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Areada

Areada is a free, open-source reading app for Android. A lightweight offline reader for EPUB, PDF, TXT, and FB2. It has 168 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About Areada

Areada is a minimal offline Android reader focused on lightweight local reading. It supports EPUB, PDF, TXT, and FB2 files with a clean monochrome interface, local folder access, saved reading progress, bookmarks, search, filters, and basic plain-text notes. Features: - EPUB, PDF, TXT, and FB2 support - FB2 support for .fb2, .fb2.zip, and .fbz files - Local plain-text notes - Bookmarks and recent reading - Saved reading progress - Search and file-type filters - Folder-aware filtering - Reader themes, font options, and font size settings - EPUB title, ToC, section navigation, and external link handling - PDF rendering with support for visible annotations/callouts/highlights on supported…

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Areada from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.

Screenshots

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Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is Areada free and open source?

Yes. Areada's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.

How do I install Areada?

You can install Areada from F-Droid (package app.areada); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.1.4).

Is Areada still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 5, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 9, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.