LightNovelReader
LightNovelReader is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Light novel reader with multiple sources. It has 2,301 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About LightNovelReader
LightNovelReader is an open source light novel reading app, developed with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, providing light-wise size and smooth reading experience. Moreover, it has many useful features, e.g., EPUG export, offline read and multiple sources support. Features Developed with Jetpack Compose, providing smooth reading experience, supporting Android 7.0 - 15 Cache - support book content cache and offline first read. Explore - discover new book, recommendation ranking, label categories, key word search... Multiple source support - support switching between sources and even reading comic books. The data is independent between different sources.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds LightNovelReader 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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Is LightNovelReader free and open source?
Yes. LightNovelReader'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 LightNovelReader?
You can install LightNovelReader from F-Droid (package indi.dmzz_yyhyy.lightnovelreader); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 1.2.4).
Is LightNovelReader still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Apr 7, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.