Free and open source web novel reader for Android.
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⚠️ Status: New features are temporarily paused. Current focus is on fixing bugs, cleaning up the codebase, and performance/optimization work. Bug reports and PRs targeting existing issues are very welcome — new feature requests will be revisited later.
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- 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
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.
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
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, open an issue first.
- Fix or improve existing source parsers
- Add new sources via the plugin repo
- Report bugs via Issues
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