Textopian is a reading room for the public domain: annotated, searchable, read together. Over 53,000 titles from two thousand authors and eight centuries of writing, free to read in any browser. Nothing to install, no ads, and no paywall on the dead.
53,000+ public-domain titles · 2,000 authors · 8 centuries of writing · $0 to read, forever
Every reader gets the full text of every book in the library at no cost. Bring a book home, or borrow one here until the coffee cools.
Read any text in the library, in any browser
Highlights and notes in the margin
Ask Johnny, the AI reading companion, questions about the text
A reading group to read alongside friends
Basic reading analytics on your own progress
You bring the syllabus. We bring the library, annotation that travels with the student, and a quiet place to discuss it. Self-serve plans for one classroom or several, without a district contract. From $2.99 per student per semester.
Unlimited reading groups and assignments
Student progress dashboard, per assignment
Class analytics: words read, time on page, completion
CSV roster import and share-by-link enrollment
Bulk highlight export for grading
An institutional reading room on the public domain, with one contract, one invoice and an admin console. We sign your paper or you sign ours, whichever is faster. Volume pricing from $2.99 per student per semester.
Single contract, single invoice: annual or multi-year terms
Purchase orders and NET-30 / NET-60 invoicing
Optional SSO (Google Workspace, Clever, Microsoft Entra) and LMS rostering
Admin console with per-school and per-teacher views
Aggregated analytics across teachers, classes and grade levels
Onboarding for librarians, ELA chairs and IT
Privacy by default: COPPA and FERPA aligned, no third-party ad tracking
The reading room stays free because patrons keep the lights on, from a dollar a month.
Annotation tools that make the public domain readable, not just searchable
Servers, search infrastructure, and the AI that answers readers’ questions
Curation and ingestion of new editions
A library that stays free for the student, the autodidact, and anyone with a borrowed phone
Free to read, always. The public domain belongs to everyone. Reading the library costs nothing and never will; paid plans add classroom and institutional tools, never access to the books.
No ads. There is no third-party advertising network on Textopian. Readers are not the product.
Private by default. Minimal data collection and no ad tracking. Classrooms are private by default.
Edited, not just scanned. Texts are curated, cleaned and annotated so they read like books, not OCR dumps.
Yes. Every book in the library is free to read, with no ads and no paywall. Patrons and schools fund the service; paid plans add classroom and administrative tools, not access to the texts.
Readers who want the classics without the clutter, teachers who want to run a class on public-domain literature, and schools and districts that want an institutional reading room with one contract.
Textopian is a reading room rather than a download shelf: books are annotated and searchable, you can ask the AI reading companion about the text, and you can read together in groups and classes.
Textopian is designed around public-domain reading and privacy-by-default classrooms, with no third-party advertising network. Institutional plans are COPPA and FERPA aligned, and we support district privacy review.
Use the contact page for school inquiries, partnerships, press or general questions. We reply within two business days.