com.bilingify.readest Readest

Modern, feature-rich ebook reader

Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

Built as a modern rewrite of Foliate, Readest leverages Next.js 15 and Tauri v2 to deliver a smooth, cross-platform experience across macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and the Web.

Whether you're analyzing complex texts, immersing yourself in stories, or exploring new ideas, Readest adapts to your needs with powerful features for deep, thoughtful reading.

Key features include:

Multi-format support for EPUB, MOBI, KF8 (AZW3), FB2, CBZ, TXT, and PDF (experimental).
Switch between scrolling or paginated reading modes for your preferred reading style.
Full-text search across the entire book to find relevant sections quickly.
Add highlights, bookmarks, and notes to enhance your reading experience and learning.
Easily excerpt text from books for detailed notes and analysis.
Instantly look up words and terms with built-in dictionary and Wikipedia integration.
Translate selected text instantly using DeepL for accurate translations.
Parallel Reading: Read two books or documents simultaneously in a split-screen view, perfect for researchers, language learners, and multitaskers.
Customize fonts, layout, theme mode, and theme colors for a personalized reading experience.
Cross-platform synchronization of book files, reading progress, notes, and bookmarks across all supported platforms.
Text-to-Speech functionality for a more accessible reading experience.
Organize, sort, and manage your entire ebook library with advanced library management tools.
One-click file association to quickly open files in Readest from your file browser.

Readest also includes custom CSS support for personalized styling, and code syntax highlighting for technical books. The application is designed to honor the legacy of deep reading while embracing modern technology for an enhanced experience.

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Reading: Fixed full-page cover images and cover backgrounds that didn't display correctly under a page texture
Reading: Fixed a crash when opening large PDF files on mobile devices
Reading: You can now save or share an image straight from the image viewer
Speed Reading: Fixed the control bar overlapping the playback controls on mobile
Sync: Books without a reading status no longer jump back to the top after every sync
Sync: Your per-device reading view settings now stay local instead of syncing between devices
OPDS: Fixed the Add Catalog dialog appearing behind Settings on mobile

Reading: Added Word Lens, which shows a quick translation above difficult words as you read
Reading: Added real page numbers from the book's own page list, and the current page now appears under the active chapter in the table of contents
Reading: Added Webtoon Mode for seamless, gap-free scrolling through comics and image books, and you can now tap an image or table to open it full-screen
Reading Stats: Track your reading time and pages, now synced across your devices and with KOReader
Library: Unlock the app with your fingerprint or Face ID, browse books by series in list view, search any title on Goodreads
Integrations: Hardcover progress and notes sync automatically, OPDS catalogs gained search and richer descriptions
Text-to-Speech: Words are highlighted one at a time as they're read aloud, with read-along following you through paragraph and speed reading modes
Speed Reading: Added a start delay, word-by-word stepping, dictionary lookups, keyboard shortcuts, and your reading font now styles the focused word
Dictionary: Word variations now resolve to their base forms, with more reliable system dictionary lookups on Android and iOS
Annotations: Customize the highlight toolbar, share selected text to other apps, and highlights now render correctly over bulleted lists
Platform: Added an opt-in nightly update channel for early access to new features, plus faster, smoother reading and many platform fixes

Library: You can now send a book file directly from the bookshelf selection popup
Reading: Wide tables now scroll sideways, and oversized images or code blocks scroll in place instead of accidentally turning the page
Reading: Fixed page backgrounds, textures, and full-page cover images that didn't display correctly in paginated and scrolled modes
Reading: Fixed bright table and note backgrounds that didn't match the page in dark mode
Reading: Fixed the reading ruler drifting while scrolling and a stray line at the bottom of the page
Fonts: Fixed custom fonts disappearing after re-importing, and they now apply correctly inside books
PDF: Fixed scanned PDFs not displaying in installed app builds
Annotations: The annotation list now scrolls back to your nearest highlight, and exporting to Readwise works again on desktop
Android: Fixed a freeze when long-pressing images, plus issues with copying text and opening books directly from other apps
Fixes: Kept the book menu order stable, synced KOReader book covers, and fixed a Windows launch crash

