Myne: Download & Read eBooks

Android application to download & read ebooks from the Project GutenBerg.

AppID:	com.starry.myne
Author:	Pool-Of-Tears
License:	Apache-2.0
Donation:	Webpage Bitcoin
InRepoSince:	2023-01-07
LastRepoUpdate:	2024-04-30
LastAppUpdate:	2024-04-29
LastVersion:	3.6.0
Categories:	Reading
APK source:	Github
Google Play:	Check if it's there

Myne is an Android app to download eBooks from Project GutenBerg. It uses the GutenDex API to fetch metadata of ebooks in the backend.

The name of the app is inspired from the main character of an anime called Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Note: The app also uses Google Books API to fetch some extra data like book summary and pages count etc, as the GutenBerg project don't include those values in their metadata. It tries it's best to map the data received from Google books with Gutenberg's metadata but the mapping is not 100% accurate and not all books available on GutenBerg is also available on Google books or is available but with different title, so you may find some books without summary or page count etc.

Highlights:

Clean & beautiful UI based on Google's material design three guidelines.
Browse and download over 60k free ebooks available in multiple languages and updated daily.
Compatible with Android 7.0 and above (API 24+)
Supports Material You theming in devices running on Android 12+
Comes in both light and dark mode.

WhatsNew:

- Fixed a crash caused by NPE when there is no network connection on the first launch.
- Enhanced navigation animations for smoother transitions between screens.
- Improved the loading animation for the book list.
- The chapter title font size is now 1.5x the size of the body text font size, rather than a fixed size.
- Some other UI/UX improvements and fixes.

Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos. For details on this, please see here.

Anti-Features:

NonFreeNet (this application promotes/depends a non-Free network service):
⇒ The app uses the Google Books API to fetch some book details.

Download Source Issues ChangeLog

While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. Some clients have this repo enabled by default, e.g. Neo Store or, of course, the IzzyOnDroid client by Sunil. With others (like the official client) you'll have to add this repo manually (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).

Packages

Version 3.6.0 (2024-04-30)

Android Versions:

Target: 14.0
MinVer: 8.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

20 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
DataStore (Development Aid)
stores data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally, overcoming some of the drawbacks of SharedPreferences.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Room (Utility)
a persistence library that provides an abstraction layer over SQLite to allow for more robust database access while harnessing the full power of SQLite.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Custom Activity On Crash library (Utility)
library that allows launching a custom activity when your app crashes, instead of showing the hated „Unfortunately, X has stopped“ dialog.
Lottie for Android (UI Component)
Render After Effects animations natively.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
OkHttp (Utility)
OkHttp is an HTTP+HTTP/2 client for Android and Java applications.
Kotlin (Utility)
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Version 3.5.1 (2024-04-22)

Android Versions:

Target: 14.0
MinVer: 8.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

20 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
DataStore (Development Aid)
stores data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally, overcoming some of the drawbacks of SharedPreferences.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Room (Utility)
a persistence library that provides an abstraction layer over SQLite to allow for more robust database access while harnessing the full power of SQLite.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Custom Activity On Crash library (Utility)
library that allows launching a custom activity when your app crashes, instead of showing the hated „Unfortunately, X has stopped“ dialog.
Lottie for Android (UI Component)
Render After Effects animations natively.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
OkHttp (Utility)
OkHttp is an HTTP+HTTP/2 client for Android and Java applications.
Kotlin (Utility)
The Kotlin Programming Language

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Version 3.5.0 (2024-04-21)

Android Versions:

Target: 14.0
MinVer: 8.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

20 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
DataStore (Development Aid)
stores data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally, overcoming some of the drawbacks of SharedPreferences.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Room (Utility)
a persistence library that provides an abstraction layer over SQLite to allow for more robust database access while harnessing the full power of SQLite.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Custom Activity On Crash library (Utility)
library that allows launching a custom activity when your app crashes, instead of showing the hated „Unfortunately, X has stopped“ dialog.
Lottie for Android (UI Component)
Render After Effects animations natively.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
OkHttp (Utility)
OkHttp is an HTTP+HTTP/2 client for Android and Java applications.
Kotlin (Utility)
The Kotlin Programming Language

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