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FBReader is a free
Free software

Free Software or software libre is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with minimal restrictions only to ensure that further recipients can also do these things and to prevent consumer-facing hardware...
 and open source
Open source

Open source is an approach to design, development, and distribution offering practical accessibility to a product's source . Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical Strategy element of their business operations....
 e-book reader for Linux
Linux

Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL license...
 and other platforms.

It was originally written for the Sharp Zaurus
Sharp Zaurus

The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of Personal digital assistant made by Sharp Corporation. The Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan and was based on a proprietary operating system....
 and currently runs on many other mobile devices, like the Nokia Internet Tablet
Internet Tablet

Internet Tablet is the name of a range of mobile internet appliances made by the Nokia Corporation that focus on internet and media features. Internet Tablets fall in the range between a Personal Digital Assistant and an Ultra-Mobile PC , and slightly below Intel's Intel Mobile Internet Device ....
s, as well as desktop computer
Desktop computer

A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer....
s. A preview of FBReaderJ (the Java
Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java ....
 port) for Google Android
Android (mobile device platform)

Android is a platform and operating system for mobile devices, based on the Linux kernel, developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance....
 was released on April 13, 2008.

Supported formats include FictionBook
FictionBook

FictionBook is an open XML-based e-book format, which originated and gained popularity in Russia. It is supported by e-book readers such as FBReader, AlReader, Haali Reader and okular under Linux....
, HTML
HTML

HTML, an Acronym and initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for Web pages. It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document?by denoting certain text as links, headings, paragraphs, lists, and so on?and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded '...
, plucker
Plucker

Plucker is an offline Web and free e-book reader for Palm OS based handheld devices, Windows Mobile devices and other PDAs. Plucker contains POSIX tools, scripts and "conduits" which work on UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X....
, PalmDoc, zTxt, TCR
TCR

TCR can mean:* Time code, a method of accounting for video or film footage and frames in media editing* T cell receptor* Toronto Civic Railways...
, RTF
Rich Text Format

The Rich Text Format is a document file format file format developed by Microsoft in 1987 for cross-platform document interchange. Most word processors are able to read and write RTF documents....
, OEB
Open eBook

Open eBook , or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure , is a legacy e-book format based on XML format; it has been superseded by the Open Publication Structure specification, which is the new name of the successor format, by the International Digital Publishing Forum ....
, ePub
EPUB

EPUB is a e-book standard, by the International Digital Publishing Forum , which consists of three file format standards , described below. It supersedes the Open eBook standard....
, Non-DRM
Digital rights management

Digital rights management refers to access control technologies used by publishers, copyright holders, and hardware manufacturers to limit usage of digital media or devices....
'ed mobipocket
Mobipocket

Mobipocket SA is a France company incorporated in March 2000 which produces Mobipocket Reader software, a universal reader for Personal digital assistant....
 and plain-text.

History
FBReader was originally released for the Sharp Zaurus
Sharp Zaurus

The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of Personal digital assistant made by Sharp Corporation. The Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan and was based on a proprietary operating system....
 in January 2005, a Maemo
Maemo

Maemo is an operating system for the Nokia Internet Tablet line of handheld computers. It was originally named "Internet Tablet OS".Maemo is similar to many handheld operating systems, and features a "Home" screen?the central point from which all applications and settings are accessed....
 port was added in December 2005 for the Nokia 770.






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FBReader is a free
Free software

Free Software or software libre is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with minimal restrictions only to ensure that further recipients can also do these things and to prevent consumer-facing hardware...
 and open source
Open source

Open source is an approach to design, development, and distribution offering practical accessibility to a product's source . Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical Strategy element of their business operations....
 e-book reader for Linux
Linux

Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL license...
 and other platforms.

It was originally written for the Sharp Zaurus
Sharp Zaurus

The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of Personal digital assistant made by Sharp Corporation. The Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan and was based on a proprietary operating system....
 and currently runs on many other mobile devices, like the Nokia Internet Tablet
Internet Tablet

Internet Tablet is the name of a range of mobile internet appliances made by the Nokia Corporation that focus on internet and media features. Internet Tablets fall in the range between a Personal Digital Assistant and an Ultra-Mobile PC , and slightly below Intel's Intel Mobile Internet Device ....
s, as well as desktop computer
Desktop computer

A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer....
s. A preview of FBReaderJ (the Java
Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java ....
 port) for Google Android
Android (mobile device platform)

Android is a platform and operating system for mobile devices, based on the Linux kernel, developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance....
 was released on April 13, 2008.

Supported formats include FictionBook
FictionBook

FictionBook is an open XML-based e-book format, which originated and gained popularity in Russia. It is supported by e-book readers such as FBReader, AlReader, Haali Reader and okular under Linux....
, HTML
HTML

HTML, an Acronym and initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for Web pages. It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document?by denoting certain text as links, headings, paragraphs, lists, and so on?and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded '...
, plucker
Plucker

Plucker is an offline Web and free e-book reader for Palm OS based handheld devices, Windows Mobile devices and other PDAs. Plucker contains POSIX tools, scripts and "conduits" which work on UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X....
, PalmDoc, zTxt, TCR
TCR

TCR can mean:* Time code, a method of accounting for video or film footage and frames in media editing* T cell receptor* Toronto Civic Railways...
, RTF
Rich Text Format

The Rich Text Format is a document file format file format developed by Microsoft in 1987 for cross-platform document interchange. Most word processors are able to read and write RTF documents....
, OEB
Open eBook

Open eBook , or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure , is a legacy e-book format based on XML format; it has been superseded by the Open Publication Structure specification, which is the new name of the successor format, by the International Digital Publishing Forum ....
, ePub
EPUB

EPUB is a e-book standard, by the International Digital Publishing Forum , which consists of three file format standards , described below. It supersedes the Open eBook standard....
, Non-DRM
Digital rights management

Digital rights management refers to access control technologies used by publishers, copyright holders, and hardware manufacturers to limit usage of digital media or devices....
'ed mobipocket
Mobipocket

Mobipocket SA is a France company incorporated in March 2000 which produces Mobipocket Reader software, a universal reader for Personal digital assistant....
 and plain-text.

History


FBReader was originally released for the Sharp Zaurus
Sharp Zaurus

The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of Personal digital assistant made by Sharp Corporation. The Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan and was based on a proprietary operating system....
 in January 2005, a Maemo
Maemo

Maemo is an operating system for the Nokia Internet Tablet line of handheld computers. It was originally named "Internet Tablet OS".Maemo is similar to many handheld operating systems, and features a "Home" screen?the central point from which all applications and settings are accessed....
 port was added in December 2005 for the Nokia 770. FBReader has since had binary packages released for many mobile device platforms and most major PC
Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator....
 operating systems.

Components


FBReader uses the zlibrary for easy cross-platform
Cross-platform

In computing, cross-platform is a term used to refer to computer software or computing methods and concepts that are implemented and inter-operate on multiple computer platforms....
 compilation. zlibrary is a platform-independent interface library, that allows FBReader to be recompiled for many platforms without having to worry about the GUI-toolkit
Widget toolkit

A widget toolkit, widget library, or GUI toolkit is a set of GUI widget for use in designing applications with graphical user interfaces ....
 used.

See also


  • Comparison of e-book formats
    Comparison of e-book formats

    The following is a comparison of e-book formats used to create and publish e-books.A writer or publisher has many options when it comes to choosing a document file format for production....


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