Material You 3 eBook/audiobook reader — Episteme fork + bookshelf-api/ABS
* Updated auto-scroll controls UI and refined pause behavior. - Added semi-transparent look to auto-scroll - Reduced auto-scroll temporary pause duration from 1000ms to 300ms. - Updated `AutoScrollControls` styling with background transparency and adjusted elevations/borders. - Refined `CircularProgressIndicator` visibility to only show when active and paused. - Enhanced the `Slider` appearance in `AutoScrollControls` with a custom track and thumb. - Improved play/pause logic in `PdfViewerScreen` to properly reset temporary pause states and jobs. - Cleaned up redundant comments and formatting in `EpubReaderControls.kt`. * feat: add file-specific auto-scroll speed profiles for EPUB and PDF - Updated AutoScrollControls UI with a dropdown to toggle between Global and Local speed modes. - Implemented persistent local auto-scroll settings (Current, Min, and Max speed) keyed by book ID. - Ensured "Local mode" preference is sticky per-file, while maintaining Global defaults for new files. * Enabled auto-scroll toggling via single tap in EPUB and PDF readers |
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Overview
Episteme Reader is an offline-first application designed for reading various document formats. It leverages native Android technologies and C++ libraries to provide a performant reading experience with customization capabilities.
Note: This is the Open Source (OSS) edition of Episteme Reader. The version available on the Google Play Store is built from this core but includes additional proprietary features.
Features
Supported Formats
- Documents: PDF
- E-books: EPUB, MOBI, AZW3
- Text: MD, TXT, HTML
PDF Features
- Viewing Modes: Vertical Scroll and Paginated view.
- Ink Annotations: Draw directly on pages using Pen, Highlighter, and Eraser tools.
- Text Annotations: Add text notes anywhere on the page using system or custom fonts.
E-Book Features
- Parsing: Native parsing for MOBI/AZW3 via
libmobiand EPUB viaJsoup. - Customization: Adjust font size, line spacing, and margins.
- Custom Fonts: Support for importing user-provided font files (
.ttf,.otf).
General
- Text-to-Speech (TTS): Read documents aloud using the system TTS engine.
- File Management: Built-in library organization.
Architecture
- UI: 100% Jetpack Compose (Material3).
- Architecture: MVVM with Unidirectional Data Flow.
- Database: Room (SQLite) for metadata and annotations.
- PDF Engine:
pdfium-android(Native PDFium bindings). - EPUB Engine: Utilizes standard
WebViewfor vertical scrolling mode, and a custom rendering engine for paginated mode. - Mobi Engine: Custom JNI bindings to
libmobi.
Building from Source
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Aryan-Raj3112/episteme.git cd episteme -
Build: Open in Android Studio and run the
ossDebugvariant../gradlew assembleOssDebug
Open Source Libraries
This project is made possible by the Android open-source ecosystem:
- Core & UI: AndroidX, Jetpack Compose, Kotlinx Serialization
- Document Engines: PdfiumAndroidKt (PDF), libmobi (MOBI/AZW3), Google WOFF2 (Fonts)
- Parsers: Jsoup (HTML/EPUB), Flexmark (Markdown)
- Media & Image Loading: Coil, Media3 (ExoPlayer)
- Utilities: Room (Database), Timber (Logging)
License
This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). See the LICENSE file for details.
