Pixel Guide for Android

Pixel Guide is a clean guide browser and library for Android handhelds, phones, and tablets. Save single-file HTML guides right on your device, block clutter while browsing, and keep the guides you use ready to render locally later.

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Read classic walkthroughs, modern FAQs, PDF manuals, maps, charts, and personal reference files in one focused Android app.

Built for Android and especially useful on handheld gaming devices.
Optimized for large TXT, HTML, PDF, CBZ, XLSX, and image-based guides.
Save complete single-file HTML guides directly on the device, no desktop workflow required.
Built-in ad blocking keeps web guide pages cleaner and faster to read.
Saved guides, manuals, images, and translation models can render locally without network access.
No telemetry, no analytics, and no tracking.

What is Pixel Guide?

Pixel Guide is an Android application for collecting and reading game reference material. It can browse and download guides from GameFAQs, handle Neoseeker TXT guides, download PDF manuals through ScreenScraper, and keep your own imported guides beside everything else.

The app is built for long-form walkthroughs, retro gaming, emulation setups, and handheld Android devices. It remembers your place, keeps navigation fast, and gives each guide a readable, theme-aware presentation.

Latest Updates

Current version

v1.1

Save complete single-file HTML guides directly on your device without a desktop, transfers, or imports.
Built-in ad blocking keeps web guides cleaner, faster, and easier to read.
Seven new themes: Cyberguide, Pumpkin, Velvet, Sage, Fuchsia, Harbor, and Rose.
Remember guide pages for GameFAQs and Neoseeker.
Adaptive icons, UI/UX polish, quality-of-life improvements, HTML rendering performance work, and bug fixes.

Also recently added

v1.0 highlights

Theme support with OLED Black, Paperwhite, Matrix, Midnight, Plum, Dune Night, and Dune Day.
XLSX guide support.
PDF manual downloads via ScreenScraper.
Fit PDF guides to screen width.
HTML and TXT guides adapt to the selected theme colors.
Android 8.0 and newer support.

Feature Highlights

Web Guides

Browse and download guides directly from GameFAQs.
Support for Neoseeker TXT guides.
Save complete single-file HTML guides directly on the device.
Ad blocking reduces distractions on web guide pages.
Remember guide pages for GameFAQs and Neoseeker.
Add shortcut URLs for external guides, wikis, and resources.

Sources and Formats

Download PDF manuals through ScreenScraper.
TXT, HTML, PDF, XLSX, and CBZ guides.
Image-based maps and charts.
Imported personal guides and documents.
Add custom games manually.
Universal APK downloads are available from GitHub releases.

Reader Tools

Fast in-guide text search for TXT and HTML guides.
Resume reading from where you last stopped.
Table of Contents for HTML guides.
HTML guide images fit the screen, with original-size viewing on tap.
PDF fit-to-width reading.

Library

Grid and list home screen layouts.
Guide storage size shown on game detail pages.
Per-guide font size and font selection.
Saved guide content can render locally, including without network access.
In-app updates for easier upgrades.

Maps, Charts, and Annotations

Download or import maps and charts.
Open image-based reference material alongside your text guides and manuals.
Add text, shapes, and freehand doodles to image guides.
Keep marked-up maps stored locally for quick checks during play.

On-Device Translation on Android

On-device translation for TXT guides powered by Google ML Kit.
Translations work offline after language models are downloaded.
Supports 59 translation languages.
App interface languages include English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Turkish, and Polish.

Privacy First

Pixel Guide includes no telemetry, analytics, or tracking. Your guide library stays on your device, and built-in ad blocking keeps web guide pages cleaner while you save the HTML guides you want to keep.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pixel Guide available on Android?

Yes. Pixel Guide is an Android-only app for phones, tablets, and handheld gaming devices. The current release supports Android 8.0 and newer.

Which guide sources are supported?

Pixel Guide supports GameFAQs guides, Neoseeker TXT guides, ScreenScraper PDF manuals, imported personal files, image-based maps and charts, and shortcut URLs for external resources.

Which guide formats are supported?

TXT, HTML, PDF, XLSX, CBZ, and image-based guides are supported. Shortcut URL guides can also appear alongside downloaded and imported guides.

What works without an internet connection?

Pixel Guide is primarily an online app for finding and saving guides. Saved and imported guide content can be rendered locally without network access. TXT translation also works without a connection after the required language models are downloaded.

Does Pixel Guide include ads or tracking?

No. Pixel Guide has no ads, no analytics, and no telemetry. Built-in ad blocking helps keep web guide pages cleaner while saving HTML guides.

Can I import my own guides?

Yes. You can import your own guides, maps, charts, manuals, and documents, or add URL shortcuts that appear beside your downloaded guides inside the app.

Is there an iOS alternative to Pixel Guide?

If you are looking for an iOS alternative, you can check out Pocket Codex, which offers a similar guide-reading experience on iOS.