The Freda ebook reader, which has been popular on various Windows platforms since 2009, is now also available for Android. That means that you can enjoy the same reading experience across your Windows and Android devices, using the app’s features to sync between the two platforms. The Android app is on Google Play (still in beta-testing right now, so please feel free to offer feedback). You can get the latest version of the app for Windows from the Microsoft Store.
Freda is a free (advertising supported) app which gives you easy access to over 50,000 public domain classic books, free of charge, from Feedbooks, Gutenberg and other on-line catalogs. Or read your own (DRM-free) books in the supported formats: EPUB, FB2, HTML and TXT. App features include:
Customisable controls, fonts and colours
Highlighting and bookmarks/annotations
Integration with on-line catalogs – Feedbooks, Smashwords, Gutenberg …
Connection to your OneDrive and DropBox accounts for downloading book files
Linkage to your Calibre book library
Opening books from websites and email attachments, and from files anywhere on your device
Ability to tag books by subject, and sort/filter your bookshelf by tag, author, title, and series
Text-to-speech, speedread and auto-scroll
Automatic synchronisation of your reading position across all the devices you are using
A save/restore feature that allows you to copy all books and settings from one device to another
The OpenDyslexic font and a range of dyslexic-friendly settings, for use by readers who are affected by dyslexia
For further details, take a look at the intro video, the manual, or the support forums, and if you have any questions or ideas about the app, I would be glad to hear from you, in this thread, by PM, or by email ([email protected])
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Hi XDAers,
I was looking for good thread giving an overview of mobile office apps and couldn't seem to find one, so I wrote one hoping to help any other fellow noobs so they don't need to do the research.
Please note that all these apps are FREE apps or the free versions (or trials) of paid apps.
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OliveOffice –
The Good: Lets you view and edit DOC, XLS and PPT files as well as view PDF files. Has Dropbox and GoogleDocs support. Also has a file manager.
The Bad: Editing feature is terrible, no auto-rotate, doesn’t recognise the arrow keys on keyboard (using standard DHD keyboard), keyboard can overlay on top of text currently being typed when in landscape mode, spellcheck does not work properly as well as a couple of other wee bugs.
QuickOffice –
The Good: Allows you to view and edit DOC, XLS, PPT (text only) files. Can edit docs with headers in them. Can create new DOC and XLS files.
The Bad: No ability to delete files. No other document support.
Open office document reader –
The Good: Supports ODT and ODS files as well as Box.net, Dropbox, ZumoDrive and others.
The Bad: no editing capabilities and no Microsoft Office or PDF support.
Mobile Document Viewer –
The Good: Easy simple GUI. Supports DOC, XLS, TXT, ODR, ODS files.
The Bad: No editing capabilities, does not display colours. Does not support PDFs.
ThinkFree Office(LITE) –
The Good: Looks great. Has its own online storage feature. Supports GoogleDocs. File manager. Supports DOC, XLS, PPP.
The Bad: No editing feature in LITE version.
DocumentsToGo –
The Good: Looks great. Supports Supports GoogleDocs. Can create DOC, XLS and PPP docs. File manager. Supports password protected docs.
The Bad: No PDF support in the free version. No copy/paste or editing capabilities in free version. No txt support.
OfficeSuite (trial version).
The Good: Has its own book purchase and download manager for dictionaries and reference books. Can create and edit DOC, XLS, PPP. Supports PDF, txt, GoogleDocs, Has a File manager. Supports password protected docs and can insert images and hyperlinks into docs.
The Bad: The free version is a trial and only lasts 30 days. Does not support any other files types or any other online storage.
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If anyone's got these apps please give us a review below on any pros and even more importantly cons of the apps. Can you also state if the version is free or paid just so people know the capabilities of the version.
Any omissions and corrections to would be appreciated!
I use DocumentsToGo. It is the most app for Office.
registr5 said:
I use DocumentsToGo. It is the most app for Office.
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Same here. For the things I want it's perfect.
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Is it OfficeSuite only one apk wich support hyperlink read-writte in office documents? Have any other ?
Regards
i was REALLY disappointed to see that the TF doesn't connect as a mass storage device one of the main reasons i purchased it was to use as an ereader (previously had the Sony Reader which was completely awesome)...i naively thought a tablet could run rings around an ereader
i have a large library which i manage on PC using Calibre, and every book (over 700) has customised tags which is how i navigate it...the first problem was that Calibre could not recognise the TF in MTP mode, the second was finding an ereader app that suited me, but THEN i found that all apps i tried either couldn't read my tags and the Calibre metadata, or (which is much much worse) they add a bunch of nonsense crap tags when importing books
i'm at my wits end! it really shouldn't be this difficult!
