WikiReader

Read Wikipedia pages distraction-free

New in version 2.5.5

New features:
- New navigation animations

Bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when trying to delete a saved article

A lightweight Android app for reading Wikipedia articles distraction-free. Supports light mode, dark mode, Material You dynamic colors and 300+ Wikipedia languages, with a customisable simple interface

Features

Fast loading: The article text is loaded before anything else, so you can get to reading, quick

Feed: Read the article of the day, find trending articles and get up to speed on the news with the Wikipedia Feed

Article image: View an image of the topic from its Wikipedia page. Click on it to enlarge it and view in full-screen

Random article: Feeling lucky? Click the random article button to read a random article

Choose your language: Choose from over 300 languages on Wikipedia

Save articles: Download articles to your device for offline reading

One-handed use: Use the floating action buttons at the bottom for a complete one-handed experience

Lightweight: The app starts instantly, and works smoothly

Material 3 Expressive: Designed according to the latest Material 3 Expressive design
guidelines

Smooth animations: Smooth and fluent animations

Customizable colors: Choose from light/dark themes and customize the Material 3 color palette

Customizable font size: Choose your own comfortable font size

Data saver: Save your limited data plan by loading text only

Math expressions: View properly rendered mathematical expressions for easily reading mathematical articles

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This app depends entirely on a certain instance of a network service

Author: Nishant Mishra
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 2.5.5 (53) suggested Added on Nov 13, 2025

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- org.nsh07.wikireader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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Version 2.5.3 (51) - Added on Sep 03, 2025

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- org.nsh07.wikireader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 13 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 2.5.2 (50) - Added on Aug 29, 2025

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- org.nsh07.wikireader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 13 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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