AI summary
Free open-source web novel and manga reader with 35+ sources, built-in and Lua plugins. Features parallel in-reader translation, TTS with background playback, infinite scrolling with offline caching, and local EPUB/FB2/CBZ support. Now with content type filters, Coil 3 cover loading, and automatic retries for network errors. Database migration in this update — back up before installing.
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About this app
A free and open-source web novel reader for Android.
Features
- Over 35 sources, including built-in and Lua plugins. - Global multi-source search, with support for adding any novel by URL. - In-reader translation with parallel mode and novel-specific prompts, with no copy-paste or app switching. - Infinite chapter scrolling with offline caching. - Custom fonts, text size, and light or dark themes with Material 3. - Text-to-speech with a floating mini-player, background playback, speed and pitch control, Bluetooth support, and multiple engine support. - Local EPUB and FB2 library with bulk import. - Backup and restore with granular selection and automatic backup. - Regex text cleanup to 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 a 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 localised labels. - In-reader webpage translation via a JavaScript bridge. - Per-novel translation settings, included in backups. - Reader polish: custom font colour, letter spacing, auto-scroll, manual paragraph highlighting, and quick reader toggles. - Library: source strip on book cards and redesigned cover badges. - Translate or clear translation for local books and selected chapters, with batch download of the next 100 chapters.
Translation backends
- Google Translate (Enhanced): free, no API key required. - Google Translate (Simple): free, no API key required. - Google Gemini: free tier available, API key required. - OpenAI-compatible: accepts OpenAI, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, Mistral, and any compatible endpoint. API key required.
Multiple API keys are rotated round-robin on rate limits. Parallel mode displays original and translated text side by side. Novel-specific prompts let you customise translation behaviour per book.
Plugins
NoveLA supports external Lua-based source plugins installable directly from the app. Add a plugin repository from Finder → Extensions → Settings → paste the repository URL.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0
What's new
- Added local CBZ manga support, with chapter sizes and chapter list refresh for local sources. - Added a content type filter (manga/novel) across catalog, extensions, Source Explorer, and library. - Translation: per-plugin translation cascade with provider override, per-plugin settings hiding, and a redesigned language pair picker with one-tap pair removal. - Reader: background image setting, custom font import, and an overhauled typography settings screen. - Source Explorer: filter presets, tag input with autocomplete, and collapsible sections for large filter groups. - Network: automatic retries on 5xx and 429 errors, configurable trigger markers for WAF bypass, and image auto-retry with a fallback retry button. - Library and catalog: search by translated titles, in-library badge on covers, translate icon highlight, new InfoPanel card style, and source name in history. - Settings: separate chapter caches for novels and manga. - Migrated to Coil 3 with cover loading optimizations. - About section: release log export, build type, and git commit shown in settings.
- Fixes & Improvements
- Fixed library being cleared when selecting a genre, and fixed Regex GenreUtils errors. - Prevented crashes from empty image paths, empty manga page lists, overly long folder names, and duplicate image retry coroutines. - Source Explorer dropdown replaced with a panel that no longer steals keyboard focus. - Library filter cascade no longer broken by TTS updates; cover memory optimized. - Fixed same-origin Referer for covers and inline images, and Coil cache bust for plugin icons on version change. - Fixed WebView translation cascade and global mode. - Reader: scrollable settings dialogs, heuristic chapter title no longer propagated, and fixed a duplicate pattern crash. - Cloudflare bypass: fixed a state race, added WebView auto-close, and wider WAF error page detection. - Updated dependencies.
- Note: This update runs a database migration. Make a backup before updating — rolling back to the old version may not work.
About this version
- Version
- 1.6.0 (38)
- Size
- 6.89 MB
- Requires Android
- 8.0
- Target SDK
- 26
- Architecture
- armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 24
- Updated
- Sep 21, 2026
- Package
- my.novela
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