HIRAMEKI - Aozora Reader+Clips

Soseki Natsume, Osamu Dazai, Kenji Miyazawa. Copy and paste famous lines! Masterpieces of the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras, always in your pocket. HIRAMEKI is a reading app that lets you read more than 17,000 works published by Aozora Bunko (about 8,100 in the United States; see "About Aozora Bunko" below) in beautiful vertical text, just like a paper book. Every work is built into the app, so you can start reading right away without a connection, whether you're on a train or up a mountain. No account registration is needed either. Please note: all books are in Japanese, with no English translations. This app is for learners ready to take on real Japanese; furigana, the dictionary and read aloud will help you along the way. ■ Vertical text, like a paper book • Carefully typeset, down to ruby (furigana), emphasis dots, upright numbers in vertical text, and line-start and line-end breaking rules • Page turns that feel like real paper • Two-page spreads on iPad • In illustrated works, the illustrations appear right in the text • Switch to horizontal text with one tap (remembered for each work) ■ Easy to read, the way you like it • 7 text sizes, and 3 levels of line spacing and margins • 3 typefaces: Mincho, Light Mincho and Gothic • Paper in white, sepia, gray or black. It can also follow your device's Dark Mode • You can also choose to show paper texture, and the page title and page number ■ Find the book you want to read, fast • Search by title, author or kana reading • Instantly filter for works you can read in "Under 15 min" or "Under 1 hour" • Browse by category: fiction, poetry, essays, criticism, drama and children's literature • Authors listed in Japanese syllabary order, with each author's representative works • Popular works, new arrivals, and series (such as Zenigata Heiji Torimono-hikae and Hanshichi Torimonocho) grouped together ■ Make reading more enjoyable • Your bookshelf shows automatically made covers, and "Continue reading" takes you right back in • Table of contents (made automatically from chapter-like breaks, even for works without headings), and jump to the previous or next chapter in one tap • As many bookmarks as you like • Long-press a favorite passage to highlight it (4 colors) and add a note. You can copy or share from the list • Look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary on the spot • Books you finish go to "Finished", and you can see how many you've read this year • The bar at the bottom shows how many minutes are left in the chapter. Perfect for reading in spare moments ■ Close your eyes and listen to the classics (paid feature) • Reads the text aloud. Words with ruby are read using their ruby reading • Keeps reading with the screen off or while you use other apps. Pause or move to the previous or next paragraph from the lock screen • Choose a speed from 0.5x to 2x, and a voice • Sleep timer (15, 30 or 60 minutes, or end of chapter) for bedtime listening ■ Clips • Save text you use often and tap to copy it • Long-press a passage and choose "Clips" to save it with its source • Mac: stay in the menu bar and open Clips with ⇧⌘V (optional) • CSV export/import (works with Easy Copy Text data) ■ Pricing • The app and all works are free to read (ads are shown) • "Unlock Premium" (one-time purchase) removes ads and lets you use read aloud. *This is not a subscription • Paid features added in the future are included at no extra charge • Part or all proceeds go to the Hon no Mirai Fund (https://honnomirai.net/) ■ About Aozora Bunko The included works are those published by Aozora Bunko (https://www.aozora.gr.jp/). The source text, typist and proofreader are shown for each work. In the United States, copyright terms differ from Japan, so only works by authors who died before 1946 (about 8,100 works) are available there. ■ About this app It is not an official Aozora Bunko app, nor is it provided or authorized by Aozora Bunko. ■ Special Thanks The cat icon is by Illustman (https://illustman.net/).