this is what i have come up with - if you have any other options, please let me know (and after trying, but failing, to find online solutions, i thought i'd list my half-arsed solution here)
EREADER APP
i chose Aldiko as my ereader app because it supports dual-page landscape view, epub, and pdf (but in single page view only)...i prefer the readability of Kindle app (but it has no dual page view), and i prefer the interface of Mantano (but you can't change the margin sizes and it can't connect to my Calibre server - though i do have my library in Dropbox, the interface of the online Calibre server has the ability to sort by tags)
SYNC
again, because it is an MTP device when connected to PC, none of my auto-sync PC programs will recognise it...for wifi syncing with my Calibre database when i am at home i chose WifiSyncr...it has only 1-way sync (which is what i want as i don't want my library changed by my tablet!)...the downside is that it doesn't 'sync' only changed files, it just copies everything over to the tablet every time you connect (around 1GB for me), but until i find something else this will have to do (i can always just unplug and use the usb/power cable, but i'm lazy)
ACCESS TO CALIBRE LIBRARY
i set up my Calibre server with a no-ip http address, and Aldiko connects to this flawlessly
USAGE
when i first used the 'import' function within Aldiko (or maybe it was one of the other ereader apps i tried), my ebook folder structure had been changed (!!!) with things like new folders created for authors' names - a consequence of the apps not reading the Calibre metadata and just using ****tycrapballs metadata info from some internet hell dimension...i found LegerCalibre, which is 100% perfection on reading my Calibre tags and metadata database - but that's all it does, it's not an ereader, just an interface
so this is what i'm left with:
-wifi sync my Calibre library when changes are made
-use Leger Calibre to navigate local library on tablet and open books using Aldiko
-use Aldiko to read books - but not to manage them, and ignore any Aldiko sort options
-use Aldiko to navigate Calibre server (if i ever need to)
the only other option i can see at this stage is to go out and buy the new Sony Reader and let the TF rot in the corner
addendum: the Asus MyLibrary app just craps itself, and the Asus Sync program only allows syncing of contacts and calendar - who the.f still does this!!!
no one? was my post too long? how about:
how do i use Calibre with the TF?
I use Calibre and cool reader.
Cool reader does epub and kindle format as well as most other formats. I don't know about tags and things.
I have a pretty big library on a 32 gig sd card, which I stick in the pc to transfer books.
It sounds cool what you're trying to do! I wait with bated breath...
Give cool reader a try. it does good 2 page landscape and is very flexible with options.
I'm still struggling with basic conversions of PDF and swapping authors with titles across about 10,000 books, but I'll have a quick look at tags.
I would suggest that you visit www.mobileread.com, the developer of Calibre is actve there )there is a specific sub-forum dedicated to Calibre) and he is very forthcoming and helpful to those that have bought a paid version.
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I use Calibre and cool reader....
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(i didn't receive a notification of your reply!)
i did end up going with CoolReader in the end, and like you just using my SD card in a usb device so Calibre can access it directly
CoolReader works with opds online catalogues and Calibre has this capability...keeping your library in a Dropbox public folder you can use CoolReader to directly access it...it's pretty cool...let me know if you want more info on it
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I would suggest that you visit www.mobileread.com, the developer of Calibre is actve there )there is a specific sub-forum dedicated to Calibre) and he is very forthcoming and helpful to those that have bought a paid version.
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thanks, i'll check it out
Hi.
I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and use it primarily to read.
I use different apps to read different types of documents:
- ezPDF to read textbooks as it has a good search feature.
- repligo reader to read PDF magazines as I find its image rendering faster.
- moonreader to read other ebooks eg html, epub, chm
Is there a book reader or a book list app that allows the books to be read in its default apps? For example, clicking on a specific medical book pdf would open it in ezpdf, and clicking on a magazine would open it using repligo.
So instead of having to open 3 different apps to read different books, I could click on any book on a list and it would open with its default readers.
Thanks!
afaik there is no software which can be set as default for filenames.. the default app is set based on the filetype( extensions)
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ZeroPC is a commercial Webtop developed by ZeroDesktop, Inc. located in San Mateo, CA. ZeroPC has been called a Personal Cloud OS. It mimics the look, feel and functionality of the desktop environment of an operating system. The software was launched in September 2011 through Disrupt SF 2011 event and recently selected to the finalist of SXSW 2012 in Innovative Web Technology category. ZeroPC is web-based and required Java applet to operate bundled productivity tool Thinkfree. The web applications found on ZeroPC are built on Java in the back end. Features included drag-and-drop functionality, cloud dashboard and personal cloud storage meta services.[1]
ZeroPC belonged to a category of services that intended to turn the Web into a full-fledged platform by using web services as a foundation along with presentation technologies that replicated the experience of desktop applications for users. ZeroPC aggregates content so users can easily access, transfer and share whatever content they want, using any internet browser from anywhere, anytime and from any device. Its meta-cloud layer supports Dropbox, Box, SugarSync, SkyDrive, 4Shared, Google Drive, Evernote, Picasa, Flickr, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Photobucket. ZeroPC Cloud OS platform also provides extensive APIs for iOS and Android App developers.
Some of the features found on ZeroPC are: File sharing, Webmail, Cloud Content Navigator, Instant messenger, Sticky Note, Audio/Video Player and Office productivity applications.
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Everything is okay but maybe is something similiar for android with Windows 7 or 8 operating system. (I mean similiar = for free)
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