Kotatsu vs venera
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Kotatsu
Kotatsu is a free and open source manga reader for Android. **Main Features:** - Online manga catalogs (with 1100+ manga sources) - Search manga by name, genres, and more filters - Favorites organized by user-defined categories - Reading history, bookmarks, and incognito mode support - Download manga and read it offline. Third-party CBZ archives are also supported - Clean and convenient Material You UI, optimized for phones, tablets, and desktop - Standard and Webtoon-optimized customizable reader, gesture support on reading interface - Notifications about new chapters with updates feed, manga recommendations (with filters) - Integration with manga tracking services: Shikimori, AniList, MyAnimeList, Kitsu - Password / fingerprint-protected access to the app - Automatically sync app data with other devices on the same account - Support for older devices running Android 5+
venera
A comic reader that support reading local and network comics. Features Read local comics Use javascript to create comic sources Read comics from network sources Manage favorite comics Download comics View comments, tags, and other information of comics if the source supports Login to comment, rate, and other operations if the source supports Thanks Tags Translation github.com/EhTagTranslation/Database The Chinese translation of the manga tags is from this project.
| Feature | Kotatsu | venera |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesMedia PlayerEbook ReaderVideo | NotesMedia PlayerEbook ReaderVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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