Chytanka

Chytanka is a versatile and user-friendly PWA for reading manga, comics, and other visual stories. Whether you prefer to read from popular online platforms, your own server, or local files, Chytanka is here to enhance your reading experience.

Features

🖥️ Read Episodes Online

Chytanka supports opening episodes from the following platforms:

• Blankary (image support has been discontinued)
• Comick (baned)
• Imgur
• Mangadex
• Nhentai
• Pixiv
• Reddit
• Telegra.ph
• Yande.re Pool
• Zenko
• ImageChest
• Bluesky

🌐 Custom JSON API

Chytanka can open episodes from any custom JSON API returning the following format:

{
"title": "Title of the episode",
"nsfw": false,
"images": [
  {
    "src": "full-link-to-image-1"
  },
  {
    "src": "full-link-to-image-2"
  },
  {
    "src": "full-link-to-image-n"
  }
]
}

📚 Create and Share Readlists

Compile a readlist using Chytanka Readlist Creator:

1. Paste supported links into the input field.
2. Edit titles (optional; automatic retrieval supported).
3. Generate and publish a JSON readlist on Rentry, Gist, or your server.
4. Use the generated link to start reading with your custom readlist.

📂 Open Local Files

Chytanka supports opening the following file formats from your device:

• ZIP/CBZ
• PDF
• MOBI
• DJVU
• RAR/CBR

📖 Three Reading Modes

1. Vertical: Perfect for webtoons.
2. Horizontal (RTL): Best for manga.
3. Horizontal (LTR): Ideal for comics.

🌓 Blue Light Filter

Read comfortably at night with Chytanka's built-in blue light filter.

📱 Responsive Viewing

• In horizontal mode with landscape orientation: view two pages side by side.
• In portrait orientation: view one page at a time.

🖥️ Fullscreen Mode

Immerse yourself in reading with a fullscreen option.

🕒 Viewing History

• Tracks history of supported links.
• File history support is planned.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

On the Start Page

• F1 — Open FAQ
• F2 — Open Settings
• Ctrl+H — Open History
• Ctrl+O — Open File

While Reading

• A, D, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight — Navigate pages in horizontal mode
• W, S, ArrowUp, ArrowDown — Navigate pages in vertical mode
• Ctrl+O — Open File
• Ctrl+E — Share (copy link or embed code)
• F — Toggle Fullscreen

🎮 Gamepad Support

Chytanka includes built-in support for gamepads (tested with PlayStation-style controllers). This allows full navigation and interaction without a mouse or keyboard.

Navigation & Scrolling

• ⬅️ L1 / D-Pad Left → Scroll left
• ➡️ R1 / D-Pad Right → Scroll right
• ⬆️ D-Pad Up → Scroll up
• ⬇️ D-Pad Down → Scroll down

Cursor & Interaction

• 🕹️ Left Stick → Move cursor
• 🕹️ Right Stick → Scroll (both X and Y axes)
• 🔘 Cross (✕) → Click / Select
• 🔘 Circle (○) → Escape (Cancel / Close dialog)

Actions

• 🔘 Square (□) → Toggle fullscreen
• 🔘 Triangle (△) → Toggle View Mode
• ☰ Options → Toggle overlay
• 📤 Share → Share (copy link or embed code)

Notes

• Gamepad support relies on the browser's Gamepad API.
• Button mapping may vary slightly between browsers.

🔞 NSFW Content Warning

If supported by the API, Chytanka warns users about NSFW content.

🖇️ Embed Chytanka on Your Website

Embed Chytanka using an iframe and interact with it via postMessage. Learn more in the Embedding Guide.

Development server

Run ng serve for a dev server. Navigate to http://localhost:4200/. The application will automatically reload if you change any of the source files.

Code scaffolding

Run ng generate component component-name to generate a new component. You can also use ng generate directive|pipe|service|class|guard|interface|enum|module.

Build

Run ng build to build the project. The build artifacts will be stored in the dist/ directory.

Running unit tests

Run ng test to execute the unit tests via Karma.

Running end-to-end tests

Run ng e2e to execute the end-to-end tests via a platform of your choice. To use this command, you need to first add a package that implements end-to-end testing capabilities.

Further help

To get more help on the Angular CLI use ng help or go check out the Angular CLI Overview and Command Reference page.