Reading journal for Android

Your reading life,
beautifully kept.

Save books, collect quotes, and build your personal reading journal. Your library lives on your device — no account required to get started.

Free to use · No Play Store · Android 8.0+

ZenRead welcome screen
ZenRead library screen

Everything you need

A reading journal that stays
out of your way

Built for readers who want a simple, beautiful place to capture thoughts — not another productivity app.

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Your Library, On-Device

Books, quotes, and notes are stored locally — no account needed. Adding and reading your library works without internet. Cover art, ISBN lookup, and cross-device sync require a connection.

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Quote Collection

Save quotes with page numbers, add personal notes, and keep every meaningful passage in one place.

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Cross-References

Use @ mentions to link quotes across different books and build a web of connected ideas.

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Search & Filter

Find any book or quote instantly. Filter by title, author, or search across all your saved text.

Favorites

Mark your best books and quotes as favorites for quick access to the passages that matter most.

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Reading Stats

Track your library size and quote count over time with simple, at-a-glance reading stats.

App preview

See ZenRead in action

A quiet, focused reading companion — here's how it works, one piece at a time.

Your library

Every book, in one calm place

Your shelf, your latest quotes, and reading status all live on the home screen. Search across everything, filter by genre or author, mark favorites, and pick up right where you left off.

Quotes & references

Capture the lines that matter

Save a quote with its page number and add your own thoughts. Link it to other books in your library with @-mentions — free for everyone. Edit any quote later; everything stays in sync.

ProConnect one quote directly to another — quote-to-quote cross-references are a Pro feature.

Share

Turn a passage into something worth sharing

Export any quote as a clean, beautiful image — with or without your notes — or copy it as plain text. Every card carries a subtle ZenRead mark, ready for wherever you post it.

Pro

Capture quotes
without typing.

Upgrade to Pro and let your camera do the work. Scan ISBN barcodes to auto-fill book details, or point your camera at any page to capture a quote instantly — all processed on-device.

OCR scanner — capture quotes from any page with your camera
ISBN lookup — auto-fill title, author, and cover by scanning barcodes
Quote cross-references — link a quote directly to related quotes in other books
On-device processing — your text never leaves your phone
$3.99 / month

Pro is available inside the app — download ZenRead and upgrade from the app when you're ready.

Get started

Download ZenRead

No Play Store. No account needed for the free tier. Just download, install, and start reading.

1
Download APK

Tap the button below to get the latest version.

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Allow unknown apps

In Android settings, enable "Install unknown apps" for your browser.

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Install & read

Open the downloaded file, tap Install, and you're done.

Download APK — v0.1.0

Android 8.0 (Oreo) or later · Free tier needs no account