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KotatsuApp/Kotatsu Alternatives

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.

8.9kKotlinGPL-3.0archived · last push 11mo agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

mihonapp/mihonGitHub

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

23.7k
Kotlin
Apache-2.0
active20d ago
null2264/yokaiGitHub

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

1.9k
Kotlin
Apache-2.0
active20d ago
komikku-app/komikkuGitHub

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

4.7k
Kotlin
Apache-2.0
active25d ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

AdollaApp/AdollaGitHub

Choose it for browser-based reading across devices instead of installing an Android-only app.

Manga reader for every device with a web browser

314
TypeScript
GPL-3.0
active1mo ago
aniyomiorg/aniyomiGitHub

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

7.6k
Kotlin
Apache-2.0
active2mo ago
Kototoro-app/KototoroGitHub

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

578
Kotlin
Apache-2.0
active20d ago
Suwatte/SuwatteGitHub

Choose it for native iOS manga/comic reading instead of an Android-only app.

Manga/Comic Reading App for iOS

225
Swift
GPL-3.0
active7mo ago
ollm/OpenComicGitHub

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

2.0k
JavaScript
GPL-3.0
active21d ago
AniLabX/AniLabXGitHub

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

276
none
active1mo ago
mienaiyami/yomikiruGitHub

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.

549
TypeScript
MIT
active1mo ago
kodjodevf/mangayomiGitHub

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

3.7k
Dart
Apache-2.0
active1mo ago
manga-you-know/desktopGitHub

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

221
Svelte
MIT
active29d ago
RuliaReader/RuliaGitHub

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.

367
C#
none
active1mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

Koitharu/OpenMangaGitHub

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

182
Java
NOASSERTION
archived6.7y ago
TongmingWu/MangaGitHub

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

392
Java
none
dormant9.4y ago
fumiama/copymangaGitHub

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

4.3k
Kotlin
GPL-3.0
active3mo ago
nekomangaorg/NekoGitHub

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+

2.8k
Kotlin
Apache-2.0
active21d ago
sendyhalim/YomuGitHub

Only for legacy macOS users willing to run an abandoned Swift manga reader.

📘 Manga reader app for Mac OS X

198
Swift
MIT
archived7.0y ago
xgi/houdokuGitHub

Choose for desktop manga library management if you accept an Electron app with no recent updates.

Manga reader and library manager for the desktop

1.1k
TypeScript
MIT
dormant1.7y ago
dokkaner/teemiiGitHub

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

556
JavaScript
MIT
dormant2.6y ago
Creckeryop/NOBORUGitHub

Only for PlayStation Vita homebrew users needing an offline manga reader; unmaintained.

Application for PlayStation Vita to read manga or comics

203
Lua
GPL-3.0
dormant3.3y ago

Listed as an alternative to

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.

koreader/koreaderGitHub

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

29.8kLuaactive
happypandax/happypandaxGitHub

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

822JavaScriptdormant