Devices

CiaoNovel works outside the browser too. Here you will find every supported device, one by one. The code is public on GitHub.

Terminal

CiaoNovel from the command line: numbered menus, text only. To install it: pipx install ciaonovel (or pip install ciaonovel), then run ciaonovel. On first run it shows a link and a code to connect it to your account, with no password in the terminal. The full guide is coming soon.

Android app (Google Play)

The CiaoNovel app for Android phones and tablets, from the Play Store. You sign in with the same account as the website.

Get it on Google Play

Android with an APK file

The same app, installed directly from the APK file, without going through any store. Download the file on your phone, open it and, if Android asks, allow installing from this source. To update, download the file again.

Download the APK

Android e-ink readers

The same app for e-ink readers that run Android: it starts with the high-contrast theme (black on white) and the top bar has no theme buttons; you can still change the theme from Settings. It is installed from the APK file, as above.

Download the e-ink APK

Mac app

The CiaoNovel app for Mac, with an Apple or Intel processor: it is the shell of the website, with all its features. You sign in with the same account, and your content is always in sync.

Download for Mac (.dmg)

The app is not signed by Apple, so the first time your Mac blocks it. To open it:

1. Open the downloaded file and drag CiaoNovel into the Applications folder.
2. Open CiaoNovel from Applications. Your Mac warns that it cannot verify the app: close the warning, without moving it to the Trash.
3. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom and, next to the message about CiaoNovel, press “Open Anyway”; confirm with your Mac password. From then on CiaoNovel opens normally.

On macOS 14 (Sonoma) or earlier this also works: right-click (or Control-click) CiaoNovel in Applications → Open → Open.

If your Mac says the app is damaged, or “Open Anyway” does not appear, open Terminal, type this command and then open CiaoNovel again:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/CiaoNovel.app

Raspberry Pi

A ready-made SD card with CiaoNovel: write it, put it in the Raspberry Pi, switch it on, and it connects to your Wi-Fi and your account by itself. It works with an HDMI screen and a keyboard; with the Raspberry Pi 400 the keyboard can also serve Kindle, Kobo and Xteink.

Prepare the SD card

The pages for the other devices are coming soon.