EinkBro vs OpenComicVine
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
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.
OpenComicVine
📋 Features * Free and Open Source software (FOSS) * Comic Vine Wiki * Viewing Comic Vine details of characters, issues, volumes and more * Recently added Comic Vine issues, characters and more * Search * Favorites * Material 3 Design * Night theme * Responsive UI for different devices form factors For more information, please see here: https://github.com/proninyaroslav/OpenComicVine/blob/HEAD/README.md
| Feature | EinkBro | OpenComicVine |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Ebook ReaderBrowser | Ebook ReaderBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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