Areada

About Areada

Areada is an offline Android reader for EPUB, PDF, TXT, and FB2 files. It works with local documents and does not require internet access, accounts, cloud synchronization, or device-wide automatic scanning. Users choose folders through Android’s Storage Access Framework, then browse and read supported files. FB2 support includes regular files as well as compressed .fb2.zip and .fbz variants. The app saves reading progress, keeps a list of recent books, and supports bookmarks, search, file-type filters, and folder-aware filtering. Reader appearance can be adjusted with themes, font choices, and font-size settings. For EPUB books, the reader provides title information, a table of contents, section navigation, and external-link handling. PDF support includes rendering visible annotations, callouts, and highlights on supported Android versions. Links within PDFs can be opened, and external links require confirmation. Areada also supports basic plain-text notes. Its offline-only approach means reading and note-taking use files on the device rather than a remote account or cloud library. The product description states that it has no ads, analytics, or tracking and does not request internet permission. It is suited to people who want a lightweight reader for a small set of common document and ebook formats while retaining control over which local folders it can access. The available information does not describe syncing or advanced editing features. Readers can move through an EPUB using its table of contents and sections, and can follow internal links. External links require confirmation before opening. In PDFs, visible annotations and callouts can be rendered on Android versions that support them, and PDF links can be opened with a confirmation step for external destinations. The folder picker grants access to chosen locations rather than scanning the entire device. Areada therefore combines document browsing and reading controls with a deliberately local file-access model. Reading remains available without a network connection.

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