# EinkBro (open-source web browser)

> EinkBro is a free, open-source web browser for Android. Lightweight, fast, and powerful browser designed for E-Ink devices. It has 2,023 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

EinkBro is a lightweight, fast browser designed for E-Ink devices such as e-readers and e-note tablets. E-Ink optimized reading * Tap screen edges or use physical volume keys to turn pages * Reader mode with clean typography * Vertical reading mode for CJK text * Custom fonts, font size button, and bold toggle * High-contrast icons and no animations AI integration * Chat with the current page, summarize it, or run multi-step agent workflows * Read articles aloud with natural text-to-speech voices * Translate pages by paragraph or side by side * Works with OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, and custom servers Userscripts * Built-in Tampermonkey-style engine runs community scripts (e.g.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 2,023 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/info.plateaukao.einkbro/ (package info.plateaukao.einkbro) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://plateaukao.github.io/einkbro |
| Official | no |
| Category | Browsers |
| Latest release | v16.7.0 (Sep 15, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 30, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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