Comparison of Android e-reader software
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 reading systems
Software | License | Other platforms | DRM formats supported |
---|---|---|---|
Aldiko | Proprietary | iOS |
Adobe DRM |
FBReader | Proprietary | Mac OS X |
None |
Google Play Books | Proprietary | iOS |
Adobe DRM |
Kindle | Proprietary | Windows |
Amazon DRM |
Lektz | Proprietary | Windows |
Lektz DRM |
OverDrive Media Console[1] | Proprietary | Windows |
Adobe DRM, OverDrive |
Evie, the eVoice book reader | Proprietary | None | None |
File formats supported
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Display features
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Edit-tool features
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 |
Book source management features
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 |
Text To Speech features
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 |
Other software e-book readers for Android
Other e-book readers for Android devices include: BookShout!,
iOS devices but shut down July 1, 2014.[10] Another popular app Bluefire Reader
was removed from Google Play Store in 2019.
See also
- Comparison of e-readers - includes both device and software formats
- Comparison of e-book readers- includes hardware e-book readers
- Comparison of iOS e-reader software
- Comparison of e-book software
References
- ^ "OverDrive App". OverDrive. OverDrive, Inc. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "FBReader supported and unsupported formats". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "FBReader DjVu plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "FBReader PDF plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Aldiko". Aldiko. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "FBReader". FBReader. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "FBReader Book Network FAQ". Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "Lektz". Lektz. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "FBReader TTS plugin". Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ Bond, John-Michael (June 24, 2014). "Readmill is closing its doors on July 1, 2014". The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
External links
- Miller, Matthew (June 23, 2010). "Google Android showdown: Battle of the eReader Apps". ZDNet.
- Ravenscraft, Eric (June 11, 2014). "The Best Ereader for Android". Lifehacker.
- "Android Ebook Readers - up-to-date screenshots". GrantBarker.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-10.