The following tables detail e-book reader software for the Android operating system. Each section corresponds to a major area of functionality in an e-book reader software. The comparisons are based on the latest released version.
Software | License | Other platforms | DRM formats supported |
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Aldiko | Proprietary | iOS | Adobe DRM |
FBReader | Proprietary | Windows, Linux, iOS, Mac OS X | Readium LCP |
Google Play Books | Proprietary | Web application, iOS | Adobe DRM |
Kindle | Proprietary | Web application, iOS, BlackBerry, Mac OS X, Windows | Amazon DRM |
Lektz | Proprietary | Web application, Mac OS X, iOS, Windows | Lektz DRM [ broken anchor ] |
OverDrive Media Console [1] | Proprietary | Chromebook, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows | Adobe DRM, OverDrive |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | Proprietary | None | None |
See Comparison of e-book formats for details on the file formats.
Product | Formats total # | .cbr | .cbz | .chm | .djvu | .epub | .fb2 | .html | .mobi | .oeb | .rtf | .txt | .doc | .docx | .pdb | |
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Aldiko Book Reader | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
Cool Reader | 07+ | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
FBReader [2] | 11+ | Yes | Yes | No | Plugin [3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Plugin [4] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Google Play Books | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Kindle | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
Lektz eBook Reader | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | 08+ | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Product | Formats total # | .cbr | .cbz | .chm | .djvu | .epub | .fb2 | .html | .mobi | .oeb | .rtf | .txt | .doc | .docx | .pdb |
Product | Paging touch screen | Paging volume key | Backward-forward | Contents table | Bookmarks | Resume | Go to | Search full text | Sync to cloud | Autoscroll by pixel | Autoscroll by line | Autoscroll by page | Scroll speed control | Rolling blind mode | Continuous scrolling |
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Aldiko Book Reader [5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
FBReader [6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [7] | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Google Play Books | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Kindle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Lektz eBook Reader [8] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Product | Paging touch screen | Paging volume key | Backward-forward | Contents table | Bookmarks | Resume | Go to | Search full text | Sync to cloud | Autoscroll by pixel | Autoscroll by line | Autoscroll by page | Scroll speed control | Rolling blind mode | Continuous scrolling |
Product | Theme | Day-night mode | Brightness control | Adjust to display size | Indent paragraph | Trim extra blank spaces | Enable-disable CSS | Customize text alignment | Customize font scale | Customize line space | Customize color | Customize transparent | Fading edge | Simulate real page flip | Image view with zoom/pan |
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Aldiko Book Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Cool Reader | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
FBReader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No enable/disable CCS » YES | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Google Play Books | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Kindle | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lektz eBook Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
OverDrive Media Console | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Product | Theme | Day-night mode | Brightness control | Adjust to display size | Indent paragraph | Trim extra blank spaces | Enable-disable CSS | Customize text alignment | Customize font scale | Customize line space | Customize color | Customize transparent | Fading edge | Simulate real page flip | Image view with zoom/pan |
Product | Highlight | Annotate | Metadata edit | Dictionary online | Dictionary offline | Wikipedia lookup | Translate | Share | Gesture command | Support DRM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldiko Book Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
FBReader | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Kindle | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lektz eBook Reader | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Product | Highlight | Annotate | Metadata edit | Dictionary online | Dictionary offline | Wikipedia lookup | Translate | Share | Gesture command | Support DRM |
Product | Local books | Book file search | Epub downloading | Browser downloading | OPDS catalog | Books tag | Books sort | Books manage metadata |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldiko Book Reader | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
FBReader | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kindle | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lektz eBook Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Product | Local books | Book file search | Epub downloading | Browser downloading | OPDS catalog | Books tag | Books sort | Books manage metadata |
Product | TTS Support (read aloud) | Android TTS engines Support | Cloud TTS engines Support | Translate and read translation | Resume reading | Jump Ahead / Jump Back | Jump to any location | Sleep timer | Voice effects | Read with screen off | Automatic language detection | Control speech speed | Adjustable pause after sentence | Adjustable pause in sentence | Android Auto integration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldiko Book Reader | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Cool Reader | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
FBReader | Plugin [9] | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Kindle | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Lektz eBook Reader | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Product | TTS Support (read aloud) | Android TTS engines Support | Cloud TTS engines Support | Translate and read translation | Resume reading | Jump Ahead / Jump Back | Jump to any location | Sleep timer | Voice effects | Read with screen off | Automatic language detection | Control speech speed | Adjustable pause after sentence | Adjustable pause in sentence | Android Auto integration |
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