# Kahon (open-source reading app)

> Kahon is a free, open-source reading app for Android. A fork of Mihon with some annoying restrictions removed. It has 344 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Features - Ignore extension-specific rate limits (makes page loading, downloading, and browsing faster) - Increase max number of concurrent downloads - Trust all extensions by default - Disable caching for library updates - Allow editing manga metadata - Allow saving manga search terms/filters - Remove Google proprietary/privacy-unfriendly blobs (Firebase/Crashlytics).

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/AmanoTeam/Kahon |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 344 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.amanoteam.kahon/ (package com.amanoteam.kahon) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | E-book, PDF & RSS readers |
| Latest release | v0.20.4 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

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

## Similar mobile apps

- [KOReader](https://appsgit.com/mobile-apps/koreader): An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices. (30,152 stars, AGPL-3.0-only)
- [Anx Reader](https://appsgit.com/mobile-apps/anx-reader): A thoughtfully crafted e-book reader for book lovers. (8,926 stars, MIT)
- [Pixiv Shaft](https://appsgit.com/mobile-apps/pixiv-shaft): PixShaft (Shaft) is an open-source third-party Pixiv client for Android — illustrations, manga, novels, rankings, FANBOX and pixiv COMIC, all in one app. (8,032 stars, GPL-2.0)
- [NewsBlur](https://appsgit.com/mobile-apps/newsblur): NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. (7,645 stars, MIT)
- [Read You](https://appsgit.com/mobile-apps/read-you): A modern and elegant RSS reader with Material You design. (7,581 stars, GPL-3.0-only)
- [Librera Reader](https://appsgit.com/mobile-apps/librera-reader): Librera Reader is a highly customizable and feature-rich application for reading e-books in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR, DOC, DOCX, formats. (4,885 stars, GPL-3.0-or-later)

---

Canonical page: https://appsgit.com/mobile-apps/kahon
Source: appsgit (https://appsgit.com), the app store for github. Data from the GitHub API, refreshed nightly.
Machine access: JSON API https://appsgit.com/api/v1/apps (OpenAPI: https://appsgit.com/openapi.json), MCP server https://mcp.appsgit.com/mcp, full index https://appsgit.com/llms-full.txt.