NoveLA

Free and open source web novel reader for Android.

Features

- 35+ sources (built-in + Lua plugins) - Global multi-source search; add any novel by URL - In-reader translation with parallel mode and novel-specific prompts — no copy-paste, no app switching - Infinite chapter scrolling with offline caching - Custom fonts, text size, light/dark themes (Material 3) - Text-to-speech with floating mini-player, background playback, speed/pitch control, Bluetooth support, and multiple engine support - Local EPUB and FB2 library with bulk import - Backup & restore with granular selection and auto backup - Regex text cleanup (strip ads and injected text) - Automatic Cloudflare Turnstile bypass - Novel migration between sources - Library filters by genre, source, and category - Download all chapters - TTS reading timer - 20 interface languages - Manga reader for image-based novels, with tap-to-open menu and a size-capped per-page image cache - Export any book to EPUB directly from the chapters screen - Book ratings with localized labels - In-reader webpage translation via a JS bridge (translate any page inside the reader) - Per-novel translation settings — enable/disable and choose a language pair independently for each book, included in backups - Reader polish: custom font color, letter spacing, auto-scroll, manual paragraph highlighting, and quick reader toggles - Library: source strip on book cards (on-cover or below-cover) and redesigned cover badges - Translate or clear translation for local books and selected chapters; batch-download the next 100 chapters

Translation

Four backends supported. Multiple API keys are rotated round-robin on rate limits.

- Backend: Google Translate (Enhanced) Cost: Free API key: Not required

- Backend: Google Translate (Simple) Cost: Free API key: Not required

- Backend: Google Gemini Cost: Free tier API key: Required

- Backend: OpenAI-compatible Cost: Varies API key: Required

OpenAI-compatible accepts OpenAI, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, Mistral, and any compatible endpoint.

Parallel mode displays original and translated text side by side. Novel-specific prompts let you customize translation behavior per book.

Plugins

NoveLA supports external Lua-based source plugins installable directly from the app.

Official plugin repo: https://github.com/HnDK0/external-sources

To add: Finder → Extensions → ⚙️ → paste repo URL

License

GNU General Public License v3.0