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NoveLA

NoveLA

Free and open source web novel reader for Android.

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Release Downloads License: GPL-3.0 Android 8.0+

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Get the latest APK — requires Android 8.0+

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/HnDK0/NoveLA
# Open in Android Studio and run on a device or emulator

Features

  • 35+ sources (built-in + Lua plugins)
  • Global multi-source search; add any novel by URL
  • In-reader translation with parallel mode and novel-specific prompts — no copy-paste, no app switching
  • Infinite chapter scrolling with offline caching
  • Custom fonts, text size, light/dark themes (Material 3)
  • Text-to-speech with floating mini-player, background playback, speed/pitch control, Bluetooth support, and multiple engine support
  • Local EPUB and FB2 library with bulk import
  • Backup & restore with granular selection and auto backup
  • Regex text cleanup (strip ads and injected text)
  • Automatic Cloudflare Turnstile bypass
  • Novel migration between sources
  • Library filters by genre, source, and category
  • Download all chapters
  • TTS reading timer
  • 20 interface languages
  • Manga reader for image-based novels, with tap-to-open menu and a size-capped per-page image cache
  • Export any book to EPUB directly from the chapters screen
  • Book ratings with localized labels
  • In-reader webpage translation via a JS bridge (translate any page inside the reader)
  • Per-novel translation settings — enable/disable and choose a language pair independently for each book, included in backups
  • Reader polish: custom font color, letter spacing, auto-scroll, manual paragraph highlighting, and quick reader toggles
  • Library: source strip on book cards (on-cover or below-cover) and redesigned cover badges
  • Translate or clear translation for local books and selected chapters; batch-download the next 100 chapters

Translation

Four backends supported. Multiple API keys are rotated round-robin on rate limits.

Backend Cost API key
Google Translate (Enhanced) Free Not required
Google Translate (Simple) Free Not required
Google Gemini Free tier Required
OpenAI-compatible Varies Required

OpenAI-compatible accepts OpenAI, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, Mistral, and any compatible endpoint.

Parallel mode displays original and translated text side by side. Novel-specific prompts let you customize translation behavior per book.


Plugins

NoveLA supports external Lua-based source plugins installable directly from the app.

Official plugin repo: HnDK0/external-sources

To add: Finder → Extensions → ⚙️ → paste repo URL


Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! You can help the project in several ways:

  • ⭐️ Star the repository — the simplest way to support development and boost visibility.
  • 🐛 Report bugs or suggest improvements by opening an Issue.
  • 🧩 Fix bugs or add source parsers via Pull Requests (check the external-sources repo for Lua plugins).

Tech stack

Kotlin · Coroutines · Jetpack Compose · Material 3 · Room · Jsoup · OkHttp · Coil 3 · LuaJ · Hilt · WorkManager · Android TTS & Media APIs


License

GPL-3.0

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Free Android reader for web novels, light novels, ranobe, webtoons & EPUB, FB2. 25+ sources, built-in Google/Gemini translator, TTS, offline reading, Cloudflare bypass. Alternative to LNReader & NovelDokusha.

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