General
What is PowerSefer?
PowerSefer is an e-seforim reader app and library. Our unique technology preserves the classic format of traditional Jewish books, while offering all the advantages of electronic texts.
How much does it cost?
Tablet apps cost $29.99 (or similar in other currencies), and smartphone apps cost $19.99 (or similar). The one-time purchase includes unlimited e-seforim downloads.
Desktop apps (for Windows and Mac) are $49.99.
What platforms are supported?
PowerSefer is currently available for the iPad, iPhone, Android phones and tablets (including Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the Nook Color and Nook Tablet), and the BlackBerry PlayBook.
PowerSefer is also available for desktop and laptop computers running Windows or Mac OS X.
Seforim
What seforim are available?
See our seforim page for a complete list of books currently available. New seforim are added weekly, and are available immediately for download from within the app.
Do you have English translations available?
We currently do not offer any English translations and currently have no plans to do so in the future. However, the app includes an integrated Hebrew/Aramaic-English dictionary, which allows you to look up the definition of any word instantly.
Do any of your seforim retain the pagination (tzuras hadaf) of the printed edition?
All of our seforim are in a text format to allow them to be comfortably viewed on a variety of devices and at any text size. As such, most of our seforim do not maintain the original pagination.
However, due to the high demand for a traditionally-paginated Talmud Bavli, we have begun uploading a tzuras hadaf edition of Talmud Bavli. Currently, a few volumes have been added, and we plan on completing the project over the next year.
How can I be informed when new seforim are added?
The most recent seforim are available under חדש on the Download screen. We send out Twitter updates for the weekly additions, and email updates for the major additions.
How can I request a specific sefer?
Contact us to request specific seforim. If we know that there is demand for a sefer, we will give it priority in our digitization process.
How much room will the seforim take up on my device?
Our seforim are distributed in a compact format, and in general are smaller than 1 MB each. You can choose which seforim to download so as not to waste space on your device. Even if you choose to download the entire library, it will take up approximately half of 1 GB.
Mobile App
Is the app usable offline?
Yes! An internet connection is only required to download seforim, and for the full-library search feature.
How can I remove a sefer from my library?
In the bookshelf view: Tap on the bookshelf beneath the sefer until a delete icon appears. Tap the delete icon to remove the sefer.
In the list view: Swipe on the sefer from right to left until a delete icon appears. Tap the delete icon to remove the sefer.
Does PowerSefer support copy and paste?
Yes. Long press on any word until the word is highlighted and a mini-menu appears. Adjust the selection by dragging the circles on either side of the selection until the desired text is highlighted. Press the Copy button on the menu to copy the text.
What was in the latest update
The most recent update (Version 2.0) adds:
1. Tzuras Hadaf view for Talmud Bavli (Brachos is already available. More are on the way).
2. The ability to use the device keyboard instead of the PowerSefer Hebrew keyboard.
3. The ability to type notes in English.
as well as bug fixes and other minor improvements.
If I may ask, when is coming the next update??? The loading time should please be fixed, so it shouldn’t take that long, this will make this app just much more useful for us users, as it is supposed to be .
Thanks. All the best.
My iphone app is only version 1.8 and does not have Tzuras Hadaf on Brochos. Can you please explain why?
Version 2.0 for iPhone is currently pending approval by Apple. It will be out as soon as Apple approves it.
Are these sefarim your own scans, or are they from another library?
All of our seforim are produced by us, in a special format designed specifically for this app.
I see a lot of mistakes , but good enough for my needs! Thanks
Please continue adding more seforim!!! Thanks again
Thank you for your beautiful product. Could you please add more of Rav Kook’s seforim. As a general rule, what’s the rate of new books you add? Would it be possible to add the source text to the commentary, e.g. ramban’s peirush with the Torah?
What does the Mishnah Berura contain? Does it have Biur Halocho? Does it have the reference numbers of the Mishnah Berura in the text of the Mechaber?
Currently the Mishna Brurah does not have Biur Halacha. We plan on adding it in the future. There are reference numbers in the text of the Shulchan Aruch.
You explained copy. How does paste work and can i paste to outside the app (to an email for example)
Once you have copied text, you can paste to any app that supports it, such as email, with the standard Paste mechanism for Android or iOS.
do you need an internet connection to see the sefarim? How much space does the app take up?
The FAQ has been updated with answers to these questions.
how many gigabites does the whole program take up? If you need to free up space on your ipad can you delete the sefarim yo don’t need and download them again later as needed?
Does the $29 cost allow you to download to an ipad laptop and a desktop or is $29 per download?
