Features & Capabilities

E-book reader. Read electronic books in a lot of formats.
Uses Cool Reader engine, but with rewritten user interface part, utilizing OpenGL for hardware acceleration.
Optimized for new devices with high screen resolution and tablets.
Some features of old Cool Reader (e.g. text-to-speech and dictionary support) are not yet implemented.
Better OPDS support.
Better file browser.
TTS (Read Aloud)
Bookmarks.
Dictionaries.
Can be installed together with old Cool Reader - uses separate place to store settings, book positions, and bookmarks.

To add bookmark, long tap on some word, then choose "Add bookmark" from popup menu.

Windows version can be downloaded here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/files/CoolReader3/cr3-newui-opengl/cr3-win32-qt-opengl-3.3.48.zip/download

Older APK versions available here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/files/CoolReader3/cr3-newui-opengl/?upload_just_completed=true

How to help to fix crashes:
If application crashes on your device, you can collect system logs after crash with app like CatLog and send it on my email coolreader.org@gmail.com

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Vadim Lopatin
Downloads:
557,724
Rating:
3.44
(6,915)
Version:
VARY Last updated: 2015-07-15
Creation date:
2014-06-18
Email:
co*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2025-02-22
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Vadim Lopatin
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.coolreader.newui
Email:
co*****@gmail.com
Website:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine

User Reviews

Pros
  • Very configurable and lightweight
  • Great for reading
  • Customizable features
Cons
  • No support for PDF files
  • Issues with accessing external SD cards
  • Inability to open large epub files
  • App seems abandoned, with no updates since 2015
Recent reviews
Does everything I need. Hasn't changed in ages, which is great for an eBook reader. Very configurable, very lightweight.
by Ad*****, 2024-01-28

That W A S best book reader years ago. Looks like creator ignores his child.
by To*****, 2023-04-28
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