# LagradOst/QuickNovel

Android app for downloading novels

Repository: https://github.com/LagradOst/QuickNovel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quicknovel
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, lightnovel
Last push: 2026-08-25T06:08:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1988, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 28}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1786, forks 154 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.954773+00:00)

## What it is
QuickNovel is a free, ad-free, open-source Android app for downloading novels from many web novel sites, which also functions as an EPUB reader. It aggregates and scrapes publicly accessible third-party novel websites and presents them in a convenient interface.

## Use cases
- download web novels for offline reading on android
- read epub novels on my phone
- find light novels without ads
- scrape novels from royalroad and other sites
- save novels as epub files
- adfree novel reader app for android

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source, ad-free android app to download and read novels
- you want offline access to web novels from many supported providers
- you need a simple epub reader bundled with a downloader

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop novel reader
- you require legally licensed content sources only
- you want streaming or audiobook support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, search-engine, pdf, gui
- domain: android-tools, media, files, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: novel-downloader, epub-reader, adfree, foss, light-novels, webnovels, kotlin, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- LagradOst/QuickNovel (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.954773+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:24:09.317957+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LagradOst/QuickNovel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.954773+00:00, sha 421835560f1b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.