ireaderorg / ireader

Free and open source novel reader for Android and Desktop.

IReader

IReader is a free and open source application for Android.

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Release Page

• You can download the app Here

Contributing in Translation

• You can contribute by helping translate Here

Creating a new Source

• You can take a look here, to understand how to create a source for this application

Sponsorship

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License

Copyright 2023 Kazem Moridi and contributors

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

Disclaimer

The developer of this application does not have any affiliation with the content providers available.

ireader's Issues

Slow Navigation between screens

I'm not sure, what is causing this slow navigation between screens, specially the library screen and extensions screen, If anyone has any idea, how to improve the navigation, let me know

(Source Request) Ninetalesfox

https://www.ninetalesfox.com

It has lots of high quality mtl, and translated novels.

Feature Request (Global Search)

I just want to request to add a global search for the extensions. You can work on it whenever you want. You can even work on it next year or next next year.

Add fonts serif, lora

an option to reduce cover in library

I'm using grid layout and the covers is a bit to big for me..
It would be nice if you add an option to reduce size cover like in tachi

Remove blue bar on reading page

improve downloaded filter

Steps to reproduce

when using the filter , Sometimes what you downloaded does not appear, and sometimes only some novel, not all, and when it appears, it disappears again if you move from category to other

Expected behavior

.

Actual behavior

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Crash logs

No response

IReader version

0.1.28

Android version

8.0.0

Device

Huawei

Other details

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Acknowledgements

• I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, NOT a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
• I have written a short but informative title.
• If this is an issue with an extension, I should be opening an issue in the extensions repository.
• I have updated the app to version 0.1.28.
• I have updated all installed extensions.
• I will fill out all of the requested information in this form.

HorizontalPager current page change when scrolling down

HorizontalPager current page change when scrolling down ,current problem in Extensions screen

Auto next chapter not working/ Tts stops working

Describe the bug
I was listening to The demon prince goes to the academy, with auto next chapter on. How ever sometimes it would just pause itself when the chapter ends. So I had to manually play it again.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'The demon Prince goes to the academy from my love novel extension'
2. Click on 'click on continue reading then the Tts icon afterwards'
3. Turn off the phone or use other apps
4. See error

Expected behavior
It is expected that it would work properly for the first chapters, however when your in the next chapter, the Tts would stop after the current chapter ends. Sometimes it would also stop
Just midway the chapter.
Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: []
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [Huawei Y6P]
• OS: [Emui 10]
• Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Additional context
It also happens even when I'm using the app and didn't exit it. Like when I'm reading the chapter while listening to the Tts.

Download are stopped once the site trigger some protection

Download are stopped once the site trigger some protection.

• Need to add a rate limiter
• abstract the remote usecases
• add try again after some time after it failed.
• add max try again times

(Feature Request)

Is it possible to add an option to follow the device's brightness. It is quite painful to the eyes, when you open a novel in a not well lit room. Thank you

Add translation option

I know it's far in the future (difficult) but it's going to be a killer feature.

Feature Request( Background Tts)

I would like to listen to the Tts while my screen is off, or while using other apps. So i hope the app would support background play.

[BUG] Chapter Not Marking Read

Describe the bug
After completely reading chapter it should be marked read but this not working as expected.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to Any Series Chapter list
2. Open Chapter and scroll till end
3. Either move to next chapter exit chapter reading page
4. Already read Chapter is still not marked read

Expected behavior
After reading Chapter should be marked as read

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: Redmi Note 5 Pro
• OS: Android 9.0
• Version 0.1.27

Option to not show up the Title of the Novel in the Cover

Hi. Can you add an option not to Display the Title of the Novel in the Cover.

In Small display I think an option to not display the Titles would be nice.
Some titles are unreadable when using smaller cover (compact layout) so I hope you will consider adding this..

Dark mode

Dark mode option isn't working or not implemented correctly

[Request] Follow tachiyomi design for book detail screen

Follow tachiyomi design for book detail screen

There still small bug in Immerse mode

Record_2022-06-10-11-04-37.mp4

Describe the bug
In immerse mode, the navigation bar doesn't disappear along with reader sheet when it was tap, this occur when I swipe up to
to view my navigation buttons.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Enable Immerse mode
2. Swipe up the navigation bar in order for the navigation button show up
3. See the Video

Expected behavior
The phone navigation should disappear along with the reader sheet when it was tap or should automatically disappear after 5 sec (just like in Tachiyomi)

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• OS: [Android 9]
• Version [Stable 0.1.24]

Reading Screen Lagging Problem

Describe the bug
When You read more than 2 chapters Reading screen became very laggy.
When you scroll the reading screen it will lag.

