Comparison of Android e-reader software

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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.

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Software reading systems

SoftwareLicenseOther platformsDRM formats supported
Aldiko Proprietary iOS Adobe DRM
FBReader Proprietary Windows, Linux, PDAs, Mac OS X None
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
OverDrive Media Console [1] Proprietary Chromebook, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows Adobe DRM, OverDrive
Evie, the eVoice book reader Proprietary NoneNone

File formats supported

See Comparison of e-book formats for details on the file formats.

ProductFormats total #.cbr.cbz.chm.djvu.epub.fb2.html.mobi.oeb.rtf.pdf.txt.doc.docx.pdb
Aldiko Book Reader 02+ ? ?NoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNo ? ? ?
Cool Reader 07+ ? ?YesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNoYes
FBReader [2] 11+YesYesNoPlugin [3] YesYesYesYesYesYesPlugin [4] YesYesNoYes
Google Play Books 02+ ? ?NoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Kindle 02+ ? ?NoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes ? ?
Lektz eBook Reader 02+ ? ?NoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNo ? ? ?
Evie, the eVoice book reader 08+NoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesNo
ProductFormats total #.cbr.cbz.chm.djvu.epub.fb2.html.mobi.oeb.rtf.pdf.txt.doc.docx.pdb
ProductPaging touch screenPaging volume keyBackward-forwardContents tableBookmarksResumeGo toSearch full textSync to cloudAutoscroll by pixelAutoscroll by lineAutoscroll by pageScroll speed controlRolling blind modeContinuous scrolling
Aldiko Book Reader [5] YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?NoNoNoNoNo ?
Cool Reader YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ? ? ? ? ? ?Yes
FBReader [6] YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes [7] NoNoNoNoNoNo
Google Play Books YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ? ? ? ? ?No
Kindle YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ? ? ? ? ?No
Lektz eBook Reader [8] YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo ?
Evie, the eVoice book reader YesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ProductPaging touch screenPaging volume keyBackward-forwardContents tableBookmarksResumeGo toSearch full textSync to cloudAutoscroll by pixelAutoscroll by lineAutoscroll by pageScroll speed controlRolling blind modeContinuous scrolling

Display features

ProductThemeDay-night modeBrightness controlAdjust to display sizeIndent paragraphTrim extra blank spacesEnable-disable CSSCustomize text alignmentCustomize font scaleCustomize line spaceCustomize colorCustomize transparentFading edgeSimulate real page flipImage view with zoom/pan
Aldiko Book Reader YesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Cool Reader  ?YesYesYesYes ?YesYesYesYesYes ? ?Yes ?
FBReader YesYesYesYesYesYesNo enable/disable CCS » YESYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Google Play Books  ?YesYesYes ? ? ?YesYesYes ? ?Yes ? ?
Kindle  ?YesYes ? ? ? ? ?YesYes ? ? ? ? ?
Lektz eBook Reader YesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNo ?
OverDrive Media Console YesYesYesYes ? ? ? ?YesYesYes ? ?NoYes
Evie, the eVoice book reader NoYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYes
ProductThemeDay-night modeBrightness controlAdjust to display sizeIndent paragraphTrim extra blank spacesEnable-disable CSSCustomize text alignmentCustomize font scaleCustomize line spaceCustomize colorCustomize transparentFading edgeSimulate real page flipImage view with zoom/pan

Edit-tool features

ProductHighlightAnnotateMetadata editDictionary onlineDictionary offlineWikipedia lookupTranslateShareGesture commandSupport DRM
Aldiko Book Reader YesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYes
Cool Reader YesYesYesYesYes ?YesYesYesNo
FBReader NoNoYesNoYesNoNoYesNoNo
Kindle YesYes ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Lektz eBook Reader NoYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYes
Evie, the eVoice book reader YesYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
ProductHighlightAnnotateMetadata editDictionary onlineDictionary offlineWikipedia lookupTranslateShareGesture commandSupport DRM

Book source management features

ProductLocal booksBook file searchEpub downloadingBrowser downloadingOPDS catalogBooks tagBooks sortBooks manage metadata
Aldiko Book Reader YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cool Reader YesYesYes ?YesYesYesYes
FBReader YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Kindle  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Lektz eBook Reader YesYesYes ? ? ? ? ?
Evie, the eVoice book reader YesYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
ProductLocal booksBook file searchEpub downloadingBrowser downloadingOPDS catalogBooks tagBooks sortBooks manage metadata

Text To Speech features

ProductTTS Support (read aloud)Android TTS engines SupportCloud TTS engines SupportTranslate and read translationResume readingJump Ahead / Jump BackJump to any locationSleep timerVoice effectsRead with screen offAutomatic language detectionControl speech speedAdjustable pause after sentenceAdjustable pause in sentenceAndroid 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 YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ProductTTS Support (read aloud)Android TTS engines SupportCloud TTS engines SupportTranslate and read translationResume readingJump Ahead / Jump BackJump to any locationSleep timerVoice effectsRead with screen offAutomatic language detectionControl speech speedAdjustable pause after sentenceAdjustable pause in sentenceAndroid Auto integration

Other software e-book readers for Android

Other e-book readers for Android devices include: BookShout!, Nook e-Reader applications for third party devices and OverDrive Media Console. Additionally, Palmbookreader reads some formats (such as PDB and TXT) on Palm OS and Android devices. The Readmill app, introduced in February 2011, reads numerous formats on Android and iOS devices but shut down July 1, 2014. [10] Another popular app Bluefire Reader was removed from Google Play Store in 2019.

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