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+# µHabits
+
+µHabits is a simple app for building and tracking habits on Android.
+
+<sub>This software is in alpha-stage! Expect occasional bugs and incomplete features.
+Suggestions, comments and criticism are very welcome.</sub>
+
+## Features
+
+* A **simple and beautiful interface**, following material design guidelines.
+
+* Advanced algorithm for calculating the **strength of the habits**. Every repetition
+    makes your habit stronger, and every missed day makes it weaker. A single missed
+    day after a long streak, however, will not completely destroy your entire progress.
+    
+* Support for both **daily habits** and habits with more **complex schedules**, such as 3 times
+  every week; one time every other week; or every other day.
+  
+* Habit **reminders**, at a chosen hour of the day.
+
+* **Complete history** of your habit strength and repetitions. Scroll back and see
+    how did your habits improved (or not) over time.
+  
+* **Current streak** and past streaks.
+
+## Screenshots
+
+[![Main screen][screen1th]][screen1]
+[![Edit habit][screen2th]][screen2]
+[![Habit strength][screen3th]][screen3]
+[![Habit history and streaks][screen4th]][screen4]
+
+[screen1]: screenshots/uhabits1.png
+[screen2]: screenshots/uhabits2.png
+[screen3]: screenshots/uhabits3.png
+[screen4]: screenshots/uhabits4.png
+[screen1th]: screenshots/uhabits1.thumb.png
+[screen2th]: screenshots/uhabits2.thumb.png
+[screen3th]: screenshots/uhabits3.thumb.png
+[screen4th]: screenshots/uhabits4.thumb.png