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title: Reader settings
titleTemplate: Guides
description: This section relates to the reading experience in the app and navigating the reader.
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# Reader settings

This section relates to the reading experience in the app and navigating the reader.

## Options

### Default reading mode <Badge type="info" text="Paged (right to left)" />

This setting sets the reader's default direction when you open a series.

::: tabs
== Paged (right to left)
Right-to-left, the default way of reading manga.

- Swipe right for next page.
- Swipe left for previous page.
== Paged (left to right)
Left-to-right, the default way of reading comics.

- Swipe left for next page.
- Swipe right for previous page.
== Paged (vertical)
- Swipe up for next page.
- Swipe down for previous.

== Long strip
Default way of reading webtoons.
== Long strip with gaps
Long strip but with a little space between pages.
:::

::: tip
You can change viewer for different series by going to the series, opening a chapter, tapping the middle of the screen, pressing the gear icon, and selecting a different viewer in **Viewer for this series**.
:::

### Double tap animation speed <Badge type="info" text="Normal" />
Double tap animation speed changes the speed in which the zoom happens when double tapping.

::: tabs
== No animation
TBA
== Normal
TBA
== Fast
TBA
:::

### Show reading mode <Badge type="info" text="On" />
Briefly show current mode when reader is opened

### Show tap zones overlay <Badge type="info" text="Off" />
TBA

### 32-bit color <Badge type="info" text="Off" />
This setting decodes images in `ARGB888` format to allow the reader to display more colors.

::: warning
This setting will only show up on devices running **Android 8.0** or higher.
:::

### Animate page transitions <Badge type="info" text="On" />
This setting applies a smooth transition when tapping to change page.

## Display

### Default rotation type <Badge type="info" text="Free" />

This allows you to control how the screen is going to be oriented.

::: tabs
== Free
TBA
== Portrait
TBA
== Landscape
TBA
== Locked portrait
TBA
== Locked landscape
TBA
== Reverse portrait
TBA
:::

### Background color <Badge type="info" text="Black" />

::: tabs
== Black
![Black](/docs/guides/reader-settings/background-color_black.webp =512x788)
== Gray
![Gray](/docs/guides/reader-settings/background-color_gray.webp =512x788)
== White
![White](/docs/guides/reader-settings/background-color_white.webp =512x788)
== Automatic
Automatically sets the color based on the content of your page.
:::

### Fullscreen <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

### Show content in cutout area <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

### Keep screen on <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

### Show page number <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

## Reading

### Skip chapters marked read <Badge type="info" text="Off" />
TBA

### Skip filtered chapters <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

### Skip duplicate chapters <Badge type="info" text="Off" />
TBA

### Always show chapter transition <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

## Pages

### Tap zones <Badge type="info" text="Default" /> {#tap-zones-pages}

::: tabs
== Default
![Right and Left](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_right-and-left.webp =247x600)
== L shaped
![L shaped](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_l-shaped.webp =247x600)
== Kindle-ish
![Kindle-ish](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_kindle-ish.webp =247x600)
== Edge
![Edge](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_edge.webp =247x600)
== Right and Left
![Right and Left](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_right-and-left.webp =247x600)
== Disabled
No tap zones to assist with navigation will be active.
:::

### Invert tap zones <Badge type="info" text="None" /> {#invert-tap-zones-pages}

::: tabs
== None
Keeps the default zap zones.
== Horizontal
Changes so that the tap zones are flipped horizontally.
== Vertical
Changes so that the tap zones are flipped vertically.
== Both
Changes so that the tap zones are flipped horizontally and vertically.
:::

### Scale type <Badge type="info" text="Fit screen" />

::: tabs
== Fit screen
![Fit screen](/docs/guides/reader-settings/scale-type_fit-screen.webp =512x788)
== Stretch
![Stretch](/docs/guides/reader-settings/scale-type_stretch.webp =512x788)
== Fit width
![Fit width](/docs/guides/reader-settings/scale-type_fit-width.webp =512x788)
== Fit height
![Fit height](/docs/guides/reader-settings/scale-type_fit-height.webp =512x788)
== Original size
![Original size](/docs/guides/reader-settings/scale-type_original-size.webp =512x788)
== Smart fit
![Smart fit](/docs/guides/reader-settings/scale-type_smart-fit.webp =512x788)
:::

### Zoom start position <Badge type="info" text="Automatic" />

::: tabs
== Automatic
![Center (TBA Default Image)](/docs/guides/reader-settings/zoom-start-position_center.webp =512x788)
== Left
![Left](/docs/guides/reader-settings/zoom-start-position_left.webp =512x788)
== Right
![Right](/docs/guides/reader-settings/zoom-start-position_right.webp =512x788)
== Center
![Center](/docs/guides/reader-settings/zoom-start-position_center.webp =512x788)
:::

### Crop borders <Badge type="info" text="Off" /> {#crop-borders-pages}

:::tabs
== Off
![Not cropping borders](/docs/guides/reader-settings/crop-borders_off.webp =512x788)
== On
![Cropping borders](/docs/guides/reader-settings/crop-borders_on.webp =512x788)
:::

### Automatically zoom into wide images <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

### Pan wide images <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

### Split wide pages <Badge type="info" text="Off" /> {#split-wide-pages}
TBA

### Rotate wide pages to fit <Badge type="info" text="Off" />
TBA

## Long strip

### Tap zones <Badge type="info" text="Default" /> {#tap-zones-longstrip}

::: tabs
== Default
![Right and Left](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_right-and-left.webp =247x600)
== L shaped
![L shaped](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_l-shaped.webp =247x600)
== Kindle-ish
![Kindle-ish](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_kindle-ish.webp =247x600)
== Edge
![Edge](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_edge.webp =247x600)
== Right and Left
![Right and Left](/docs/guides/reader-settings/tap-zones_right-and-left.webp =247x600)
== Disabled
No tap zones to assist with navigation will be active.
:::

### Invert tap zones <Badge type="info" text="None" /> {#invert-tap-zones-longstrip}

::: tabs
== None
TBA
== Horizontal
TBA
== Vertical
TBA
== Both
TBA
:::

### Side padding <Badge type="info" text="None" />
TBA

### Sensitivity for hiding menu on scroll <Badge type="info" text="Low" />

::: tabs
== Highest
TBA
== High
TBA
== Low
TBA
== Lowest
TBA
:::

### Crop borders <Badge type="info" text="Off" /> {#crop-borders-longstrip}
TBA

### Split wide pages <Badge type="info" text="Off" /> {#split-wide-longstrip}
TBA

### Double tap to zoom <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

## Navigation
TBA

### Volume keys <Badge type="info" text="Off" />
TBA

## Actions

### Show on long tap <Badge type="info" text="On" />
TBA

### Save pages into seperate folders <Badge type="info" text="Off" />
TBA
