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Open source ebook reader recommendations?
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KOreader is the best
I use Librera FD, pretty good tbh.
I have no idea why you would use a pen to turn pages???
But I agree with /u/thequantumcog that KOreader is very good. Except IDK if it has any cloud facilities, as I don't use cloud much myself.
After I found KOreader I read ALL my books on my phone. To switch pages I just tape left or right side, but it can also use volume.
The setting to open at the page you were reading last is a bit hard to find IMO, you should probably be prepared to use a moment to learn the interface. But then it works very well with many nice features IMO.
KOreader is available on playstore and F-droid and for Linux https://koreader.rocks/
I have no idea why you would use a pen to turn pages???
Because the pen can be held in the other hand which can be anywhere - you turn the page with a click of a button. And the pen doesn't have to be anywhere near the screen. After a few hours of reading you can feel the difference between having your hand in a natural position and forcing it in a position to be able to turn the pages.
Ah OK I thought you used it on the screen, which made little sense to me. But that's pretty cool. 😎
AFAIK KOreader allows you to customize input for turning pages, so I think you can do it, but I haven't tried.
KOreader is very customizable.
Another KOReader recommendation here. I typically use it on an eink device but also have it on my phone and it works well.
Looks like for syncing there's a plugin:
There's Librera FD, on F-droid. It's the open source version of Librera on the google play store. I believe it strips out the google api/cloud stuff, but its db /reading status/etc are all easily synced via Nextcloud (which is what I do). The only real negative I've found with it is that it's search for text in books is slow compared to more popular reading apps like Moon+ Reader.
I believe librera and koreader are really the only names in the game atm
While it's not an eReader, Alexandria in F-Droid is amazing. It allows you to download books from LibGen as well as convert the books into a different format if needed for whatever eReader you select. Definitely a nice app to pair with your new eReader!
Booky mcbookface is my go to. It's an old app and could really use some TLC, but it's a very good app.
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2024
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