# Vintage Reader - Ebook Reader

> A calm, paper-like e-reader. Your books, comics, and 70,000 free classics.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vigilsoftware.vintagereader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vigilsoftware.vintagereader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.vigilsoftware.vintagereader`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vigil Software Ltd
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 398
- **Version:** 0.2.43
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-08
- **First published:** 2026-07-27
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 4.36 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vigilsoftware.vintagereader)
- **Website:** [http://www.vigil-software.com](http://www.vigil-software.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://vigil-software.com/vintage-reader-privacy.html](https://vigil-software.com/vintage-reader-privacy.html)

## Description

Bring your own books<br>• EPUB, plain text, FB2, Markdown and HTML<br>• Unprotected Kindle files (MOBI, AZW, PRC) — chapters and all<br>• Comic archives: CBZ and CBR, with pinch-to-zoom pages<br>• Add single books, paste text straight in, or scan a whole folder at once<br>Or start reading immediately<br>• Moby-Dick comes bundled, all 135 chapters<br>• Search and download from Project Gutenberg&#39;s 70,000+ free classics, built in<br>• Add your own libraries: a home Calibre server or any book catalog you use, with optional sign-in<br>Made for long reading<br>• Warm paper and true e-ink page-turn effect<br>• Adjustable text size, contrast, and day/night themes<br>• Highlights, bookmarks and notes that stay with the book<br>• Collections, a reading-now shelf, and an A–Z index for big libraries<br>• Everything works offline once it&#39;s on your shelf<br>• Volume-button page turns, keep-awake reading mode<br>Your library is yours<br>Books live on your device, in a folder you choose. Export your reading records — places kept, highlights, lists — and carry them to another device any time.<br>Vintage Reader is free with small, unobtrusive ads. A single one-time purchase removes them forever.

## Rankings

- #1,458,795 — Overall

## 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.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.vigilsoftware.vintagereader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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