Tadu Novel is a Chinese digital reading platform focused on quality original fiction. It offers free online reading and describes its novel service as completely free of advertisements. The catalogue spans a wide range of popular genres, including urban fiction, fantasy, cultivation and wuxia, gaming, historical and science fiction, time-travel stories, military fiction, and system-themed novels, alongside newer speculative themes such as the metaverse.

Readers can browse male- and female-oriented sections, explore the book library, and use rankings and curated recommendations to discover titles. The site features new releases, popular and completed works, editor selections, and author spotlights, with stories presented through synopses and regular discovery lists. Tadu also provides a mobile app, allowing users to download its free reading client, and offers account features such as personal messages and feedback.

For writers, the platform provides author welfare programs and a dedicated author area. Operated by Beijing Yitian Xindong Network Technology Co., Ltd., Tadu serves readers and creators with a broad selection of serialized Chinese web fiction