Hoshi Reader

A lightweight Japanese EPUB reader designed for iOS 26 with Yomitan dictionary support

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Features

• Vertical text (縦書き)
• Reimplementation of a Yomitan-like popup dictionary with deinflection support
• Full support for Yomitan term and frequency dictionaries
• Anki integration, one click mining
• Mining handlebars that conform to Yomitan's format

Development

1. Clone the repository.
2. Open HoshiReader.xcodeproj in Xcode.

Libraries

Name	Description	License
yomitandicts-cpp	Dictionary backend	GPLv3
EPUBKit	EPUB parsing library	MIT

Issues

Please open an issue here or in the TMW thread.

Special Thanks

• TheMoeWay - Enabling me to start learning real Japanese through immersion.
• Yomitan - For serving as an invaluable tool and the primary inspiration for the pop-up dictionary.
• ッツ Ebook Reader - Inspiring the core reading experience.
• 星街すいせい (Hoshimachi Suisei) - For being my motivation behind learning Japanese and giving the project a name (星読み).

License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for more information.