Thanks
The FAQ has been updated with the space requirements of the library. You are welcome to delete the seforim that you don’t need and download them as needed.
The apps are all sold separately, but we occasionally offer bundles or 2-for-1 pricing. Contact us for more details.
First I would like to thanks you for creating such a useful program (I listen to Shiurim while following it on my screen). You have a great Zechus of Limud Torah d’rabbim
I’m currently using it on my Macbook and would suggest the following
1) Read Sefer in Full View (Hide the top Search bar and the side table of contents – These will be available from the Menu bar or an Hide Show Button)
2) Flip the pages using the Swipe Pages feature on the Track Bar (as it’s norm in all apps on the Mac)
Thanks again and keep up the good work
Thank you very much for the kind words and the feedback. We plan on implementing both of these suggestions in a future release.
Just got the app for Ipad and so far I’m very pleased with it. Very definitely a very nice reading experience.
One feature I would like to see is a way to easily export all notes, either to email or text file. That would come in very handy for preparing source sheets with notes for shiurim. Ideally the note could be attached to highlighted text, which would then be quoted along with the exported note. Meanwhile, kudos on doing such a great job of digitizing!
Thank you very much for the kind words.
This feature is planned for a future update.
Thankyou very much for producing such a useful app and I plan on suggesting it to my friends. I am only bothered by the lack of new sforim that are supposed to be added weekly. Do I need a twitter account to recieve news of these updates or will they be listed automatically in the “Chadash” section?
Thank you very much for the kind words.
We had taken a break from uploading new seforim in order to update many of the existing seforim. However, we are happy to say that new seforim uploads will resume this week.
New seforim will automatically be listed in the Chadash section.
Thanks for this application, it really helps make use of random spare time, wherever I may be. The text is crips and clear. I am currently using the free Daf Yomi application on a droid. How do i download Shabbos Part 2? I was expecting it to be automatically available now that we are up to there in the Daf schedule.
Tizku L’Mitzvos
Thank you very much for the kind words.
The next part of Shabbos requires an update to the app. The update is out for Android, and should be out any day for iPad and iPhone (currently pending Apple approval).
Thanks for producing such a wonderful app! Would you be able to add the rambam’s moreh hanevuchim? Perhaps both ibn tibbon and kafech?
Thank you very much for the kind words. We will be adding Moreh Nevuchim in the near future.
Wondering about moving my Powersefer library, with ebooks that I have annotated, to a new iPad.
Would also be interested in accessing annotations outside the APP – via saving to Mac, for example, in some useful format.
Thanks
Thanks for the feedback. We are working on implementing a sync feature which will allow this.
If I buy the iPad app can I also get the iPhone app included (without paying a second time)?
They are technically two separate apps, but contact us, as we often are able to offer a 2 for 1 deal.
Can be please advise what your Mishnah berura book looks like?
Does it have nekudot? Does it have shulchan aruch and Beur Halacha ?
Thank you
The Mishnah Brurah does not have nekudot. It does include the Shulchan Aruch, but (currently) not the Biur Halacha. We plan on adding Biur Halacha in the future.
I am using a Motorola Atrix HD phone. I downloaded the free app. The screen and font are much to small to read from the phone. I can’t enlarge the fonts or the layout.
To enlarge the text, place two fingers together at the center of the page, and spread to zoom.
I just downloaded this one,
would like more seforim for the price of 19.99
also, more sifrei chasidus please
We will be adding more seforim, including sifrei chasidus, in the coming weeks.
Hi
Thanks for this great app.
Which gemoras in the powesefer daf yomi have the Tzuras Hadaf at present.
Thanks,
Aaron
Currently we have Brachos, Shabbos, and Makkos. More are coming soon.
Hi, can you please add/send screenshots of Talmud bavli tsuras a-daf and Mishna Berura? Application costs a lot and I just want to know what I’ll get.. Thank you!
That’s a great idea. We will add some screenshots to the website in the coming days.
Is there a way to jump to a particular place in a sefer, e.g. to a particular Daf of a Masechet?
Yes. A table of contents is available by tapping the icon in the lower right corner.
When are you going to resume the weekly new seforim uploads
After Pesach.
When will eruvin be available for powersefer daf yomi.?
By the end of this week. We apologize for the delay.
thank you.
What new features are you working on for the next uodate
Are there any plans for a store within the app where we could buy seforim that have recently came out.
We are planning this feature, but it will take a while until it is ready.
Can you please add an in App Store where we could purchase new seforim?