Your preferred third party reader app for an Onyx Boox device?

MrMonkey · 11-14-2020, 10:51 AM

I've been using an Onyx Boox Note3 for a week or so. The stock reader app (Neoreader) is decent but I find it's missing a few features.

I tried Moon+ Reader first and the functionality is great, but I could not seem to get rid of (or get used to) a faint 'ghosting' around the letters. I tried changing fonts and color settings but the ghosting remained and was not present in any other app.

I've since switched to Librera which is excellent (and free) although I can't seem to get the font exactly how I like it.

Which app do you recommend?

ottischwenk · 11-14-2020, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MrMonkey

Which app do you recommend?

I use Alreader and the pocketbook app for DRM books

M_Faust · 11-14-2020, 01:45 PM

KnownReader or CoolReader.

Question Mark · 11-14-2020, 01:56 PM

Moon+ Reader Pro because, so far, it is the only reading app which I have found which can handle furigana in Japanese properly.

I also like how you can set various dictionary/app options for a long or a short press on a word. Very useful when reading in a foreign language.

downeaster59 · 11-14-2020, 02:06 PM

In order of preference: Moon Reader Pro, KOReader, Librera Pro.

hobnail · 11-14-2020, 03:19 PM

KOReader.

Markismus · 11-15-2020, 06:43 AM

Koreader.

The slight ghosting that is only present in Moonreader is strange, though.
It seems that App Optimization is responsible. Whenever an app is badly displayed, I reset all and start again. (I don’t know whether it’s the cloud optimization or that multiple apps share settings, but it happens.)
App Optimization is most accessible if it’s accessible through the Navigation Ball. Then you tap the ball, select the Optimization icon, select the Other tab, tap Reset all.

Galunid · 11-15-2020, 07:34 AM

KOReader - allows me to do whatever I need, pretty fast, optimized for e-ink, tons of tweaks and if I need something, I can always add it myself. Bonus points, since recently you can set book cover as screensaver image.

church mouse · 11-15-2020, 09:36 AM

I will add FB Reader as another app which seems to work OK on an eink screen. That said, KnownReader is currently my default on my Poke 2.

I really like all the functionality of Koreader (I have it on both of my Kobos), but it is the only reader app I have tried which causes my Poke to slow down or freeze.

salamanderjuice · 11-15-2020, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Question Mark

Moon+ Reader Pro because, so far, it is the only reading app which I have found which can handle furigana in Japanese properly.

I also like how you can set various dictionary/app options for a long or a short press on a word. Very useful when reading in a foreign language.

Does Moon+ Reader Pro handle vertical text? The free version doesn’t and I didn’t really want to spend $10 only to find out that doesn’t either.

Google Books is another option. It handles furigana and vertical text and you can upload books to it. It’s the best option I’ve found outside Kindle and Kobo and the only one that lets you use your own books.

Mano_26 · 11-15-2020, 02:23 PM

Are there any good alternative readers that run both on the onyx and on windows?

ottischwenk · 11-15-2020, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mano_26

Are there any good alternative readers that run both on the onyx and on windows?

No .

pazos · 11-15-2020, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mano_26

Are there any good alternative readers that run both on the onyx and on windows?

Coolreader and FBReader are both available on Android and Windows. Sadly their win version is not updated anymore. One of the latest binaries for Coolreader can be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/cre...1.zip/download (2015)

There's also Freda, a modern epub reader available for Win and Android.

Good or not is subjective. YMMV

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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

Does Moon+ Reader Pro handle vertical text? The free version doesn’t and I didn’t really want to spend $10 only to find out that doesn’t either.

Nope. Vertical text requires a full browser backend, like webkit, webengine or webview. I do remember reading somewhere that Moon fallbacks to a webview backend on *some* PDF's, but their epub reader does not.

whopper · 11-15-2020, 03:20 PM

librera pro for using it with columns on vertical and custom fonts, as is the only one that have that 2 page mode on vertical feature.

Question Mark · 11-15-2020, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

Does Moon+ Reader Pro handle vertical text? The free version doesn’t and I didn’t really want to spend $10 only to find out that doesn’t either.

Sadly, no. It presents Japanese text horizontally. But reading Japanese horizontally is not a significant issue in my opinion so long as any furigana are rendered correctly.

So many reading apps just place the furigana directly after the kanji which not only disrupts the flow of reading, but also makes it virtually impossible to use a dictionary for words and phrases consisting of more than one kanji.

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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

Google Books is another option. It handles furigana and vertical text and you can upload books to it. It’s the best option I’ve found outside Kindle and Kobo and the only one that lets you use your own books.

Thanks for the tip. I will have to try it sometime.

11-14-2020, 10:51 AM	#1
MrMonkey Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Your preferred third party reader app for an Onyx Boox device? I've been using an Onyx Boox Note3 for a week or so. The stock reader app (Neoreader) is decent but I find it's missing a few features. I tried Moon+ Reader first and the functionality is great, but I could not seem to get rid of (or get used to) a faint 'ghosting' around the letters. I tried changing fonts and color settings but the ghosting remained and was not present in any other app. I've since switched to Librera which is excellent (and free) although I can't seem to get the font exactly how I like it. Which app do you recommend?

11-15-2020, 06:43 AM	#7
Markismus Guru Posts: 963 Karma: 149907 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Rotterdam Device: HiSenseA5ProCC, OnyxNotePro, Note5, Kobo Glo, Aura	Koreader. The slight ghosting that is only present in Moonreader is strange, though. It seems that App Optimization is responsible. Whenever an app is badly displayed, I reset all and start again. (I don’t know whether it’s the cloud optimization or that multiple apps share settings, but it happens.) App Optimization is most accessible if it’s accessible through the Navigation Ball. Then you tap the ball, select the Optimization icon, select the Other tab, tap Reset all. Last edited by Markismus; 11-15-2020 at 06:49 AM.

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Question Mark Wizard Posts: 1,419 Karma: 6513838 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: More than I need, but not as many as I would like.	Moon+ Reader Pro because, so far, it is the only reading app which I have found which can handle furigana in Japanese properly. I also like how you can set various dictionary/app options for a long or a short press on a word. Very useful when reading in a foreign language.

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Galunid Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 43580 Join Date: Apr 2016 Device: KPW3, Kobo Clara HD, Onyx Boox Nova 2	KOReader - allows me to do whatever I need, pretty fast, optimized for e-ink, tons of tweaks and if I need something, I can always add it myself. Bonus points, since recently you can set book cover as screensaver image.

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church mouse Evangelist Posts: 494 Karma: 5277078 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo Clara HD, Boox Poke 2, PocketBook Verse Pro (634)	I will add FB Reader as another app which seems to work OK on an eink screen. That said, KnownReader is currently my default on my Poke 2. I really like all the functionality of Koreader (I have it on both of my Kobos), but it is the only reader app I have tried which causes my Poke to slow down or freeze.

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Mano_26 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Boox Note	Are there any good alternative readers that run both on the onyx and on windows?

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whopper Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 22726 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Europe Device: Boox max 2	librera pro for using it with columns on vertical and custom fonts, as is the only one that have that 2 page mode on vertical feature.