Apple Books software

Made by Apple

Apple Books is Apple's e-book and audiobook reading app available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It provides access to a library of over four million books and audiobooks from the Apple Books Store, with support for iCloud sync across devices. Originally released as iBooks in 2010, it was rebranded as Apple Books in 2018.

Product released: April 3, 2010

Latest software version

Version 5.3, released December 12, 2025

What's new in version 5.3

Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements

Download software 5.3

Update prediction

A software update was expected by March 15, 2026 but has not yet been released.

Apple typically releases software updates for this product approximately every 43 days.

Official Apple Books product page