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LightNovelReader

Light novel reader with multiple sources
LightNovelReader is an open source light novel reading app, developed with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, providing light-wise size and smooth reading experience. Moreover, it has many useful features, e.g., EPUG export, offline read and multiple sources support.

Features

  • Developed with Jetpack Compose, providing smooth reading experience, supporting Android 7.0 - 15

  • Cache - support book content cache and offline first read.

  • Explore - discover new book, recommendation ranking, label categories, key word search...

  • Multiple source support - support switching between sources and even reading comic books. The data is independent between different sources.

  • Bookshelf - complete bookshelf system, supporting creating and naming bookshelf, adding book to collections, book update notification

  • Export book to EPUG file

  • Passionate developers and more...


Versions

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  • Version 1.1.0 (10100033) suggested Added on Jul 24, 2025

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • request install packages
      Allows an application to request installation of packages.
    • Schedule precisely timed actions
      This app can schedule work to happen at a desired time in the future. This also means that the app can run when you're not actively using the device.
    • Schedule alarms or event reminders
      This app can schedule actions like alarms and reminders to notify you at a desired time in the future.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
    • indi.dmzz_yyhyy.lightnovelreader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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