* Add additional media types to OPDS Browser The media types for CBZ and CBR (added in #5940) are deprecated, and replaced by `vnd.comicbook+zip` and `vnd.comicbook+rar`. In addition, many OPDS servers will use the actual media type of the file, ie `application/zip` and `application/x-rar-compressed`. See here about the new `vnd` types: - https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/vnd.comicbook+zip - https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/vnd.comicbook-rar * added vnd.rar also
KOReader is a document viewer primarily aimed at e-ink readers.
Download • Wiki • Developer docs
Main features
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portable: runs on embedded devices (Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, reMarkable), Android and Linux computers. Developers can run a KOReader emulator in Linux and MacOS.
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multi-format documents: supports fixed page formats (PDF, DjVu, CBT, CBZ) and reflowable e-book formats (EPUB, FB2, Mobi, DOC, CHM, TXT). Scanned PDF/DjVu documents can also be reflowed with the built-in K2pdfopt library.
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full-featured reading: multi-lingual user interface with a highly customizable reader view and many typesetting options. You can set arbitrary page margins, override line spacing and choose external fonts and styles. It has multi-lingual hyphenation dictionaries bundled into the application.
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integrated with calibre (search metadata, receive ebooks wirelessly, browse library via OPDS), Evernote (export hightlights), Wallabag, Wikipedia, Google Translate and other content providers.
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optimized for e-ink devices: custom UI without animation, with paginated menus, adjustable text contrast, and easy zoom to fit content or page in paged media.
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extensible: via plugins
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and much more: look up words with StarDict dictionaries / Wikipedia, add your own online OPDS catalogs and RSS feeds, share ebooks with other KOReader devices wirelessly, online over-the-air software updates, an FTP client, an SSH server, …
Please check the wiki to discover more features and to help us document them.
Screenshots
Installation
Please follow the model specific steps for your device:
Android • Cervantes • Kindle • Kobo • Linux • Pocketbook • reMarkable
Development
Setting a build environment • Collaborating with Git • Building targets • Porting • Developer docs
Support
KOReader is developed and supported by volunteers all around the world. There are many ways you can help:
- fix bugs and implement new features
- translate the program into your language or improve an existing translation
- document lesser-known features on the wiki
- help others with your knowledge on the forum
Right now we only support liberapay donations, but you can also create a bounty to motivate others to work on a specific bug or feature request.
Also if you have and old Pocketbook device you don't want, we might find it useful to tinker a bit with that platform. Please contact us through the forum or GitHub.
