EasyRead
EasyRead is an app that translates English research papers into readable Chinese for people who read PDFs locally.
What it is good for
- Translating English research papers into Chinese
- Reading a paper side by side with its original text
- Asking an AI questions while reading a PDF
- Organizing and citing a personal paper library
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free tier plus paid plans
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex CLI, Zotero, Ollama, LM Studio, DeepSeek
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked (last #17, week 40, 2026)
- Best rank
- #17 week 40, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 1,083
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is EasyRead free?
- It has a free plan and paid plans, according to its own description.
- Do I need to know how to code to use EasyRead?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does EasyRead work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, Zotero, Ollama, LM Studio, and DeepSeek.
- What is EasyRead good for?
- Translating English research papers into Chinese, reading a paper side by side with its original text, asking an AI questions while reading a PDF, and organizing and citing a personal paper library.
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