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Add to SafariWhen comparing Cool Reader vs ReadEra, the Slant community recommends ReadEra for most people. In the question“What are the best eBook readers on Android?” ReadEra is ranked 4th while Cool Reader is ranked 7th.
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Pros
Pro Free and open source
Cool Reader is available completely free and is also open source.
Pro Fully customizable
Pro A wide range of formats supported
Cool Reader supports epub (non-DRM), fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi (non-DRM) and pml formats.
Pro Open and read book files in EPUB, PDF, DOC, RTF, TXT, DJVU, FB2, MOBI and CHM formats
Pro Very fast
Pro Completely free, no ads anywhere and anytime
Pro Supports chapters, bookmarks and page style
Pro Supports TTS
Pro Attractive interface
Looks well made and not just a txt editor or something.
Pro Kids mode
Makes it easier for kids to use the app.
Cons
Con Constantly changes brightness
Con Could have a better UI design
Con Does not support DRM .epubs
.epubs with DRM are not supported by Cool Reader.
Con No light mode
No light mode for the menu. Unusable if you have astigmatism.
Con Not many settings
Con Slow animations
Con Image sizing is wrong compared to other readers
Con Images aren't has sharp as other readers
Images don't look like they are supposed to unless you full screen the image.
