Read more.
Wait less.
Honya is a lightweight, offline-first web novel reader for Android and Windows. It ships with zero built-in sources — every source comes from an LNReader-compatible plugin repository you add yourself.
Android APK · Windows installer · MIT licensed · No account, no tracking
15 themes·5 languages·Offline reading·Background downloads·Download Manager·In-app updates·Plugin ecosystem
Honya for Android v1.4.2
Read. Listen. Keep reading.
v1.4.2 makes the reading experience more reliable: listen to chapters with Text-to-Speech, get a more dependable in-app updater, and cleaner chapter text everywhere.
- Text-to-Speech in the reader
- Listen, pause, resume and stop
- Chunked speech for smoother playback
- More reliable update detection
- Background update checking
- Installed versions no longer shown as available
- Cleaner chapter text, no stray undefined
- Better offline handling of local chapters
Screenshots
The whole app, in three screens.
Windows
The same reader, on your desktop.
Features
Everything a reader needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Continuous reading
Chapters load as you scroll — no “Next chapter” button, no waiting between pages.
Plugin repositories
Add any LNReader-compatible repository by URL. Extensions are downloaded only when you install them.
Offline downloads
Download single chapters or bulk-select them, then read with no connection at all.
Per-chapter progress
Scroll position and read status are stored per chapter, so you always resume exactly where you stopped.
Library management
Track every novel you follow in one place, with unread badges and progress at a glance.
Search
Find a novel across your installed sources without leaving the library.
Downloads
Built for libraries with hundreds of chapters.
Downloads now run as a proper background job — queued, processed in sequence, and persisted even while Honya isn't in the foreground.
Download Manager
See every active and queued download in one place. Track progress in real time, pause or cancel individual chapters, and manage large batches without losing track of what's left.
- Active and queued downloads at a glance
- Pause and cancel anytime
- Built for large batches of chapters
- Stays in sync with your library
Notifications
Download progress, library update results and other background activity surface right in Android's notification shade.
Library updates
Update your whole library automatically or trigger a manual refresh — with clear progress even on large libraries.
History
History joins Library, Updates and Catalogs in the main navigation, so returning to a recent chapter is one tap away.
Chapter management
Long-press to multi-select, Select All or Select All Except This Chapter, then bulk download or mark — with filtering, sorting and display options that persist.
Chapter lists, filtering and read/download syncing are noticeably smoother, even in large libraries.
Extensions
One reader. Your own sources.
Honya does not scrape websites itself and ships with no default repositories. Instead it runs LNReader-compatible plugins — you paste a repository URL, pick the extensions you want, and the reader stays independent of any single website.
- Add any number of repositories by URL
- Extensions are fetched only when you tap Install
- Android: plugin code runs sandboxed with shadowed globals
- Windows: plugins run without isolation in this version, so only install sources you trust
- Standard plugin API: popular, latest, search, novel, chapter
Honya uses the LNReader extension ecosystem. It is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by LNReader.
The reader
Built for long sessions.
A continuous scrolling reader with adjustable font size, line height and padding, five background presets, and progress that is saved per chapter as you go — online or from downloaded chapters.
- Typography
- Font size, line height and padding controls
- Backgrounds
- 5 reader presets, independent of the app theme
- Progress
- Scroll position and read status per chapter
- Offline
- Downloaded chapters open without a connection
Personalization
15 themes. Pick the one that feels like yours.
From the signature Sakura look to true blacks, warm papers and cool blues — every theme covers the whole app, independent of the reader's own background presets.
Honya Sakura
Pure black with the signature sakura pink accent.
Blossom
A soft, light rose theme.
Forest
Deep, earthy green.
Onyx
True OLED black.
Daylight
Clean light theme with lavender accents.
Midnight
Balanced dark theme with lavender accents.
Ocean
Deep blue with a bright cyan accent.
Amethyst
Rich, dark purple.
Ember
Dark theme with a warm orange-red glow.
Arctic
Crisp, cool light blue.
Coffee
Warm, dark brown.
Sage
Muted, gray-green.
Rosewood
Deep burgundy.
Parchment
Warm, vintage paper.
Lemon
Dark theme with a golden yellow accent.
Languages
Read in your language.
English
Left-to-right
Français
Left-to-right
Deutsch
Left-to-right
Italiano
Left-to-right
العربية
Right-to-left layout
Selecting Arabic switches the whole app to an RTL layout. The direction of novel content is handled separately, so a chapter always reads the way it was written.
Open source
Built in the open.
Honya is developed publicly by TheDeadShadow47 and released under the MIT license. The Android app is built with React Native and Expo — recently modernized to Expo SDK 57 — stores everything locally in SQLite, and has no backend of its own. Honya Desktop for Windows is built with Electron and React and keeps your library in a local SQLite database.
Convenience
Updates without the detour.
Honya checks for newer releases, lets you know when one is available, and downloads the new APK from inside the app with visible progress — ready to install directly on Android.
Update available
Honya v1.4.2
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Ready to read?
Get Honya for Android or Windows, add a repository, and start building your library.
Windows: setup installer (.exe) or a portable .exe. The Windows builds are unsigned, so SmartScreen may show a warning on first run (More info → Run anyway).