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LxReader

Aleksey Chernov

E-book reader

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Opens the official F-Droid page

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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

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open LxReader from your app drawer.

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