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📲 Downloading books

Read on to find out how you can download ebooks in the mobile app.

Updated over 2 months ago

Available for both IOS and Android, download ebooks within Perlego’s mobile app to read offline - perfect for long commutes and travelling.

Download books

Please note: you can only access complete ebooks on Perlego with an active subscription.

  1. Pick a book.

  2. Tap Download book.

  3. Downloading…

  4. Downloaded! Tap Read book, or go back to the library to download more.


Manage your downloads

To remove downloads:

  1. Go to your Library (the icon of vertically stacked books).

  2. Click on the ellipses "..." next to the title you'd like to remove.

  3. Select the ✖️ icon, it's 3rd option down that says Remove from Downloads.

This will not remove any saved titles from 'My Activity', so if they're marked as Reading, Completed, or Want to Read, this won't be changed. In addition, you can download these titles again anytime.


How many books can be downloaded at one time?

You can download up to 30 books at a time. If you find you've reached your limit, you can remove the books you're no longer reading by clicking the three dots (...) on the right-hand side of the book, and selecting 'remove from downloads'.

Books will remain in your downloads for as long as they are being read. If a book is inactive for 30 days, the download will automatically expire. Otherwise, downloads last up to 180 days and you're always welcome to download it again once it expires.

Please note, if you download a book on one device, it won't automatically download onto another, but we hope to include this functionality in the future.


Which devices and operating systems are supported?

Whilst our app is compatible with most mobile and tablet devices, there are some minimum specifications to ensure that you receive the Perlego reading experience you deserve!

Android specifications:

  • Version 8 (Oreo) and above

  • Minimum 1.5GB RAM

iOS specifications:

  • Version 13 and above

  • Minimum 1.5GB RAM

At the moment we don't have a desktop app, but this is something we're looking into.


Contact support

Questions? Feedback? We're all ears! Chat with us live on the website or email help@perlego.com

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