Handy Reading
Handy Reading is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Feature-rich, pure (offline) reading experience on all Your interests. It has 241 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About Handy Reading
"Staying in touch with all My Interests never has been so easy". Handy Reading: no ads/free software under GNU GPL license. make up Your Dream Magazine! interesting articles straight into Your hands finally enjoy reading ...enjoy Your Life being distraction-free - and up-to-date with Your interests in the same time. Focus on the Essence... Meet Handy Reading - a feature-rich, off-line oriented RSS, web content and books reader which respects Your Time as well as Your Inner Peace: it avoids switching attention and distractions which are so familiar today when You think of mobile devices.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Handy Reading from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Relies on a non-free network service
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Handy Reading?
Handy Reading is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Feature-rich, pure (offline) reading experience on all Your interests. It has 241 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Handy Reading free and open source?
Yes. Handy Reading's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.
How do I install Handy Reading?
You can install Handy Reading from F-Droid (package ru.yanus171.feedexfork) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.1.6).
Is Handy Reading still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 29, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Aug 19, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.