Chaka Book Reader vs EinkBro
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Chaka Book Reader
Read fluently and comfortably, with simple and clear interface. Supported Document Types: PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, FB2, XPS, TXT, HTML, OFFICE(DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) and ZIP/GZIP Features: · Horizontal / Vertical Flip · Continuous Scroll · Lock Stray: Keep scroll straight · Margin Crop · Focus Mode: Keep page position on flipping zoomed pages · Smarty Focus: Recognize page border bias in Focus Mode · RtL Text: Support Top-to-Bottom, Right-to-Left(TB-RL) text · Single Column: Support scanned dual-spread PDF page · Color Palette · Font Size selectable · Text Copy · Table of Contents · Bookmarks · Links · Search · Share a book · Remember reading status The project is under active development.
EinkBro
It's a lightweight browser to provide powerful features designed for Eink devices. E-Ink specific features * pageUp / pageDown / Back button on toolbar * Physical volume keys for pageUp/pageDown * Tapping on screen left/right edge for pageUp/Down (finger button on toolbar) * Desktop mode feature * All icons in high contrast colors * Tab count count toolbar * Font size change button * Bold font button * Reader mode * Vertical Read mode Basic UI/Handling: * optimized for one hand handling (toolbar at bottom) * tab control (switch, open, close unlimited tabs) * full material design * fullscreen browsing (optional) * navigation button in fullscreen mode * fast toggle for most important settings * advanced gesture control for toolbar and navigation button Some nice extra features: * small size * search on site * open links in background * Websearch (from marked text context menu) * screenshots of the whole website * share/save as PDF * open links in other apps (for example YouTube) Permissions that may be used * INTERNET: it's a browser, so it's expected. * READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: for saving web page as PDF or epub file, and for downloading files. * INSTALL_SHORTCUT: to install web shortcuts on Home. * ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: when using some navigation web site, or some web service that needs location, these permissions are needed.
| Feature | Chaka Book Reader | EinkBro |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesEbook ReaderBrowser | Ebook ReaderBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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