Taison
Taison is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Manga reader for organization and clear oversight. It has 116 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Kotlin
- E-book, PDF & RSS readers
- Actively maintained
About Taison
Taison is a manga reader, refined to deliver a clean, highly organized experience without extra weight. • Flexible navigation – Choose tabs or dropdowns to move through your library. • Organized history – History is scoped and navigable the same way as your library, keeping active groups in sync. • Taison look – A distinct, warm palette. More Taison features: • Group-aware filters for categories, sources, status, and ungrouped items. • Customizable category visibility and editable default category names. • History eye toggle to show or hide items outside your library, with scoped or full deletions.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Taison 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
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Taison?
Taison is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Manga reader for organization and clear oversight. It has 116 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Taison free and open source?
Yes. Taison'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 Taison?
You can install Taison from F-Droid (package com.gent8.taison); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.3.0).
Is Taison still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 2, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Aug 3, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.