HexViewer vs Openlib
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
HexViewer
This application offers the following features : - Opening all files without a corresponding Android application (1). - Display of the file in hexadecimal (or plain text) with the possibility to modify the content (in hexadecimal only). - Saving the file on the smartphone/tablet (2). - Search option in the open file (hexadecimal and plain text modes). (1) At first, the file can only be saved via "save as" and due to Android permissions reasons, the only way to make it appear in the list of recent files is to reopen it. (2) Due to file permissions, after a "save as", the list of recent files cannot be updated with the new file location. Caution: Opening files that are too large seriously degrades application performance and can suddenly stop the application on low-resource devices. **WARNING:** This application cannot open files larger than ~20 MB on recent smartphones and less for older smartphones. **WARNING:** Searching within the plain text view may become excessively slow when handling large files. A special thanks to @OmlineEditor for her patience and help, without her this application would not be at this level. This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. Translations: * Arabic: @sec.xyx (weblate), @amro (weblate) * Bulgarian: @trunars (weblate) * Chinese: @sr093906 (github), @alchemillatruth (weblate), @hamburger1024 (weblate), @inworless (github), @hamburger2048 (weblate) * Czech: @hajdam (github) * Dutch: @AudeBelgraver (weblate) * English: @Keidan (github), @comradekingu (github) * French: @Keidan (github), @Edanas (weblate) * German: @iNtEgraIR2021 (github), @eUgEntOptIc44 (github), (+DeepL) * Greek: @VisionR1 (github) * Indonesian: @Velorixen (github) * Italian: @eUgEntOptIc44 (github) * Hebrew: @Shopimisrel (github) * Hindi: @Scrambled777 (github) * Hungarian: @SziaTomi (github) * Japanese: @gnuhead-chieb (github) * Norwegian Bokmål: @comradekingu (github) * Persian: @qaria185-blip (github) * Portuguese (Brazil): @Bardock88 (github), @pedrolinharesmoreira (github), @croomfolk (weblate) * Portuguese: @SantosSi (github) * Russian: @OmlineEditor (github), @AHOHNMYC (github), @racingrebel (github), @Usland123 (github) * Spanish: @sguinetti (github), @gallegonovato (weblate), (+DeepL) * Tamil: @TamilNeram (github) * Turkish: @ersen0 (github) * Turkish (Ottoman): @bgo-eiu (github) * Vietnamese: @unbiaseduser (github) Note: In the settings, the list of languages is sorted as follows (according to the alphabetical order of their codes): * ar: Arabic * bg: Bulgarian * cs: Czech * de-DE: German * en-US: English * el: Greek * es-ES: Spanish * fa: Persian * fr-FR: French * hi: Hindi * hu-HU: Hungarian * in-ID: Indonesian * it-IT: Italian * iw: Hebrew * ja-JP: Japanese * nb-NO: Norwegian Bokmål * nl-NL: Nederlands * ota: Turkish (Ottoman) * pt-BR: Portuguese (Brazil) * pt-PT: Portuguese * ru-RU: Russian * ta-IN: Tamil * tr-TR: Turkish * vi-VN: Vietnamese * zh-CN: Chinese Fonts: This application includes the JetBrains Mono font (© JetBrains), licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. See `AUTHORS.txt` in the licences/JetBrainsMono-2.304 folder for a full list of authors.
Openlib
Openlib is an open source app to download and read books from shadow library (Anna’s Archive). The App Has Built In Reader to Read Books. As Anna’s Archive doesn't have an API, the app works by sending requests to Anna’s Archive and parses the response to objects. The app extracts the mirrors from the responses, downloads the book and stores it in the application's document directory. Note : The app requires VPN to function properly . Without VPN the might show the captcha required page even after completing the captcha Main Features: Trending Books Download And Read Books With In-Built Viewer Supports Epub And Pdf Formats Open Books With Your Favourite Ebooks Reader Filter Books Sort Books
| Feature | HexViewer | Openlib |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | NotesDev Tools | NotesProductivityDev ToolsEbook Reader |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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