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Wispar

Wispar is a free, open-source reading app for Android and iOS. Stay up-to-date with academic journals and the latest research articles. It has 223 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.

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About Wispar

Wispar is your personal research companion — a privacy-friendly app for exploring academic journals and scientific articles. Using the Crossref and OpenAlex APIs, Wispar helps you stay updated on your favourite journals. Follow journals to receive the latest research abstracts in your main feed — no account required. - Search scholarly articles and journals - Follow journals to stay updated - Add custom keywords and queries to your feed - Access open-access articles via Unpaywall - Use EZproxy to unlock paywalled research - Chat with AI about your downloaded papers - Send articles to your Zotero library - View graphical abstracts - Translate abstracts to your preferred language - Built for…

Privacy and F-Droid

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

  • Relies on a non-free network service

Screenshots

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FAQ

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Is Wispar free and open source?

Yes. Wispar's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.

How do I install Wispar?

You can install Wispar from F-Droid (package app.wispar.wispar), from Google Play and from the App Store; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.10.5+41).

Is Wispar still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 21, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jun 9, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.