Mihon / Tachiyomi
Mihon — the successor to the long-popular Tachiyomi — is a free, open-source manga reader for Android. It lets readers browse and read manga from many sources inside a single app, and it became one of the most widely used reading apps in the community. Crucially, it's a reading app, which is why so many of its users pair it with a separate manga tracker.
Reader, Not Tracker
The distinction matters. Mihon handles the reading experience: sources, pages, and a personal in-app library. A tracker handles the meta layer:
- A unified library across every app and platform you use
- Reading stats and history
- Reliable new chapter alerts via push
Mihon can sync progress to external services, but it isn't designed to be your cross-platform notification hub.
Why Mihon Users Want a Tracker
A reader using Mihon often also follows official releases, web series, and print volumes. No single reading app covers all of that. A dedicated chapter tracker sits above whatever you read — Mihon included — and gives you one consistent record and one alert stream.
Complementary, Not Competing
Mihon and a tracker like MangaTime solve different problems and work well together: read in Mihon, track everything in MangaTime, and get push notifications the moment any followed series updates. Tools like MangaUpdates, AniList, and MyAnimeList often sit in this same workflow.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Mihon (formerly Tachiyomi)?
Mihon is a free, open-source manga reader app for Android, and the successor to the widely used Tachiyomi project. It lets users read manga from many sources in one app. It's a reading app, not a tracker, though it can sync reading progress to external trackers.
What's the difference between Mihon and a manga tracker?
Mihon is where you read; a manga tracker is where you record what you've read and get release alerts across all your platforms. Many readers use Mihon for reading and a separate dedicated tracker for library management, statistics, and push notifications.
Does Mihon track my reading progress?
Mihon tracks progress within the app and can sync to services like MyAnimeList and AniList. Readers who want a unified library across multiple reading apps plus reliable new-chapter push notifications often add a dedicated tracker on top.