# Universal Reader > Read Office, PDFs, Jupyter Notebooks, e-books, code, email and zip archives. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.solomonj.universalreader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.solomonj.universalreader) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.solomonj.universalreader` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Solomon J - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 712 - **Version:** 1.3 - **Last updated:** 2026-07-06 - **First published:** 2026-06-02 - **Publisher country:** IN - **Size:** 50 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-15 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.solomonj.universalreader) - **Website:** [https://solomonjesurathinam.github.io/](https://solomonjesurathinam.github.io/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/universal-reader-policy/home](https://sites.google.com/view/universal-reader-policy/home) ## Description Universal Reader is the ultimate document viewing and file companion designed for students, developers, and professionals. Organize, open, and read almost any file format inside a beautiful, unified workspace.

From Office documents and interactive Jupyter Notebooks to PDFs, e-books, email messages, code syntax, and zip archives, Universal Reader handles your entire library in one place—100% offline, secure, and fast.

Comprehensive File Format Support:
1. Microsoft Office & Text Documents
• Word Documents: Open and read DOC and DOCX files.
• Excel Spreadsheets: View spreadsheet sheets (XLS, XLSX) rendered cleanly.
• PowerPoint Presentations: Open PPT and PPTX slides.
• Document Formats: Read Rich Text Format (RTF) and Plain Text (TXT) files.
• Export to PDF for Office docs

2. Advanced PDF Viewer
• Fast PDF rendering with interactive zooming, panning, and page navigation.
• Local text extraction for easy copy-pasting.

3. Jupyter Notebook (.ipynb) Companion
• Open and view Jupyter Notebooks (.ipynb) with cell-level rendering.
• Visibility Controls: Hide or show code inputs, markdown descriptions, and execution outputs.
• Slideshow Mode: Project your notebooks as Reveal.js slideshows with custom transitions.
• Cell Editor: Edit text or markdown cell content on the fly.
• Export to PDF available

4. Code & Script Viewer (Syntax Highlighting)
• Clean code viewing experience supporting over 30 languages (Java, Kotlin, Python, C++, C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, YAML, Rust, Swift, Markdown, and more).
• Safe Read-Only Mode: Perfect for syntax-highlighted code reviews without accidental changes.
• Export to PDF available

5. E-Book & Comic Book Library
• E-Books: Open EPUB, MOBI, KF8 and FB2 formats with custom text scaling and styling.
• Comic Books: Browse CBZ comic documents.

6. Archive Browser & Extractor
• Open and browse compressed archives including ZIP, RAR, 7Z, and TAR.
• View and read files directly from inside the archive.

7. Email Messages & Calendars
• E-Mail: Read Outlook message files (.msg) and standard emails (.eml) with attachments.
• Calendar: Open and inspect calendar schedules (.ics).
• Export to PDF available

8. Data Tables & CSV Viewer
• Render CSV and TSV files in a clean, scrollable grid-table layout.
• Display the data in a beautiful charts

Core Productivity Features:
• Custom Workspaces (Collections): Organize files into projects with custom emoji icons, titles, and color palettes.
• Deep Offline Search: Instantly search keywords across all your PDFs, notebooks, code, and text files. Search results display highlighted text snippets.
• GitHub File Import: Download and view individual files directly by pasting their GitHub URL.
• Secure & Offline: Indexing and document rendering are performed entirely on your device. Your data never leaves your phone.
• Material Design 3 UI: Premium design system supporting custom accent colors and dark mode.
• Ad-Free Experience (Pro): Upgrade to remove ads and unlock unlimited indexing capacities and more. ## Rankings - #1,266,549 — Overall - #23 — universal memory layer ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES` - `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.solomonj.universalreader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Office Reader - PDF,Word,Excel](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.sjava.officereader) — 1,083,527 users, 3.86 / 5 - [PDF Reader - Editor & Viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pdf.reader.editor.office) — 11,248,128 users, 4.41 / 5 - [Universal Viewer Pro: File PDF](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.digdroid.viewer) — 180 users - [Document Reader- Office & PDF](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.judi.documentreader) — 15,078 users, 4.60 / 5 - [Document Reader – PDF Viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alldocumentreader.all.document.reader.office.filereader) — 1,136 users - [OneReader: PDF Document Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.onereader.pdfreader) — 81 users - [Universal Viewer: File PDF](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.digdroid.viewer.free) — 2,979 users - [Document Reader & PDF Viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdf.document.word.excel.office.reader.viewer) — 684,118 users, 4.14 / 5 - [Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vksstudios.reader) — 37 users - [All Document Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alldocument.reader.filemanager.fileviewer.pdfeditor) — 2 users - [PDF Reader - Document Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jedy.pdfreader.documentreader) — 9,818 users - [ALL PDF Reader & Office Suite](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdfreader.ppt.xlsreader.document.reader.pdf.alldocumentreader) — 120,184 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.solomonj.universalreader)