Bypass the paywall and read Medium articles for free. Share a link from any app or paste it directly, and ReadFree proxies it through a Freedium mirror to serve a fast, clean, ad-free reading experience.
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- Share a Medium link from any app (Chrome, Medium app, Twitter) → select ReadFree.
- Or paste a URL directly on the home screen.
The app intercepts the Medium URL and dynamically routes it through a Freedium-compatible mirror, loading it instantly in an optimized in-app WebView without kicking you out to an external browser.
- Share-sheet integration — seamlessly catches links from any app.
- Dynamic detection — auto-detects Medium custom domains via URL slugs.
- In-app WebView reader — no browser handoff, read directly in the app.
- Auto-failover — automatically falls back to alternative mirrors if one is down.
- Mirror settings — pick a preset or enter a custom mirror URL.
- Minimalistic UI — dark theme, foldable-safe, and lightning-fast.
Grab the latest APK from the Releases page.
Note: You may need to enable "Install from unknown sources" in your Android settings.
Requires JDK 17 and Android SDK.
chmod +x gradlew
./gradlew assembleDebug
# APK is generated at: app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apkTap the ⚙ gear icon in the reader toolbar → pick a preset or type your own URL → Apply. No rebuild needed.
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- Internet permission only — no other permissions requested.