to the rest of VIMS?

It shares your identity from keys.vims.com and is reachable by agents through MCP and Flow, so it works alongside every other VIMS app.

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A library of classics, with an AI reader

Library lists Project Gutenberg’s top thousand books, most-read first, with multi-volume works grouped and a chapter tree for each. Import your own EPUB, Word, FictionBook, RTF, HTML or text files into the same reader. Translate any chapter with your own model, and ask the reading assistant about what is on the page. The catalogue and every book you open are kept on your computer.