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About MaruReader: Read in Japanese

MaruReader helps you make Japanese books, manga, and websites part of your daily study routine. Look up unfamiliar words as you read, save vocabulary to Anki, and learn a little more every day. POWERFUL DICTIONARY • Look up words across the book reader, manga reader, web browser, and photo scanner • Automatically convert inflected words to dictionary form • Look up words within definitions to explore related vocabulary • Add dictionaries in Yomitan/Yomichan format, including bilingual, monolingual, pitch accent, and frequency dictionaries • Get started with included dictionaries and a grammar guide, or add your own grammar dictionaries READ MANGA WITH TEXT RECOGNITION • Recognize text on manga pages with on-device OCR—no preprocessing needed • Tap an area of the page, then choose a recognized word to look it up • Import ZIP/CBZ files from your collection • Extract titles and authors from filenames with Apple Intelligence on supported devices with the feature enabled JAPANESE EBOOK READER • Enjoy vertical Japanese text (tategaki) • Look up words in a compact popup without leaving your book • Read EPUB files from your Japanese ebook collection BROWSE THE WEB WITH A DICTIONARY • Look up selected text or use OCR on visible webpage content • Reduce ads and distractions with the built-in content blocker • Read web articles, online manga, and more PHOTO SCANNER • Take or import a photo to look up words on signs • Look up text in screenshots of apps and games • Share text or images from compatible apps for quick dictionary lookups ANKI INTEGRATION • After setup, save words from the reader to Anki with one tap, including context, readings, and definitions • Use the built-in field mapping for the Lapis note type, or configure fields for your preferred note types • Connect to AnkiMobile on your device or to desktop Anki with the Anki-Connect add-on • Notes created through the Share extension using AnkiMobile are queued to send later Anki integration requires a separate Anki setup. Install your chosen note type in Anki before configuring the integration. WHY MARUREADER? • Free and open source • All text recognition runs on your device • Bring your own books and manga, and choose the dictionaries that suit your learning SCREENSHOT CREDIT The manga shown in the screenshots is used under the author's terms. Title: Give My Regards to Black Jack Author: SHUHO SATO

Ratings & reviews

5.0

5 ratings

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What’s new

Version 1.2.1 · Updated September 15, 2026

- New app icon - Improved appearance of lists in Anki notes - Improved consistency of manga metadata extraction - Improved reliability of updating adblock filter lists - Improved adblock filtering and performance - Minor improvements to EPUB reading and book cover handling

App privacy

The developer, SAMUEL ALLEN SMOKER, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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