Manhhao/Hoshi-Reader

Japanese EPUB reader for iOS

Swift

245

531 commits

updated Oct 9, 2026

See the code

README

Hoshi Reader

Language License

Hoshi Reader is a lightweight Japanese EPUB reader with Yomitan dictionary support, made for immersion learning.

books reader popup appearance anki dictionary

Download

If you'd like to try out features early consider joining the TestFlight Beta

Features

Vertical (縦書き) and horizontal (横書き) text
Yomitan-like pop-up dictionary with deinflection support
Support for all Yomitan term, frequency and pitch dictionaries
Audio support for Yomitan online and local audio sources made for Ankiconnect Android
AnkiMobile integration with one-click mining
Support for all core handlebars used by Lapis
ッツ Reader sync
Reading statistics
Dictionary search
Bookshelves
Custom themes, fonts and css

Development

Clone the repository.
Open HoshiReader.xcodeproj in Xcode.

Contributing

If you're planning on contributing a feature or significant change, please open an issue or message me on Discord first.

Libraries

Name	License
hoshidicts	GPL-3.0
EPUBKit	MIT
SwiftUI Introspect	MIT
SwiftLAME	LGPL-2.1

Attribution

Name	Description	License
Ankiconnect Android	Local Audio implementation	GPL-3.0
Yomitan	Various code from pop-up dictionary	GPL-3.0
ッツ Ebook Reader	Statistics	BSD-3
JMdict for Yomitan	Recommended term dictionary	CC-BY-SA-4.0
Jiten	Recommended frequency dictionary	CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanji alive	Default audio source	CC-BY-4.0
Tofugu/WaniKani Audio	Default audio source	CC-BY-SA-4.0

Issues

Please open an issue here or in the TMW thread.

Special Thanks

TheMoeWay - Enabling me to start learning real Japanese through immersion.
Yomitan - For serving as an invaluable tool and the primary inspiration for the pop-up dictionary.
Ankiconnect Android - For providing a great mining experience on Android, which this project aims to replicate.
ッツ Ebook Reader - Inspiring the core reading experience.
星街すいせい (Hoshimachi Suisei) - For being my motivation behind learning Japanese and giving the project a name (星読み).

License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for more information.

dictionary

epub

hoshi

hoshi-reader

hoshireader

immersion

ios

japanese

reader

Significant stargazers

Alexey Shekhirin

514 followers · starred Mar 2026

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Manhhao/Hoshi-Reader

Japanese EPUB reader for iOS

Swift

245

531 commits

updated Oct 9, 2026

See the code

README

Hoshi Reader

Language License

Hoshi Reader is a lightweight Japanese EPUB reader with Yomitan dictionary support, made for immersion learning.

books reader popup appearance anki dictionary

Download

If you'd like to try out features early consider joining the TestFlight Beta

Features

Vertical (縦書き) and horizontal (横書き) text
Yomitan-like pop-up dictionary with deinflection support
Support for all Yomitan term, frequency and pitch dictionaries
Audio support for Yomitan online and local audio sources made for Ankiconnect Android
AnkiMobile integration with one-click mining
Support for all core handlebars used by Lapis
ッツ Reader sync
Reading statistics
Dictionary search
Bookshelves
Custom themes, fonts and css

Development

Clone the repository.
Open HoshiReader.xcodeproj in Xcode.

Contributing

If you're planning on contributing a feature or significant change, please open an issue or message me on Discord first.

Libraries

Name	License
hoshidicts	GPL-3.0
EPUBKit	MIT
SwiftUI Introspect	MIT
SwiftLAME	LGPL-2.1

Attribution

Name	Description	License
Ankiconnect Android	Local Audio implementation	GPL-3.0
Yomitan	Various code from pop-up dictionary	GPL-3.0
ッツ Ebook Reader	Statistics	BSD-3
JMdict for Yomitan	Recommended term dictionary	CC-BY-SA-4.0
Jiten	Recommended frequency dictionary	CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanji alive	Default audio source	CC-BY-4.0
Tofugu/WaniKani Audio	Default audio source	CC-BY-SA-4.0

Issues

Please open an issue here or in the TMW thread.

Special Thanks

TheMoeWay - Enabling me to start learning real Japanese through immersion.
Yomitan - For serving as an invaluable tool and the primary inspiration for the pop-up dictionary.
Ankiconnect Android - For providing a great mining experience on Android, which this project aims to replicate.
ッツ Ebook Reader - Inspiring the core reading experience.
星街すいせい (Hoshimachi Suisei) - For being my motivation behind learning Japanese and giving the project a name (星読み).

License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for more information.

dictionary

epub

hoshi

hoshi-reader

hoshireader

immersion

ios

japanese

reader

Significant stargazers

Alexey Shekhirin

514 followers · starred Mar 2026

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