AI Model
This app uses Google's Gemma 4 model, run entirely on-device via Google's LiteRT runtime — both distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Use of the model is subject to the Gemma Terms of Use. On-device language detection (for dictionary lookups) uses Google ML Kit.
Book Content
All literature provided in this app is verified to be in the public domain. These texts are freely available and we make no claim of copyright over them.
Book Discovery
Book discovery and catalog data is sourced from a public domain book catalog API. We do not claim ownership over any bibliographic metadata.
Dictionaries
Offline dictionary definitions are derived from Wiktionary, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the GFDL — © Wiktionary contributors. The dictionary data is extracted with Wiktextract via Kaikki.org. The English dictionary is WordNet — © 2006 Princeton University, used under the WordNet License.
Cover Images
Book cover images are sourced from Open Library, a project of the Internet Archive.
Photography
Background images used in the audio player and reader themes are photographs sourced from Unsplash and used under the Unsplash License.
Open Source Components
The following components are distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0:
- Kotlin & Coroutines — JetBrains
- Jetpack / AndroidX — Google
- Jetpack Compose — Google
- AndroidX Media3 / ExoPlayer — Google
- Hilt / Dagger — Google
- Room — Google
- Accompanist — Google
- Coil — Coil Contributors
- PDF.js — Mozilla
- PdfBox-Android — The Apache Software Foundation
- PdfiumAndroid — Legere
Jsoup is distributed under the MIT License. PDFium is distributed under the BSD 3-Clause License (© The Chromium Authors). XZ for Java is released into the public domain. JUnRAR (RAR/CBR extraction) is used under the UnRAR license.
Privacy
Your books, notes, and AI chats stay on your device, and AI runs entirely on-device. We never sell your data. Optional features — such as Google Drive sync (to your own account) and ads in the free version — may transmit data as described in our Privacy Policy.
Integrations & Compatibility
Garden Reads can import highlights, notes, and reading progress from backup files you export yourself from other reading apps (such as Moon+ Reader), and can connect to your own calibre and Audiobookshelf servers to access your libraries. Imported files and server data are processed on your device. Garden Reads is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Moon+ Reader, calibre, Audiobookshelf, or their respective developers. "Moon+ Reader", "calibre", "Audiobookshelf", and all other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are referenced solely to describe compatibility.
Disclaimer
AI-generated content such as summaries, insights, and analysis may be inaccurate or incomplete. This content is provided for convenience only.