Books & News · Open source
LxReader
Aleksey Chernov
E-book reader
Opens the official F-Droid page
About LxReader
Open source e-book reader for Android.
Supported e-book formats through the use of the crengine-ng library: fb2, fb3 (incomplete), epub (non-DRM), doc, docx, odt, rtf, pdb, mobi (non-DRM), txt, html, Markdown, chm, tcr.
Main features:
Most complete support for FB2 - styles, tables, footnotes at the bottom of the page
Extensive font rendering capabilities: use of ligatures, kerning, hinting option selection, floating punctuation, simultaneous use of several fonts, including fallback fonts
Word hyphenation using hyphenation dictionaries
Ability to display 2 pages at the same time
Displaying and Navigating Book Contents
Ability to use bookmarks
Reading books directly from a ZIP archive
TXT auto reformat, automatic encoding recognition
Flexible styling with CSS files
Background pictures, textures, or solid background
Animation of turning pages - like in a paper book or simple shift
Customizable actions for touch screen zones
View illustrations with scrolling and zooming - by long pressing on the illustration
Select text and send it either to the clipboard or to another application, etc.
Reading aloud with the possibility of using accent dictionary
Built-in book library with search and/or filtering
Simple built-in file manager for viewing the list of files on the device
What's new in 0.8.6 (fdroid)
Added support for webp images in books (using crengine-ng-0.9.13). Third-party libraries have been updated.
How to install LxReader
- Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
- Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
- If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
- Open LxReader from your app drawer.





