Hi everyone. As the title says, I’m looking for a method to download manga on smartphone and then read it with a proper offline reader (any suggestion is appreciated).
Example: I’ve been reading comics (downloading them on the smartphone and then reading them with “Perfect Viewer” app) for years and I would start to read manga also with a similar solution.
I prefer to download them on the smartphone (and don’t read it online) because I don’t have always a decent Internet connection, and when I can access to that I use that to download as many comics I can.
Thanks in advance for all your help
EDIT: Thanks for your help, I’ll try Mihon and Kotatsu
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+1 for kotatsu, it’s a fork of tachiomi.
I’ve used Kotatsu. It’s pretty good for all kinds of comics (not just Japanese manga).
You can download chapters while on WiFi and read without using data.
+1 for Kotatsu. It’s a bit easy on the NSFW offerings, so, be careful with that in case this is important to the OP.
I am still currently using Tachiyomi (Android only) bc it still works, but the dev dropped developing it bc of lawsuits. There are forks of it as well
Look up mihon. Android only
Second Mihon. It’s an all-in-one downloader and reader, and supports reading offline.
I can third Mihon. Just make sure you download the Keyoushi extensions to go with it
I’m an old timer and was recommended tachiyomi a lot, but these days I just go online TBH. Most manga isn’t worth it for me to keep
Mihon (tachiyomi fork) can track and sync progress to mal. Makes switching sources way easier.
Does it work on desktop? Linux?
Dunno. Afaik Tachiyomi doesnt officially exist as a desktop app either so maybe only emulation of the android app?
Not a pirate method, but a library card and the app Libby are great for this.
No manga at all at mine
I got Mihon as recommended by comments here. But how do I know which extension is “safe”?
Most of actively maintained extension are from Keiyoushi, which is open source and community maintained.
It has 1300+ extension from various sites and platform across diverse languages.
