WookReader Switch

WookReader
General
Author	exorevan
Type	File Browsers
Version	0.7.0
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2026/05/27
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WookReader is a comic and e-book reader for the Nintendo Switch. It is a fork of eBookReaderSwitch with major improvements to performance, format support, and usability.

Features

• Format support: PDF, EPUB, XPS, CBZ, CBR, CBT, CB7
• Reading modes: Portrait, Landscape, Vertical (fit-to-width), Spread (two-page comics)
• Cover grid browser with folder navigation and thumbnail previews
• Recently Opened virtual folder at root for quick access to the last 20 books
• Async prefetch — next/previous pages pre-rendered for instant page turns
• Raw image LRU cache — revisited pages load instantly
• Early first-page display — cover shown in ~0.5s while large archives enumerate in background
• Page-name disk cache — second+ open of any comic skips enumeration entirely
• RAR3 fast enumeration — header-only scan (~50ms for 500MB solid RAR)
• Progressive navigation — flip through pages while archive is still scanning
• Analog stick scrolling — full 360° proportional panning with left stick
• Pinch-to-zoom and right-stick zoom
• Swipe gestures — swipe to turn pages (direction matches current reading mode)
• Screen navigation buttons — on-screen previous/next overlays, auto-fade after 3 s
• Pan locking — panning disabled when page fits the screen (no blank-space dragging)
• Notes per book — attach freeform text notes to any book or comic
• Dark and light mode
• Natural sort — files sort as 1, 2, 11 (not 1, 11, 2)
• Saves last page, orientation, and dark mode settings
• Sorted file browser (folders first A-Z, files A-Z, case-insensitive)

Installation

1. Copy WookReader.nro to /switch/WookReader/ on the SD card
2. Put your comics and books in folders inside /switch/WookReader/

Controls

Navigation

Input	Portrait / Vertical	Landscape
D-Pad Left / Right	Prev / Next page	Prev / Next page
D-Pad Up	Zoom max	Prev page
D-Pad Down	Zoom out	Next page
ZL / ZR	Prev / Next page	Zoom out / Zoom in
R+ZR / L+ZL	Skip 9 pages forward/back	Skip 9 pages forward/back
SR / SL (Joy-Con)	Skip 10 pages forward/back	Skip 10 pages forward/back
Right Stick Up/Down	Zoom in / out	Prev / Next page

View

Input	Action
Left Stick	Analog scroll 360° (panning disabled when page fits screen)
Left / Right Stick click	Reset view (zoom + pan)
Y	Cycle layout: Portrait → Landscape → Vertical → Portrait
X	Toggle status bar
Minus	Toggle dark / light mode

Touch

Gesture	Portrait / Vertical	Landscape
Drag (1 finger)	Scroll / pan	Scroll / pan
Pinch (2 fingers)	Zoom	Zoom
Swipe left/right (≥180 px)	Next / Prev page	—
Swipe up/down (≥180 px)	—	Prev / Next page
Tap left or right edge	Prev / Next page	—
Tap top or bottom edge	—	Prev / Next page

Screen navigation buttons (if enabled in Options) follow the same left/right ↔ top/bottom axis as the current layout.

Other

Input	Action
A	Go to page (number pad)
L	Open notes overlay for current book
A (notes open)	Edit note via on-screen keyboard
B	Exit notes overlay / exit reader
Plus	Toggle help overlay

Screenshots

Changelog

v0.7.0 — Add touch control!

• Page swipes: Added swipe gestures for both vertical and horizontal modes (touchscreen and buttons). Customizable in the settings outside a book.
• Recent folder: Added a "Recent" folder that appears on startup and displays the last 4 opened files.
• Fixed bugs

v0.6.9 — Return of the rotation

• Accidentally the notes inside comics replaced the rotation. Sorry! Fixed it, now notes are working from button L.

v0.6.8 — Add notes

• Add notes for comics/books. You can open them in the folder or while reading!

v0.6.7 — Add comics support!

• Added comics support
• Fixed bugs

Credits

• moronigranja — expanded file format support
• NX-Shell Team — original application code base
• Papirus Icon Theme — folder/file icon design inspiration

External links

• Github - https://github.com/exorevan/WookReader
• HB-App - https://hb-app.store/switch/WookReadercomics