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{{See also|EPUB#Software|Category:EPUB readers}}
The following tables detail [[e-book]] reader software for the [[Android (operating system)|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==
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! Software
! License
! Other platforms
! DRM formats supported
|-
| [[Aldiko]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]] || [[Adobe Digital Editions|Adobe DRM]]
|-
| [[FBReader]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Mac OS X]] || [[Readium LCP]]
|-
| [[Google Play Books]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Web application]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]] || [[Adobe Digital Editions|Adobe DRM]]
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Web application]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[BlackBerry]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Windows]] || [[Amazon DRM]]
|-
| [[Lektz#Ebook reader|Lektz]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Web application]], [[Mac OS X]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Windows]] || [[Lektz#Lektz DRM|Lektz DRM]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-28|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Lektz#Lektz DRM|reason= The anchor (Lektz DRM) [[Special:Diff/561480965|has been deleted]].}}
|-
| [[OverDrive Media Console]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OverDrive App |website=OverDrive |publisher=OverDrive, Inc. |url=http://app.overdrive.com/ |access-date=2017-09-16 }}</ref> || {{Proprietary}} || [[Chromebook]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Windows]] || [[Adobe Digital Editions|Adobe DRM]], [[OverDrive, Inc.|OverDrive]]
|-
| [[Evie, the eVoice book reader]] || {{Proprietary}} || {{n/a|None}} || {{n/a|None}}
|}
== File formats supported ==
''See [[Comparison of e-book formats]] for details on the file formats.''
{{sort-under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! Product
! Formats total #
!.cbr
!.cbz
! .chm
! .djvu
! .epub
! .fb2
! .html
! .mobi
! .oeb
! .rtf
! .pdf
! .txt
! .doc
! .docx
! .pdb
|-
| [[Aldiko|Aldiko Book Reader]]
| 02+
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[CoolReader|Cool Reader]]
| 07+
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[FBReader]]<ref>{{cite web|title=FBReader supported and unsupported formats|url=http://www.fbreader.org/content/book-formats-supported-and-not-supported|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref>
| 11+
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes2|Plugin}}<ref>{{cite web|title=FBReader DjVu plugin|url=http://www.fbreader.org/content/fbreader-djvu-plugin|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes2|Plugin}}<ref>{{cite web|title=FBReader PDF plugin|url=http://www.fbreader.org/content/fbreader-pdf-plugin|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[Google Play Books]]
| 02+
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]
| 02+
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[Lektz|Lektz eBook Reader]]
| 02+
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[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
! .pdf
! .txt
! .doc
! .docx
! .pdb
|}
== Navigation features ==
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! 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|Aldiko Book Reader]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aldiko.com |title=Aldiko |publisher=Aldiko |access-date=2011-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806050905/http://www.aldiko.com/ |archive-date=2012-08-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[CoolReader|Cool Reader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[FBReader]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fbreader.org |title=FBReader |publisher=FBReader |access-date=2011-01-01}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.fbreader.org/faq.html |title=FBReader Book Network FAQ |access-date=2014-01-19}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Google Play Books]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Lektz|Lektz eBook Reader]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lektz.com |title=Lektz |publisher=Lektz |access-date=2011-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716020149/http://lektz.com/ |archive-date=2012-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[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
! Contents table
! Bookmarks
!
! Go
! Search full text
! Sync to cloud
!
!
! Autoscroll by page
! Scroll speed control
! Rolling blind mode
! Continuous scrolling
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable
|-
! Product
!
! 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|Aldiko Book Reader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[CoolReader|Cool Reader]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[FBReader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}} enable/disable CCS » YES
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[Google Play Books]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[Lektz|Lektz eBook Reader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| [[OverDrive Media Console]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! Product
! Highlight
! Annotate
! Metadata edit
! Dictionary online
! Dictionary offline
! Wikipedia lookup
! Translate
! Share
! Gesture command
! Support DRM
|-
| [[Aldiko|Aldiko Book Reader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[CoolReader|Cool Reader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[FBReader]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{
| {{
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[Lektz|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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable
|-
! Product
! Local books
! Book file search
! Epub downloading
! Browser downloading
! OPDS catalog
! Books tag
! Books sort
! Books manage metadata
|-
| [[Aldiko|Aldiko Book Reader]]
|
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[CoolReader|Cool Reader]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[FBReader]]
|
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[Lektz|Lektz eBook Reader]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[Evie, the eVoice book reader]]
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! Product
! Local books
! Book file search
! Epub downloading
! Browser downloading
! OPDS catalog
! Books tag
! Books sort
! Books manage metadata
|}
== Text To Speech features ==
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! 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|Aldiko Book Reader]]
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[CoolReader|Cool Reader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[FBReader]]
| {{yes2|Plugin}}<ref>{{cite web|title=FBReader TTS plugin|url=http://www.fbreader.org/content/text-speech-plugin|access-date=11 January 2012}}</ref>
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Lektz|Lektz eBook Reader]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{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!, [[Barnes & Noble nook#Nook e-reader applications for third party devices|Nook e-Reader applications for third party devices]] and [[OverDrive Media Console]]. Additionally, Palmbookreader reads some formats (such as [[PDB (Palm OS)|PDB]] and TXT) on [[Palm OS]] and Android devices. The Readmill app, introduced in February 2011, reads numerous formats on Android and [[IOS (operating system)|iOS]] devices but shut down July 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/24/readmill-is-closing-its-doors-on-july-1-2014-needs-picture/?ncid=rss_truncated|date=June 24, 2014| work=The Unofficial Apple Weblog|author= Bond, John-Michael | title=Readmill is closing its doors on July 1, 2014}}</ref> 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-
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== External links ==
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*{{cite news|url=http://lifehacker.com/5875516/the-best-ereader-for-android |work=Lifehacker|title=The Best Ereader for Android|author= Ravenscraft, Eric|date=June 11, 2014}}
*{{cite web|url=http://grantbarker.com/android-ebook-readers.html|website=GrantBarker.com|title=Android Ebook Readers - up-to-date screenshots|access-date=2012-07-10|archive-date=2012-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730084111/http://grantbarker.com/android-ebook-readers.html|url-status=dead}}
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