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RedReader

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An unofficial open source Android app for Reddit.

ApplicationCategory: Mobile Apps · Messaging & email · Reading & newsOpen sourcedata checked Oct 16, 2026
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Overview

  • android
  • android-app
  • android-application
  • reddit

Installation

Commands are shown, never run by the marketplace. Check them against the official documentation.

Compatibility

Unknown means no evidence was found — not that the product is incompatible.
PlatformStatusArchitectureEvidenceConfidence
AndroidCompatible—official build in release v1.27: RedReader-v1.27.apk0.60
iOSUnknown———

Releases

checked Oct 30, 2026
v1.27.0LatestOct 6, 2026Official source ↗

Files in 1.27.0

The marketplace does not host these files: downloads go to the official source. Files have not been scanned by us.
FilePlatformSizeSHA-256Download from the official source
RedReader-v1.27.apkandroid · apk9.1 MBe52dcbeeebff…Official source ↗

Release history

Quality profile

algorithm quality-v1.0 · assessed Oct 16, 2026
Quality Score82
Risk Score0
Confidence 1.00
Quality Score and Risk Score are different measures. A high score does not guarantee safety.

Score components

Maintenance · 2020
last activity 5 days ago
Documentation · 1515
README 2585 chars, description present
Ready to use · 156
install instructions: no; releases: yes
Metadata · 108
3/4 of description, homepage, license, topics
Releases · 1010
10 release(s), latest 9 days ago
Category confidence · 105
classifier confidence 0.5
Adoption · 109
2695 stars (log-dampened, 10k = max)
License clarity · 55
SPDX GPL-3.0
Community · 55
issues enabled, 527 forks

License

GPL-3.0
Known licensefrom the repository host

This is the catalog policy status, not legal advice.

Sources

github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReaderPrimary★ 2,695 starslast activity Oct 10, 2026Primary repository · Confidence 1.00

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README

From QuantumBadger/RedReader · license GPL-3.0 · fetched Oct 30, 2026

RedReader

An unofficial, open source Android client for Reddit.

[CI] [Translation status]

Features

  • Free and open source, with no ads or tracking
  • Lightweight and fast
  • Swipe posts left and right to perform customizable actions, such as upvote/downvote, or save/hide
  • Advanced cache management - automatically stores past versions of posts and comments
  • Support for multiple accounts
  • Two-column tablet mode (can be used on your phone, if it’s big enough)
  • Image and comment precaching (optional: always, never, or Wi-Fi only)
  • Built-in image viewer, and GIF/video player
  • Multiple themes, including night mode, and ultra black for AMOLED displays
  • Support for Android 5.0+
  • Translations for multiple languages
  • Accessibility features and optimization for screen reader use

Downloading

RedReader is available for free on the Google Play store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.quantumbadger.redreader

RedReader can also be found for free on F-Droid:

https://f-droid.org/app/org.quantumbadger.redreader

The Google Play APKs are also available here:

https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader/releases

Translating

Please help us translate RedReader into new languages, or improve the translations for existing languages!

https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/redreader/strings/

[Translation status]

Pull Requests

Please see the contribution guidelines in CONTRIBUTING.md.

Building

RedReader is built using Gradle. On Linux, simply run:

./gradlew installDebug

License

RedReader is licensed under the GPL, version 3. A copy of the license is included in LICENSE.txt.

Thanks

A full list of contributors is included in the changelog.

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