Charles: PDF, Photo, Video

LiveBark Solutions2 apps · 34 installsVideo Players & EditorsFree · contains adsIn-app purchases: $1.89 per itemcom.barksolutions.charles

Open photos, PDFs, videos and audio in one app. Copy text and transcribe.

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Total installs
14
exact · Play shows 10+
Installs / day
~2
est. · lifetime avg over 6 days
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
8 Oct 2026
6d ago
Last update
8 Oct 2026
v1.2.3 · 5d ago
Countries
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Installs per day

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Daily tracking since 13 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Install history

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Daily tracking since 13 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties Location, App activity and 2 others
  • Collects data Location, App activity and 2 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

9 in 3 groups
4 Sensitive1 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
OtherNotable5

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Charles is the universal viewer for your phone: photos, PDFs, videos and audio in one lightweight app, no sign-up needed. PHOTOS • Browse folders and albums in grid, list or compact view • Pinch and double-tap zoom • Edit: crop, rotate, brightness, contrast, filters and drawing • Print, share or set as wallpaper PDF, COMICS, BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS • Read EPUB books (with chapter navigation and adjustable text size) • Open Word documents (DOCX) for reading • Read comics and manga in CBZ, CBR and CB7, with zoom, page swiping and right-to-left reading • Open PDFs with zoom and swipe between pages • Search text across all pages • Share and print VIDEO • Player with -10s/+10s skip and 0.5x to 2x speed • Trim clips from your videos • Capture a frame (screenshot) at any second AUDIO • Player with speed control and 10s skip • Audio-to-text transcription, done on your phone with no internet needed (Whisper) TEXT EXTRACTION (OCR) • Select and copy text from photos and PDFs; the text is highlighted right over the original PRIVACY • Your files stay on your device. OCR and transcription run locally. FREE WITH ADS, PRO WITHOUT ADS • Use it for free, with ads. Features like OCR and transcription may ask you to watch a short ad. • With Charles Pro (one-time purchase) you remove ads and unlock OCR and transcription instantly.

What's new

First release of Charles! • Photos, PDFs, videos and audio in one app • EPUB, DOCX and comics reader (CBZ/CBR/CB7) • Copy text from photos and PDFs (OCR) • On-device audio transcription, no internet needed • Trim videos and capture frames

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