# Webu - Web Novel Reader

> Read Webnovel, Lightnovel and more!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.graytsar.savewebnovel](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.graytsar.savewebnovel)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.graytsar.savewebnovel`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Viatcheslav Ehrmann
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 61,813
- **Rating:** 4.18 / 5 (626 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **First published:** 2020-06-22
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.graytsar.savewebnovel)
- **Website:** [https://fangxai.github.io/](https://fangxai.github.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/web-novel-reader/startseite](https://sites.google.com/view/web-novel-reader/startseite)

## Description

**Webu - Web Novel Reader** is your ultimate companion for reading web novels and light novels from multiple sources in one unified platform. Designed for avid readers with vast novel collections, Webu simplifies the experience by letting you import novels from any source, organize your reading list, and keep track of your latest chapters effortlessly.

Customize your reading preferences with adjustable themes, text size, margins, fonts, background colors, and more for an ideal reading environment. Enjoy features like inbuilt translation to access chapters even before official translations release, text-to-speech reading, chapter history, and offline reading by downloading chapters. Stay up to date with timely notifications for new chapter releases.

Webu supports synchronization across devices through sign-in or manual export/import, enabling seamless reading whether on phone, tablet, or desktop. Version 2 introduces extensions that allow novel discovery and management directly within the app. Join the Webu Discord community to interact with developers and other readers. Enhance your web novel experience with Webu today!

## Rankings

- #274,375 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.graytsar.savewebnovel.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users find "Webu - Web Novel Reader" convenient, lightweight, and appreciate features like its built-in library, multi-source browsing, and audio reading. However, multiple reviews report persistent issues with library synchronization and refreshing novels after updates, limited search results across sources, and reader mode limitations including chapter navigation and font sizing. Ads placement and dark mode inconsistencies also detract from the experience. Overall, while the app offers valuable features for web novel readers, users desire improvements in stability, search, and reading navigation.

### Pros

- Lightweight and easy to use app for reading web novels.
- Supports multiple web novel sources and allows saving and downloading novels for offline reading.
- Built-in library feature that organizes and tracks novels in one place.
- Audio reader function that reads novel pages aloud, helpful for multitasking.
- Ability to create an account and synchronize library across devices.

### Cons

- Library issues after updates, including missing or lost stories and difficulty refreshing novels.
- Search functionality problems, with limited or no search results from multiple sources except a few like mtlnovel.
- Reader mode limitations such as inability to change chapters easily and font size adjustment bugs.
- Ads placement sometimes obstructs text and reduces reading comfort.
- Dark mode inconsistencies where it works poorly on some websites, requiring users to toggle it off.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.graytsar.savewebnovel)