diff --git a/apps/textreader/ChangeLog b/apps/textreader/ChangeLog
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+0.01: New Text Reader App - Initial version with file browsing and reading capabilities 
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diff --git a/apps/textreader/app-icon.js b/apps/textreader/app-icon.js
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+require("heatshrink").decompress(atob("mEwwkBiIA/AH4A/AH4AhAQIWBAQPAiEAhw7CAAIrBA4IrBK4YDBK4YDBTYIABTYIADACqaDVYarDVYarDVYIAVVYYAVACqrDACqrEVYirEVYirEVYYAXVYgAYVYoAZVYwAbVY4AdVZAAeVZIAfVZQAg")); 
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diff --git a/apps/textreader/app.js b/apps/textreader/app.js
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+{// Text Reader for Bangle.js 2
+
+    // Get list of readable files
+    let getFileList = () => {
+        return require("Storage").list(/\.txt$/).sort();
+    };
+
+    // Read file content
+    let readFile = (filename) => {
+        return require("Storage").read(filename);
+    };
+
+    // File browser menu
+    let showFileBrowser = () => {
+        const files = getFileList();
+        if (files.length === 0) {
+            E.showMessage("No text files found\nSave .txt files first");
+            setTimeout(() => load(), 2000);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const menu = {
+            "": { title: "Text Reader" }
+        };
+
+        // Add files to menu
+        files.forEach(file => {
+            menu[file] = () => showFileContent(file);
+        });
+
+        E.showMenu(menu);
+    };
+
+    // Show file content with scrolling
+    let showFileContent = (filename) => {
+        const content = readFile(filename);
+        if (!content) {
+            E.showMessage("Error reading file");
+            setTimeout(showFileBrowser, 2000);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Split content into words and remove empty strings
+        const words = content.split(/\s+/).filter(word => word.length > 0);
+        let currentWordIndex = 0;
+
+        let draw = () => {
+            // Set theme colors
+            g.setColor(g.theme.bg);
+            g.fillRect(0, 0, g.getWidth(), g.getHeight());
+            g.setColor(g.theme.fg);
+
+            g.setFontAlign(0, 0); // Center alignment
+            g.setFont("6x8", 3);
+
+            // Draw current word in center of screen
+            if (words.length > 0) {
+                g.drawString(words[currentWordIndex], g.getWidth() / 2, g.getHeight() / 2);
+            }
+
+            // Draw word counter at bottom
+            g.setFont("6x8", 1);
+            g.drawString(`${currentWordIndex + 1}/${words.length}`, g.getWidth() / 2, g.getHeight() - 20);
+        };
+
+        Bangle.setUI({
+            mode: "custom",
+            back: showFileBrowser,
+            touch: (button, xy) => {
+                if (button == 1) {
+                    // Left side - previous word
+                    if (currentWordIndex > 0) {
+                        currentWordIndex--;
+                        draw();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // Right side - next word
+                    if (currentWordIndex < words.length - 1) {
+                        currentWordIndex++;
+                        draw();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        draw();
+    };
+
+    // Start the app
+    showFileBrowser();
+}
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diff --git a/apps/textreader/metadata.json b/apps/textreader/metadata.json
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+{
+    "id": "textreader",
+    "name": "Text Reader",
+    "shortName": "TextReader",
+    "version": "0.01",
+    "description": "Read text files from your Bangle.js filesystem",
+    "type": "app",
+    "tags": "tool,files,reader",
+    "supports": [
+        "BANGLEJS2"
+    ],
+    "allow_emulator": true,
+    "icon": "textreader.png",
+    "storage": [
+        {
+            "name": "textreader.app.js",
+            "url": "app.js"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "textreader.img",
+            "url": "app-icon.js",
+            "evaluate": true
+        }
+    ]
+}
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