Lector is a free, open-source Android Writing app. The latest version is 0.6.3, it is 7.2 MB, requires Android 8.0+, and is published by Brian Kilgore.
- Size
- 7.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+
- Last updated
- 29 days ago25 Aug 2026
- Safety
- Scanned25 Aug 2026what does this mean?
License: GPL-3.0-only · Target SDK: 35 — what does target SDK mean?
About this app
Lector reads your documents aloud — beautifully, privately, and completely free. Open a TXT, Markdown, EPUB, or PDF — a single file or a whole folder — or paste text, or share to Lector from any app. Lector turns it into a clean, paged reader and reads it to you using your device's own voices, highlighting the current sentence as it goes.
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Permissions1 requested
What version 0.6.3 is allowed to do once installed. Highlighted entries reach outside the app’s own sandbox and are worth a second look. Not sure what a permission actually means? Learn how to evaluate app permissions.
Dynamic Receiver Not Exported Permission
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io.github.quantember.lector.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Version history1 published build
- v0.6.3Latestbuild 12Scanned
- Released
- 25 Aug 2026
- Size
- 7.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+
- Target SDK
- 35
Bugfix: opening Voice no longer crashes when the device has multiple system TTS voices that share a short name (for example several Chinese voices all named "zh"). Voice ids are now unique per language/locale. Still private, offline, zero permissions.
Download v0.6.31 permission
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io.github.quantember.lector.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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