Reviews of EBookDroid - PDF & DJVU Reader

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List of user reviews and ratings for EBookDroid - PDF & DJVU Reader

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3.75 (Rating count: 87,416)

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EBookDroid is a highly customizable and versatile Android reader app praised for supporting multiple formats and powerful rendering features ideal for scanned or margin-heavy documents. Users appreciate its long-term reliability and integrated tools like highlighting and Google search. However, multiple reviews highlight significant issues with graphical bugs on newer Android versions, rigid and unmodifiable bookshelf management, suboptimal note-taking experiences, and limited zoom controls. Additionally, some UI inconsistencies in night mode affect visual comfort. Despite these drawbacks, it remains favored by many avid readers for its functionality.

Date	Author	Comment
2024-07-23	Li*****	The best book reader for phones and other android devices. I got this app after a long search many years ago for an ebook reader that would do what I wanted, which included cropping the space in pdf documents to make maximum use of a small screen. Later I repeatedly found it did everything else best too. Still my favoured app on from phone to chromebook, despite the different demands. Would be nice if a Windows version was developed - I'd use it there too! a
The best book reader for phones and other android devices. I got this app after a long search many years ago for an ebook reader that would do what I wanted, which included cropping the space in pdf documents to make maximum use of a small screen. Later I repeatedly found it did everything else best too. Still my favoured app on from phone to chromebook, despite the different demands. Would be nice if a Windows version was developed - I'd use it there too! a
2024-05-25	Вл*****	This app has everything I need to read any book. Only one thing I could suggest - add settings to set up target language for google translate, or at least memorize last used option, if it's possible, or add an ability to choose translate app, because my phone and app language are in English, but I'm not native in it and it's hard to switch the language each time. I have been using this app for years and happy. Kudos to developer!
This app has everything I need to read any book. Only one thing I could suggest - add settings to set up target language for google translate, or at least memorize last used option, if it's possible, or add an ability to choose translate app, because my phone and app language are in English, but I'm not native in it and it's hard to switch the language each time. I have been using this app for years and happy. Kudos to developer!
2023-09-13	Dm*****	Great app with HIGHLY customizable interface. But PLEASE allow zoom < 1.0x on vertical scroll mode with landscape orientation! The Font is too big with landscape orientation and too small with portrait orientation on my device so I need to zoom out on the landscape orientation. There is a single page mode which allows to zoom out but vertical scroll mode is MUCH more convenient. Also how to disable page list with swipe on single page mode?!?! Update: was able to add fields with DeftPdf app.
Great app with HIGHLY customizable interface. But PLEASE allow zoom < 1.0x on vertical scroll mode with landscape orientation! The Font is too big with landscape orientation and too small with portrait orientation on my device so I need to zoom out on the landscape orientation. There is a single page mode which allows to zoom out but vertical scroll mode is MUCH more convenient. Also how to disable page list with swipe on single page mode?!?! Update: was able to add fields with DeftPdf app.
2023-08-11	La*****	Update: 11-8-2023, it is like since ages we've asked you to please fix reloading the app, and stucking on loading screen. Is so frustratin Update: I'm so sorry for telling this (it has been my best app for 4byears, now I can't use it due to a display problem if orientation changes, app logo appears and never get back to the book unless I reopen the book).. Please fix it, I really miss using this app. . It's a very useful pdf files reader... I don't use any app for reading except it... Thank you.
Update: 11-8-2023, it is like since ages we've asked you to please fix reloading the app, and stucking on loading screen. Is so frustratin Update: I'm so sorry for telling this (it has been my best app for 4byears, now I can't use it due to a display problem if orientation changes, app logo appears and never get back to the book unless I reopen the book).. Please fix it, I really miss using this app. . It's a very useful pdf files reader... I don't use any app for reading except it... Thank you.
2022-07-06	Pe*****	I love this app and I find it very useful, using it mainly to read books and music scores (pdf). The only downside is the following: when making notes with a stylus, the app keeps "correcting" my lines, and messes with my handwriting, I can't find a way to bypass this, otherwise I'd rate it with 5 stars
I love this app and I find it very useful, using it mainly to read books and music scores (pdf). The only downside is the following: when making notes with a stylus, the app keeps "correcting" my lines, and messes with my handwriting, I can't find a way to bypass this, otherwise I'd rate it with 5 stars
2022-05-10	wo*****	I really wanted to like this app (considering it actually supports samba shares), but the fact that it automatically scans your storage and creates "bookshelves" that cannot be deleted or modified is unacceptable. The default bookshelf I was given is my Downloads folder, filled with business PDFs and restaurant menus. I have specific folders for my books and forcing me to use the file browser rather than the bookshelf view is ridiculous. Why are we not able to make custom bookshelves?
