Kotatsu Next is a free, open-source manga · webtoon · manhua reader for Android, forked from Kotatsu Redo with 1200+ built-in sources. The goal: preserve everything upstream does well, then make it better.
| 📚 Content | 🎨 Experience | 🔧 Utility |
|---|---|---|
| 1200+ manga sources | Material You UI | Cross-device sync |
| Search by name & genre | Standard + Webtoon reader | Password / fingerprint lock |
| Favorites & categories | Gesture controls | Offline downloads + CBZ |
| Reading history | Tablet & desktop optimized | Android 6.0+ support |
| Incognito mode | New chapter notifications | Tracker integrations |
📋 Kotatsu Next exclusive features
°Vibrance and Sharpening image filters - Vibrance restore full washed out colors and pop them out while preserving natural colors, perfect for manhua, webtoons and colored manga, while sharpening filter make blurry, bad scans look crisp and detailed (use with caution, still experimental and it's resources intensive)
°Optimized & Increased Max zoom by 100% (2x) and implemented 3 double clicks Zoom cycle Perfect for high resolution Manhua, webtoons and scans, now you can zoom and see fine details in highest clarity/visibility on your big screen.
°Vertical Slider as extra customization
°Replaced default jpeg image decoder with JPEG Turbo lib Best optimized jpeg image decoder for errors-free decoding even for large long strip images (bigger than 10000x5000 res Images that get decoded with visible bad tints in default jpeg decoder) and 2x to 6x faster than other jpeg decoders while using same resources overhead and even lower in certain cases.
°Optimized Backup & Restore feature
°Implemented global setting for disabling auto CF captcha solver for all sources
📋 Original Kotatsu Full features list
- 📚 1200+ manga sources — online catalogues with search by name, genre and more
- ⭐ Favorites & history — user-defined categories, bookmarks and incognito mode
- 📥 Offline reading — download manga; CBZ archives supported
- 🎨 Material You UI — optimized for phones, tablets and desktop
- 📖 Customizable reader — standard & webtoon modes with full gesture support
- 🔔 Notifications — new chapter alerts, updates feed and filtered recommendations
- 🔗 Tracker integration — Shikimori, AniList, MyAnimeList, Kitsu
- 🔒 Privacy — password / fingerprint protection
- 🔄 Cross-device sync — automatic sync across devices on the same account
- 📱 Legacy support — Android 6.0+
Kotatsu Next is 100% free and always will be. If you'd like to fuel development, any donation is deeply appreciated. 🙏
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Caution
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Have an idea or a fix? Pull requests are welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting.
You may copy, distribute and modify this software as long as you track changes/dates in source files. Any modifications to or software including (via compiler) GPL-licensed code must also be made available under the GPL along with build & install instructions.
⚠️ DMCA Disclaimer
The developers of this application have no affiliation with the content available in the app and do not store or distribute any content. This application should be considered a web browser — all content accessible through it is freely available on the Internet. All DMCA takedown requests should be sent to the owners of the website where the content is hosted.
Kotatsu Next stands on the shoulders of giants.
Kotatsu Next is built upon the exceptional work of the Kotatsu project — this fork wouldn't exist without it. Huge thanks to:
| Who | Why |
|---|---|
| Kotatsu developers | For the outstanding open-source manga reader foundation |
| Kotatsu community | Contributions, testing and ongoing support |
| Weblate translators | Localizing Kotatsu for the world |
| Kotatsu-Redo | Continued parser development and maintenance |
