MoRead

Project Overview

MoRead is a local-first Android reading app with no account requirement and no analytics. It imports your own TXT and EPUB books and offers custom-drawn typography and page turning. The optional AI companion uses a bring-your-own-key model, connecting directly to providers you configure, with no proxy server; without a network connection it remains a full offline reader.

Your books and notes stay on your device, and you bring your own AI.

Key Features

• Local reading: imports TXT and EPUB with automatic encoding detection and rule-based chapter splitting
• Native rendering: classic and modern page-curl, cover, and slide animations
• Automatic reading: continuous scrolling or timed page turns with pause and adjustment
• Listening: system or cloud speech with sentence highlighting and automatic page turns
• AI companion: bring-your-own-key access to chat, embedding, speech, and image models from several providers
• Character cards: import character cards, world books, and custom avatars for in-character chats
• Outlines and characters: generates chapter recaps and scans the whole book for character cards
• Reading statistics: yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily views with reading heatmaps
• Private storage: keys are encrypted, and books are imported through the system file picker

Target Audience

• Privacy-conscious readers who use only local books
• Users who want AI companionship and listening features
• Android users who like deep typography customization

Quick Start

1. Download the signed APK from Releases; Android 8.0 or later is required
2. Open the app and import TXT or EPUB books from the bookshelf
3. For AI features, add a provider address and your own API key on the providers page
4. Long-press text in the reader to translate, explain, or ask; the toolbar opens the contents and read-aloud controls

Core Advantages

• Local-first: no account, no analytics, no proprietary backend, with data on-device
• Bring your own key: AI connects directly to your chosen providers without a third-party proxy
• Works offline: fully usable as a local reader without a network
• Custom typography: progress is decoupled from layout, so changing font size never loses your place

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
OS	Android 8.0 or later
Build	JDK 21, Android SDK 37
AI features	Requires your own provider API key

Notes

• The app provides no book content and no online sources; content comes from local imports
• AI output is generated by third-party models you configure and should be judged for accuracy
• Fees charged by cloud providers are billed by them, separately from the app