RedReader

QuantumBadger LLC

About this app

An unofficial, open source client for Reddit, with a focus on accessibility.


Features:
- Free and open source, with no ads or tracking
- Lightweight and fast
- Swipe posts and comments 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
- Translations for multiple languages
- Accessibility features and optimization for screen reader use

Source Code
Available on GitHub: https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader

Ratings and reviews

Boost stopped working for me so I switched to this. I don't know if it's because I'm so used to Boost's superior UI, but I am really struggling with RedReader's functions. The most ludicrously designed one is the search functions. Yes that's right, there are multiple searches - one for key word searches, one for subreddits, and one for users. For some reason, the key word search is found in a completely different menu. There is also no search button anywhere on the main menu bar. Legit insane UI

It's one of few options left outside of the official Reddit app or paying a subscription. The good: light weight, functional floating window unlike the official app, fullscreen AMOLED. The iffy: no colored text options with a not very intuitive UI which leads to everything looking cluttered, imperative to customize the UI, no history, main screen should be a drawer and you can't go "back". It does the job and it's not bad, I hope the dev does a QOL pass which will enhance the experience greatly.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE INITIAL FEEL, MAKE SURE TO PLAY WITH THE SETTINGS. THERE'S A TOOONNNN OF OPTIONS THERE TO MAKE IT FEEL GOOD! Coming off of RIF now that most 3rd parties have been killed off, this app is not quite what I'm used to but most of the changes are either just different, not really worse. It has a feel and look not quite like other apps but the sheer number of options make it very digestible. Very pleased!!!

What’s new

Fix "Malformed URL" error for Imgur images (thanks to Alexey Rochev)
Remove red background/border behind transparent images in the gallery
Gallery theme fixes for devices which forcibly modify app colors in dark mode
Fix for swiping between images when "Automatically open first album image" is enabled
Enable haptics for long-clicking in gallery viewer