Violoncello - Text Browser

Tectra Systems

In-app purchases

About this app

Meet Violoncello, a powerful text-only web browser for Android! This app is great for reading text-heavy webpages such as articles and blog posts, as it removes annoyances such as ads and videos. It's easy to share websites in your main browser to Violoncello, and you can bookmark websites for easy access within the app.

Violoncello offers several settings and tweaks, and you can upgrade to the premium version to change the font and the text, background, navigation bar, and loading spinner colors. With a wide variety of features, customization options, and a simple user interface, Violoncello is a great way to read content on the web without distractions!

Ratings and reviews

I love this app, and would give it a 5/5. I use it to check local news websites, because all I get is the text, without any of the annoying ads or banners or pop-ups, etc. It saves so much data too! Minus 1 star because, as others have said, when I go to type in the address bar the Google keyboard covers it up and there's no way to see what I'm typing. also I noticed that the app covers up the very top of the Android screen, so text will overlap the time and the battery percentage, etc.

Easily the fastest web browser on Android! Great for reading long articles without distractions. A small fee unlocks customization options, which I expect will make night reading much easier (even compared to having a screen tinter over a regular browser). Sure, you can use Termux and install links2 for the same basic idea, but this Violoncello is actually designed for a touch UI, and I find it much more pleasant to use between the two.

ViolinCello is text only. No pictures of any kind, not even website logos. For long blocks of text, this could be a relief, especially to get away from auto-playing video. But, often I like pictures. I'll keep this. At times it could be truly useful. Although, seems like the only way to get Dark Mode, which I need for early cataracts and also to prevent seizures, is to pay for Premium. 99 cents for lifetime, but still... Accessibility Issue! Search engine I set will not complete search, useless.

What’s new

Updated API level.