Episteme Reader
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Episteme Reader is an offline-first application designed for reading various document formats. It leverages native Android technologies and C++ libraries to provide a performant reading experience with customization capabilities.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
Features
- Ad-free
- PDF annotation
- Works Offline
- No registration required
- Dark Mode
- Text to Speech
- No Tracking
- AzW Reader
- Document Annotations
- AI Summarization
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Episteme Reader information
Developed by
Aryan Raj Licensing
Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Freemium product.Pricing
One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $5 + free version with limited functionality.Alternatives
53 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
News & Books, Office & Productivity, AI Tools & ServicesGitHub repository
- 210 Stars
- 5 Forks
- 17 Open Issues
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What is Episteme Reader?
Episteme Reader is an offline-first application designed for reading various document formats. It leverages native Android technologies and C++ libraries to provide a performant reading experience with customization capabilities.
Features:
Supported Formats
- Documents: PDF
- E-books: EPUB, MOBI, AZW3
- Text: MD, TXT, HTML
PDF Features
- Viewing Modes: Vertical Scroll and Paginated view.
- Ink Annotations: Draw directly on pages using Pen, Highlighter, and Eraser tools.
- Text Annotations: Add text notes anywhere on the page using system or custom fonts.
E-Book Features
- Parsing: Native parsing for MOBI/AZW3 via libmobi and EPUB via Jsoup.
- Customization: Adjust font size, line spacing, and margins.
- Custom Fonts: Support for importing user-provided font files (.ttf, .otf).
General
- Text-to-Speech (TTS): Read documents aloud using the system TTS engine.
- File Management: Built-in library organization.
Architecture
- UI: 100% Jetpack Compose (Material3).
- Architecture: MVVM with Unidirectional Data Flow.
- Database: Room (SQLite) for metadata and annotations.
- PDF Engine: pdfium-android (Native PDFium bindings).
- EPUB Engine: Utilizes standard WebView for vertical scrolling mode, and a custom rendering engine for paginated mode.
- Mobi Engine: Custom JNI bindings to libmobi.
Comments and Reviews
Episteme you say.. Has a familiar clang to it