I really wanted to like this app (considering it actually supports samba shares), but the fact that it automatically scans your storage and creates "bookshelves" that cannot be deleted or modified is unacceptable. The default bookshelf I was given is my Downloads folder, filled with business PDFs and restaurant menus. I have specific folders for my books and forcing me to use the file browser rather than the bookshelf view is ridiculous. Why are we not able to make custom bookshelves?
2022-03-03	Ka*****	This app has graphical issues under Android 12 which make it unusable. The developer stated that this is an OpenGL issue. I could work around it if there was a quick way to reload the file, and was going to bind reload to a tap, except that there is no reload command, and after 6 weeks the developer hasn't even acknowledged my request for that command as a workaround. It's too bad - this used to be my favorite app for accessing several pdfs at once.
This app has graphical issues under Android 12 which make it unusable. The developer stated that this is an OpenGL issue. I could work around it if there was a quick way to reload the file, and was going to bind reload to a tap, except that there is no reload command, and after 6 weeks the developer hasn't even acknowledged my request for that command as a workaround. It's too bad - this used to be my favorite app for accessing several pdfs at once.
2022-01-30	Ek*****	Landscape mode (screen orientation) is broken after a system update. only this app (EBookDroid) is affected. Android 12, patch level: January 1, 2022. device: Samsung Note 10+. After switch to the landscape mode by turning my phone, a strip of background appears across the screen over the text, unable to remove this strip. it cover one third of the screen. Please fix.
Landscape mode (screen orientation) is broken after a system update. only this app (EBookDroid) is affected. Android 12, patch level: January 1, 2022. device: Samsung Note 10+. After switch to the landscape mode by turning my phone, a strip of background appears across the screen over the text, unable to remove this strip. it cover one third of the screen. Please fix.
2021-10-19	Sh*****	I like the simplicity and functionality of this app very much. However, there are a few things that irk me. In night mode, under the 'show' section of the right slide menu, the 'Outline' sub-menu is dark, but the Bookmarks, Drawings, Notes, and Notebook sub-menus are all still bright white. Using the 'Dark Room' setting helps dim the glare a bit, but I'd just really like ALL those panels to be dark following the theme of the main side menus. Why not just maintain that theme? The 'Outline' section itself is kind of wonky in 'Night' mode as well. Though it's dark, it doesn't quite match the theme of the main side menus. There's this thick white border around it, and I feel like the text within doesn't need be that large since it often leads to chapter titles being stacked. A wider side menu area, or smaller text would probably solve that. Next, while the 'Bookmark' visual indicator is fairly easy to see, the 'Note' indicator, the asterisk, can get lost, and both are hard to see in 'Night' or 'Dark room' mode. Please give us the option to control their color and transparency level for those modes or in general. Finally, the ability to also export annotations/notes as plain .txt files would be very helpful.
I like the simplicity and functionality of this app very much. However, there are a few things that irk me. In night mode, under the 'show' section of the right slide menu, the 'Outline' sub-menu is dark, but the Bookmarks, Drawings, Notes, and Notebook sub-menus are all still bright white. Using the 'Dark Room' setting helps dim the glare a bit, but I'd just really like ALL those panels to be dark following the theme of the main side menus. Why not just maintain that theme? The 'Outline' section itself is kind of wonky in 'Night' mode as well. Though it's dark, it doesn't quite match the theme of the main side menus. There's this thick white border around it, and I feel like the text within doesn't need be that large since it often leads to chapter titles being stacked. A wider side menu area, or smaller text would probably solve that. Next, while the 'Bookmark' visual indicator is fairly easy to see, the 'Note' indicator, the asterisk, can get lost, and both are hard to see in 'Night' or 'Dark room' mode. Please give us the option to control their color and transparency level for those modes or in general. Finally, the ability to also export annotations/notes as plain .txt files would be very helpful.
2021-03-17	Jo*****	Excellent app. Used to use several, now this one is the only one I use. A request though - is it possible to make the soft buttons on the phone turn off for only this app without having to go into the phones settings? When reading at night, they're quite bright,which bothers both me and my wife. Thanks! Also please make one of the triple tap options increase/decrease scroll speed. Thanks!
Excellent app. Used to use several, now this one is the only one I use. A request though - is it possible to make the soft buttons on the phone turn off for only this app without having to go into the phones settings? When reading at night, they're quite bright,which bothers both me and my wife. Thanks! Also please make one of the triple tap options increase/decrease scroll speed. Thanks!

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