LxReader vs MuPDF viewer
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
LxReader
Open source e-book reader for Android. Supported e-book formats through the use of the crengine-ng library: fb2, fb3 (incomplete), epub (non-DRM), doc, docx, odt, rtf, pdb, mobi (non-DRM), txt, html, Markdown, chm, tcr. Main features: Most complete support for FB2 - styles, tables, footnotes at the bottom of the page Extensive font rendering capabilities: use of ligatures, kerning, hinting option selection, floating punctuation, simultaneous use of several fonts, including fallback fonts Word hyphenation using hyphenation dictionaries Ability to display 2 pages at the same time Displaying and Navigating Book Contents Ability to use bookmarks Reading books directly from a ZIP archive TXT auto reformat, automatic encoding recognition Flexible styling with CSS files Background pictures, textures, or solid background Animation of turning pages - like in a paper book or simple shift Customizable actions for touch screen zones View illustrations with scrolling and zooming - by long pressing on the illustration Select text and send it either to the clipboard or to another application, etc. Reading aloud with the possibility of using accent dictionary Built-in book library with search and/or filtering Simple built-in file manager for viewing the list of files on the device
MuPDF viewer
MuPDF supports PDF 1.7 with transparency, encryption, hyperlinks, annotations, searching, form editing and more. It also reads OpenXPS and CBZ (comic book) documents.
| Feature | LxReader | MuPDF viewer |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-Droid | DirectF-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesEbook Reader | NotesEbook Reader |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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