Choose it as the actively maintained Tachiyomi successor if you want extension-based sources and an Apache-2.0 license.
Free and open source manga reader for Android
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- Kotlin
- Apache-2.0
Android manga reader
Kotatsu is a free and open-source Android manga reader that aggregates online manga sources and supports offline reading, tracking, and sync.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Choose it as the actively maintained Tachiyomi successor if you want extension-based sources and an Apache-2.0 license.
Free and open source manga reader for Android
Choose it as a maintained Android manga reader with Tachiyomi-style extensions if you need an active Kotatsu replacement.
Free and open source manga reader for Android
Choose it as another active Tachiyomi fork if you want a maintained Android manga reader with extension support.
Free and open source manga reader for Android
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Choose it for browser-based reading across devices instead of installing an Android-only app.
Manga reader for every device with a web browser
Choose if you want manga and anime in one Tachiyomi-style Android app rather than a manga-only reader.
An app for manga and anime
Choose if you want manga, novels, and video in a single Android reader rather than a manga-focused app.
Manga, Novel, and Video reader for Android
Choose it for native iOS manga/comic reading instead of an Android-only app.
Manga/Comic Reading App for iOS
Choose it for desktop reading of local CBZ/CBR archives with an Electron UI.
Comic and Manga reader, written with Node.js and using Electron
Choose if you want an all-in-one Android app for anime, dramas, and manga rather than a dedicated manga reader.
AniLabX - android app for watching anime/dramas/cartoons and reading manga/comics/light novels
Choose it for desktop offline reading of local manga/comic archives and EPUB novels.
A powerful offline manga, manhwa, comic, and novel reader for desktop Yomikiru is a feature-rich desktop application designed for reading locally stored manga, comics, webtoons, and EPUB novels. Built with Electron and React, it offers a customizable and distraction-free reading experience.
Choose it if you want one Flutter app for manga, novels, and anime across Android, iOS, and desktop.
Free and open source application for reading manga, novels, and watching animes available on Android, iOS, macOS, Linux and Windows
Choose it for a lightweight desktop manga reader instead of an Android app.
The cleanest desktop manga reader, made for me and those who like it
Choose it for a Windows-native manga reader if you prefer desktop over Android.
Back to reading - Rulia is a modernized manga reader for Windows.
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Only for legacy Android devices where the archived Java predecessor is still usable; it is unmaintained.
Manga reader for Android - MOVED TO https://github.com/nv95/Kotatsu
Only for very old Android devices needing a Chinese-source manga reader; unmaintained for years.
漫画阅读类APP,漫画来源利用爬虫获取
Choose only if you specifically read CopyManga and want a lightweight single-source Android client.
拷贝漫画的第三方APP,仅提供基础功能,更多丰富功能请移步官方版本
Choose if MangaDex is your only source and you prefer a focused reader over Kotatsu's 1200+ built-in sources.
Unofficial MangaDex Reader for Android 8+
Only for legacy macOS users willing to run an abandoned Swift manga reader.
📘 Manga reader app for Mac OS X
Choose for desktop manga library management if you accept an Electron app with no recent updates.
Manga reader and library manager for the desktop
Choose for self-hosted library management if you can accept an unmaintained server app.
A versatile, self-hosted manga reader and manager with extensible agent-based metadata retrieval
Only for PlayStation Vita homebrew users needing an offline manga reader; unmaintained.
Application for PlayStation Vita to read manga or comics
These projects were analysed and named Kotatsu among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how Kotatsu rates them is a separate judgement, made when Kotatsu is analysed in its own right.
calls Kotatsu “choose if you exclusively read manga on Android and want a dedicated source-combing reader, though it's archived.”
An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices
calls Kotatsu “Choose it for a polished Android reader aggregating many online sources, but it doesn't self-host your library.”
A cross-platform server and client application for managing and reading manga and doujinshi