EinkBro vs Pinyin Web & EPUB and topolects
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
EinkBro
It's a lightweight browser to provide powerful features designed for Eink devices. E-Ink specific features * pageUp / pageDown / Back button on toolbar * Physical volume keys for pageUp/pageDown * Tapping on screen left/right edge for pageUp/Down (finger button on toolbar) * Desktop mode feature * All icons in high contrast colors * Tab count count toolbar * Font size change button * Bold font button * Reader mode * Vertical Read mode Basic UI/Handling: * optimized for one hand handling (toolbar at bottom) * tab control (switch, open, close unlimited tabs) * full material design * fullscreen browsing (optional) * navigation button in fullscreen mode * fast toggle for most important settings * advanced gesture control for toolbar and navigation button Some nice extra features: * small size * search on site * open links in background * Websearch (from marked text context menu) * screenshots of the whole website * share/save as PDF * open links in other apps (for example YouTube) Permissions that may be used * INTERNET: it's a browser, so it's expected. * READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: for saving web page as PDF or epub file, and for downloading files. * INSTALL_SHORTCUT: to install web shortcuts on Home. * ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: when using some navigation web site, or some web service that needs location, these permissions are needed.
Pinyin Web & EPUB and topolects
This browser app adds Mandarin Pinyin, or Cantonese, Teochew or Wenzhou pronunciation guides, to any Chinese website or EPUB file or to the clipboard, to help people who are learning Chinese to read articles. You can also tap on any word to see an English translation of that word. Changing the website's layout to add Pinyin is not perfect (some websites work better than others), but it still works a lot of the time. For privacy, this app does NOT use any third-party server to fetch or process your text: pinyin is added by your device only. This also means you must be able to fetch the article via your own network connection, or provide the text yourself, before this app can show it. Can integrate with Pleco or Hanping. Has 3lines mode (if you must), Bookmarks, Highlighting and PDF export, Change text size across all pages, Dark mode. Lightweight and some features work on very old devices too.
| Feature | EinkBro | Pinyin Web & EPUB and topolects |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | Ebook ReaderBrowser | NotesEbook ReaderBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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