• Library (classic view)
  • Controls
  • Menu
  • Library (thumbnail view)
  • Google Translate
  • Turn page
  • Sync settings

FBReader is fast and highly customisable e-book reader for devices running Android OS (version 1.5 or higher is supported, 2.0 or higher is recommended).

Editions

Since June 2015 FBReader for Android is available in two editions, Free and Premium. Refer the table below for the differences.

FBReader Premium Edition
Get it on Google Play Get it on Google Play
Explore it on AppGallery Explore it on AppGallery
Android versions 1.5 and higher, updates available for 4.1 and higher. 4.0 and higher, updates available for 4.1 and higher.
Library view List. Thumbnail view is available as a plugin (with ads). You can select thumbnail or classic (list) view. 100% ad-free.
PDF support Via plugin. Builtin.
Comic books support Via plugin. Builtin.
Reading aloud — Builtin. Uses any text-to-speech engine installed on your device. Does not support PDF and DjVu at the moment.
Dictionaries and translators Look up single word in an external dictionary. Look up single word in an external dictionary. Translate sentences without leaving the application, using the integrated Google or Yandex translator.
Ads FBReader does not include any external ads. Sometimes it will suggest you to install Premium Edition or the plugins. 100% ad-free.
Additional — Your purchase supports the FBReader project. Thank you in advance!

Main features

  • supports a lot of e-book formats: ePub, kindle (mobipocket) fb2, rtf, html, microsoft doc, rtf, and plain text
  • book collection, reading positions, and bookmarks can be synchronised with FBReader® Book Network, a Google Drive™ based cloud service.
  • PDF, DJVU, and comics (CBR and CBZ) files are supported via plugins (PDF plugin, DjVu plugin, comic books plugin). PDF and comics support is built in FBReader Premium Edition. It is not possible to include DjVu code into the main program due to licensing issues
  • provides a programmatic API, so some additional features are available via third-party plugins. Most popular is Text-to-Speech plugin by Hyperionics.
  • supports direct reading from zip archives
  • organizes user library by titles, authors, series, etc.
  • bookshelf view for library is available as a separate plugin
  • provides direct access to a lot of network e-book libraries and stores
  • supports adding of custom OPDS catalogs
  • is integrated with popular dictionaries like ColorDict, SlovoEd, Fora, etc.
  • can use external TrueType/OpenType fonts
  • is localised for 29 languages
  • includes hyphenation patterns for 16 languages

Our short-term plans

The next big update 3.1 expected later in 2021. Please read the features table for 3.x release series.

History and current version

FBReader for Android was written in Java as a clone of original (C++) FBReader program. It was named FBReaderJ, but now we prefer to write “FBReader for Android”. Initial version was partially written as a student project at Academy of Modern Software Engineering.

Latest stable release of FBReader is 3.0.32. The Premium Edition is only available on the Google Play. Free version is downloadable on the Google Play, from other android markets, and from this page.

For developers

Until release 2.7, FBReader source code was dual-licensed: GPL and commercial. Unfortunately, GPL violations become a common thing. Currently, the source code is closed.

If you consider using the latest FBReader engine in your own app, please look at FBReader SDK. It is a commercial framework distributed in binary form. You can download the SDK and test it in demo mode before deciding.

The full sources of FBReader 2.6.15 for Android 2.x are available under the GPL from the git repository at GitHub.