File Extension/EPUB
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .EPUB

File description

Electronic publication (EPUB) is a file extension that stands for the Open Publication Structure eBook file. EPUB is a well-known and freely accessible eBook standard, so the majority of EFUB files you meet will be of this format. EPUB is made for a reflowable content, which means that an EPUB reader can correct TXT for a display gadget.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .EPUB file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .EPUB extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .EPUB file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .EPUB file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
eBook Files
Developer
IDPF
Popularity
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File name: Open eBook File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign
Calibre Calibre
Comic Book Reader Comic Book Reader
FBReader FBReader
Hamster Free eBook Converter Hamster Free eBook Converter
Nook Nook
QuarkXPress QuarkXPress
Sigil Sigil
Sony Reader Sony Reader
Mac OS
Mac OS
Adobe Digital Editions Adobe Digital Editions
Ehon Ehon
FBReader FBReader
Nook Nook
Sony Reader Sony Reader
Linux
Linux
Calibre Calibre
FBReader FBReader
KDE Okular KDE Okular
Okular Okular
Android
Android
FBReader FBReader
OverDrive Media Console for Android OverDrive Media Console for Android
Sony Reader Sony Reader
Sony Reader for Android Sony Reader for Android
iOS
iOS
iBooks iBooks
OverDrive Media Console for iPhone OverDrive Media Console for iPhone
Stanza Stanza
Windows Phone
Windows Phone
OverDrive Media Console Phone OverDrive Media Console Phone
Stanzetta Stanzetta
Remember!
The .EPUB file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .EPUB extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .EPUB file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .EPUB file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .EPUB file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .EPUB file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .EPUB file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .EPUB file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.