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<img src="docs/ICON.png" height="48" width="48" align="center" alt="Episteme Reader Icon"/>
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<span> Episteme Reader</span>
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<p>A native Android document reader application built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.</p>
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<a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aryan.reader.oss/"><img alt="Get it on F-Droid" src="https://f-droid.org/badge/get-it-on.png" height="70"/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aryan.reader"><img alt="Get it on Google Play" src="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/static/images/badges/en_badge_web_generic.png" height="70"/></a>
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## Overview
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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.
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> **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.
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## Features
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### Supported Formats
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* **Documents:** PDF
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* **E-books:** EPUB, MOBI, AZW3
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* **Text:** MD, TXT, HTML
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### PDF Features
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* **Viewing Modes:** Vertical Scroll and Paginated view.
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* **Ink Annotations:** Draw directly on pages using Pen, Highlighter, and Eraser tools.
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* **Text Annotations:** Add text notes anywhere on the page using system or custom fonts.
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### E-Book Features
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* **Parsing:** Native parsing for MOBI/AZW3 via `libmobi` and EPUB via `Jsoup`.
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* **Customization:** Adjust font size, line spacing, and margins.
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* **Custom Fonts:** Support for importing user-provided font files (`.ttf`, `.otf`).
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### General
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* **Text-to-Speech (TTS):** Read documents aloud using the system TTS engine.
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* **File Management:** Built-in library organization.
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## Architecture
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* **UI:** 100% Jetpack Compose (Material3).
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* **Architecture:** MVVM with Unidirectional Data Flow.
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* **Database:** Room (SQLite) for metadata and annotations.
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* **PDF Engine:** `pdfium-android` (Native PDFium bindings).
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* **EPUB Engine:** Utilizes standard `WebView` for vertical scrolling mode, and a custom rendering engine for paginated mode.
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* **Mobi Engine:** Custom JNI bindings to `libmobi`.
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## Building from Source
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1. **Clone the repository:**
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/Aryan-Raj3112/episteme.git
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cd episteme
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```
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2. **Build:**
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Open in Android Studio and run the `ossDebug` variant.
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```bash
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./gradlew assembleOssDebug
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```
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## Open Source Libraries
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This project is made possible by the Android open-source ecosystem:
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* **Core & UI:** AndroidX, Jetpack Compose, Kotlinx Serialization
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* **Document Engines:** PdfiumAndroidKt (PDF), libmobi (MOBI/AZW3), Google WOFF2 (Fonts)
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* **Parsers:** Jsoup (HTML/EPUB), Flexmark (Markdown)
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* **Media & Image Loading:** Coil, Media3 (ExoPlayer)
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* **Utilities:** Room (Database), Timber (Logging)
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## License
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This project is licensed under the **GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0)**. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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## Support
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If you find Episteme Reader useful and want to support its development, please consider sponsoring. Thank you!
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<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/Aryan-Raj3112">
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<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Sponsor-%E2%9D%A4-%23db61a2?logo=github" alt="Sponsor on GitHub"/>
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