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [Symphony i10]
• OS: [Android 6]
  App
• Version [0.1.23]

Add continues reading option in cover of the novel

Add this option in the cover of novel

Feature name - continues reading
Feature function - if we click in the "continue reading" option in novel cover it's will automatically open the last read chapter or if we start a new novel it's will Start the 1st chapter of novel

Reference - tachiyomi j2k

Add an option to disable or not show the top and bottom bars during Immerse mode

Add an option to disable/not show up the top and bottom bars during Immerse mode

Device:

• Oppo A12
• Android 9

[Feature] Auto-Backup

I just think it'd be neat if we had an Auto-Backup feature similar to Tachiyomi's

Extensions not available

Showing blank no option to install any extensions

Add an option to adjust the Top Margin in the Reader

Add an option to adjust the Top Margin (just like in Moon+Reader)

Move the scrolling bar to left

Move the scrolling bar in reading to left and maybe make it transparent until screen is clicked.

App crashing when scrolling

Describe the bug
I was readingvThe demon prince goes to the academy from source mylovenovel. While looking for the part i was at on ch. 91. The app suddenly chrashed, it keeps on happening when i scroll really fast.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'The demon Prince goes to the Academy'
2. Click on 'On continue Reading'
3. Scroll down to 'Any part really fast'
4. See error

Expected behavior
It is expected that when you scroll to fast the app logo either appears then exit to home screen or just immedietely exits.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS]
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [Huawei Y6p]
• OS: [Emui 10]
• Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Additional context
I hadn't tried it on other novels s yet as i just recently updated the app and forgot to back up. I will post the video on discord.

Scrolling reader setting issue

Steps to reproduce

I can't scrolling down more than this to see the last feature in the reader, I flip the phone (auto-rotate) to see her

Expected behavior

.

Actual behavior

.

Crash logs

No response

IReader version

0.1.28

Android version

8.0.0

Device

Huawei

Other details

.

Acknowledgements

• I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, NOT a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
• I have written a short but informative title.
• If this is an issue with an extension, I should be opening an issue in the extensions repository.
• I have updated the app to version 0.1.28.
• I have updated all installed extensions.
• I will fill out all of the requested information in this form.

Add actions to buttons in the option reader

In the options of the reader , you can scroll between the two sides of the options but clicking on the names doesn't do anything.
(The buttons Reader and General)

Change splash screen based on themes (light / dark theme), instead of system (day/night)

I'm using dark theme, and the "white" splash screen greets me first when I open the app (in the morning), it look a bit out of place? specially when the theme I'm using is dark theme so it would be nice if the splash screen is based on themes (light/dark) instead of system (day/night) ..

Bug Report (Tts Lag)

Describe the bug
I don't if this is really a bug, however when I navigate through the Tts player, the app would lag, and would have a delay in responding to commands.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to '...' Tts Player
2. Click on '....' Settings or Contents
3. Scroll down to '....' or try to navigate AL the options available in the Tts player
4. See error

Expected behavior
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS]
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: Huawei Y6P
• OS: Emui10( Android)
• Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

Feature Request (Scroll Down to change Chapter)

I would like to request a feature where instead of using the arrows to change the chapter. You can just scroll Down for it to change.

(Feature Request) Title Global Search

Please add the feature that when you press on the title of a novel, it would globally search the novel. It would be very helpful when migrating to another source. Thank You

Chapter starting at the bottom.

Describe the bug
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
According to the user, whenever he go to the next chapter, it start at the bottom instead of the beginning part of the chapter.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to '...'
2. Click on '....'
3. Scroll down to '....'
4. See error

Expected behavior
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS]
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
• OS: [e.g. iOS8.1]
• Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.
I didn't experience it first hand, but itried to reproduce the bug, but for me instead of starting at the bottom, it would a start few lines bellow the beginning of the chapter.

[Feature Request] Option to filter Bookmarked, Downloaded and Unread Chapter

Hi. Can you add an option to Filter Bookmarks, Downloaded and Unread Chapter.

Similar here like in tachi.
also thank you for the update. I like the release from preview so far ^^

updater not working

while trying to update novels in library,it is showing error books are skipped.

Bug Report (Scroll to the first Chapter))

Describe the bug
Sometimes when I'm reading and accidentally scrolls it down to the next chapter. I would scroll it up back to go to the previous chapter. However instead of going to the previous one, it would comeback to the very first chapter of the novel

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to '...' a novel
2. Click on '....' a specific chapter or just continue reading
3. Scroll down to '....' the next Chapter, then Scroll back up to the next chapter.
4. See error

Expected behavior
Sometimes it would work properly, but it is expected to go to the very first chapter of the novel.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS]
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
• OS: [e.g. iOS8.1]
• Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

add an option to not show up Updates & History in Navbar

Can you add an option not to show up Updates & History in Navbar.

