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Wikisource Reader app released on Google Play Store
Wikisource Reader mobile application has been developed and released for Android users at the Google Play Store to allow book-lovers to read books, which are completely proofread and transcluded on the digital library websites of Wikisource. The Github repo is here and a website for the app is also created. The metadata of the books are fetched directly from Wikidata and strictly follows the bibliographical book model of Wikidata. The app is also dependent on WSindex API, which was built specifically to fetch books for the app, WS export tool to generate Epubs, Myne app for user interface and Readium mobile for the actual reading experience.
The app currently hosts more than 7850 books in 24 language Wikisource editions like Assamese, Bangla, Catalan, Czech, Danish, English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Javanese, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Sundanese, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
The app has the following features
- Clean and beautiful user interface
- Dark and Light theme
- Option to browse free e-books in multiple languages
- Option to import books from non-Wikisource external sources
- Option to filter books in different literary forms
- Option to download books for offline access
- Option to store, read and delete books from library
- Option to jump through chapters
- In-built e-book reader
- Customization of font color, size and weight
- Light, Dark, Sepia and customized color mode for reading
- Adjustment of page margins
- RTL and LTR support
- System default typeface along with options for Literata, Sans Sarif, IA Writer Duospace, AccsiibleDfa and OpenDyslexic typefaces
- Option to choose among left, right and justified text alignments
- Customization of line height, paragraph indent, paragraph spacing, word spacing and letter spacing
- Options to highlight, underline and annotate texts
- Option to bookmark
- Text to Speech in different languages with customizable speed and pitch
The development of the app was initially financially supported by Centre for Internet and Society until March 2025, who also host the app on Google play store now. The app is now developed and maintained in volunteer capacity.
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