Is SubRead Overlay safe?

SubRead Overlay shows the lines of a subtitle file (.srt) over the app that plays your audiobook or video. The line follows the position of the player. It is made for people who listen in a language that they learn. What it does Works with each player that publishes an Android media session: Voice, VLC, mpv-android, podcast apps and more. No player needs a change. Tap a word: the player pauses at…

Developer: equwal
Category: Audiobook
Earliest archived version: 16 Oct 2026
License: AGPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

16 Oct 2026

0.5.0

An "Anki" button under a selected word sends the word and its line to SubRead Anki. Flash card apps can ask for the subtitle line of now. The app is smaller: R8 removes code that it does not use.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDspace.subread.overlay

Latest APK SHA-256be09b61a30709cb82b949fa7531b2072a51231f6dbdb27d8407a46f5cfa87a82

Signing certificateE4:6F:72:EF:28:C7:94:89:CA:D0:F1:EE:E6:0C:BF:7F:D3:F2:9B:5B:FF:1B:B1:D8:2B:AB:1E:30:42:7F:F4:4F

MIN ANDROID26TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.5.016 Oct 202626+→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions2 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessSYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW

Declared permissions

android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW space.subread.overlay.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