Honestly I use History to check my recent novel I read so I don't mind it, I just like this option because I don't use Updates. Feel like waste of space in Navbar I so will appreciate if you add that option in the futute. ^^

Bottom bar showing up

the reader the bottom bar of the phone keeps showing up , even when using immersive mode which I think it is a full screen (I have a Samsung A40 with android 11)

New badge for library

Describe your suggested feature

badge for how many chap in novel and how many chap u dwl

Other details

No response

Acknowledgements

• I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, NOT a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
• I have written a short but informative title.
• If this is an issue with an extension, I should be opening an issue in the extensions repository.
• I have updated the app to version 0.1.28.
• I will fill out all of the requested information in this form.

New Source

If possible can you add this source?

https://wnmtl.org/

It's the best mtl site out there and it has a public api.

[Feature Request] An option not to show the continue reading icon from the cover

I'm using the recent preview and I think it would be nice if you add an option not to show the continue reading icon (?) in the cover.
The icon almost cover the novel cover when I'm using small display so it would be nice if you add an option not to show up the icon.

I also tried the import epub feature, noticed a small problem, it doesnt show the cover.

Thank you for the update. Looking forward the stable realease~

Badges on novel covers vanishes

After updating the library , the badges on the novel cover for counting the chapters read and total , vanish and cant be restored by restarting the app.

Edit: after gointo into the novel and updating from there the badge reappears but every chapter you have read will be vanished as well.

Change ui to a tachiyomi like one in the novel page

Change novel page ui to a more Tachiyomi-like one, with the list of the chapters ecc.

Novel cover not loading

The covers of the novel of 1kissnovel isn't loading even after updating

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'Explore'
2. Click on 'Sources'
3. Scroll down to 'KissNovel'
4. Open any one of them

Expected behavior
The novel cover's should load

Screenshots

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [Realme Gt Neo 2 5g]
• OS: [Android 12]

He does not keep the novels in the library

Describe the bug
He does not update the library and repeats the narrations that have been preserved because it does not save a witness at the top of the problem that he repeats the narrations without updating Yes, the narration is repeated when saving again from the source

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to '.Keeping the novel in the library..'
2. Click on '..Make an update for the library that doesn't show the new chapters of the novels..'
3. Scroll down to '..Enter the source again, it appears that the novel is not saved in the library and is repeated again and the same problem as before..'
4. See error

Expected behavior
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS]
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
• OS: [e.g. iOS8.1]
• Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[Feature Request] Ability to save custom background color and text color in Reader Screen

Currently, we can modify the themes but the changes are lost as soon as we switch to another theme. I use a custom day theme and a custom night theme, so I need to manually set the colors twice a day. The ability to save custom themes can be very helpful.

Download issues

Steps to reproduce

Can you make the application download more than one novel at the same time, because it stops the download if you choose more than one novel

Expected behavior

The application already carries more than one novel if you choose to download all chapters of a novel from library
But if you go to some novel and select some chap and download them,While downloading, you go to another novel and choose chapters to download, this will stop the chapters of the first novel from downloading

Actual behavior

.

Crash logs

.

IReader version

0.1.28

Android version

8.0.0

Device

Huawei y6

Other details

.

Acknowledgements

• I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, NOT a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
• I have written a short but informative title.
• If this is an issue with an extension, I should be opening an issue in the extensions repository.
• I have updated the app to version 0.1.28.
• I have updated all installed extensions.
• I will fill out all of the requested information in this form.

Add Function: "Novel to Epub 'Converter' "

Add option to convert a novel to epub or downloaded novels chapters to epub

Scrolling to next chapter brings you to chapter 1

Describe the bug
I was reading Blood Warlock: Succubus partner in the apocalypse chapter 605, sourced from novelfull. However when i scrolled down to the next chapter instead of ch 606, what was shown was chapter 1. I checked the chapter list, and confirmed that it really came back to the very first chapter on the list.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'Blood Warlock: Succubus partner in the apocalypse sourced from novelfull'
2. Click on 'Continue Reading or click on chapter 605'
3. Scroll down to 'next chapter'
4. See error

Expected behavior
It is expected, that when scroll to tye next chapter, instead of going to the next chapter it would come back to the very first chapter of the novel.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS]
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: [Huawei Matepad 10.4]
• OS: [Emui 10]
• Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
• Version [0.1.19]

Additional context
Before it transitioned to the very first chapter, the screen showed a loading icon, even though i already dowloaded the chapters. I also had't tried it on other novels.

Extensions issue

The time to install an extension is huge , sometimes it takes 3-4 minutes to just make the window of the installer pop-up with the message to install.