Send to Readest: Clip web pages and articles into your library via the system share sheet, or by emailing them in
Dictionary: Look up words with your device's built-in system dictionary on macOS, iOS, and Android, plus faster MDict and StarDict imports
Library: Import books from a folder with format and size filters, or read them in place from external folders without copying
Reading: The reading ruler now follows individual lines, you can swipe along the edge to adjust brightness on mobile, and customize hardware-button page turning
Annotations: Create global highlights that apply to every matching passage in a book
Text-to-Speech: Added a hotkey to highlight the sentence being read aloud, and made TTS more reliable
Fonts: Fixed custom fonts disappearing after restarting or reloading the app
iOS: Fixed the reader not updating when you switch between light and dark mode
Android: Fixed an issue where highlighting text could trigger unintended page turns
Fixes: Many improvements across PDFs, EPUBs, Sync, Scrolling, Highlighting

Dictionaries: You can now import your own StarDict and MDict dictionaries
Sync: Your custom dictionaries, custom fonts, background textures and OPDS catalogs now sync across devices
KOReader Sync: Browse your full Readest Library from inside KOReader, with improved sync diagnostics
OPDS: Stream books over OPDS-PSE and optionally auto-download new titles from feeds
Sharing: Create share links for books, jump directly to book via deep links in exported annotations
Library: Added an optional 4-digit PIN lock at app launch to keep your library private
Library: You can now drag entire folders to import books
Reading: Added support for inline CJK ruby annotations (warichu/Gezhu), improved footnote detection
Speed Reading: Reading position now resumes correctly across devices and inside long sections
Fixes: Many fixes across PDFs, MOBIs, EPUBs, TTS, scrolling, and accessibility

Library: Much faster browsing for large collections
Reading: Added an option to keep the book's original paragraph layout
Reading: Fixed page navigation for Arabic books
PDF: Fixed TTS reading interruptions at line breaks in PDFs
PDF: You can now apply your chosen theme colors to PDFs
Sync: Added HTTP Basic auth support for CWA
Sync: Improved progress sync with Hardcover.app
OPDS: You can now edit your registered catalogs, with better handling of download filenames
Speed Reading: Your reading position now syncs across devices
Platform: Fixed window buttons on macOS, reduced crashes on iOS

Annotations: You can now name your highlight colors, and your custom names sync across devices
Annotations: Fixed highlights that stayed on the page after being deleted from the sidebar
Speed Reading: Added an option to split long words, a faster countdown
Text-to-Speech: Fixed double playback when tapping the play button in quick succession
Accessibility: Dropdown menus now open reliably when activated with the keyboard
Reading: Background textures now display correctly when you override the theme background color
Translation: Temporarily disabled the Yandex provider while its service is unavailable

Reading: Added single section scroll option, keyboard shortcuts help dialog, and reading ruler improvements
Reading: Fixed Adobe font deobfuscation and applied theme colors to PDFs
Reading: Fixed paginator freeze, image sizing on resize, and vertical writing mode compatibility
Annotations: Fixed annotations grouped under wrong chapter and added highlight opacity setting
Text-to-Speech: Added dedicated TTS settings tab with highlight opacity and keyboard shortcuts for navigation
Sync: Added Hardcover.app sync integration and improved KOSync progress accuracy
KOReader Plugin: Added full annotation sync option and fixed sync-related crashes
OPDS: Added custom catalog headers with web proxy consent and fixed feed display issues
Speed Reading: Added per-chapter progress bar and speed selector dropdown
Android: Added D-pad navigation for Android TV remote controller
Theme: Added atmosphere Easter egg with video overlay and ambient audio

Reading: Added continuous scroll and spread layout support for EPUBs
Reading: Added current time and battery display in footer
Reading: Added TTS, annotation support, pinch-to-zoom, and scroll mode for PDFs
Library: Added backup/restore to a zip file and batch metadata refresh
KOReader: Added bookmark and annotation sync between KOReader and Readest devices
Footnotes: Added back navigation with link history and more responsive popup sizing
Annotations: Added loupe display when selecting text in instant annotation mode
Text-to-Speech: Fixed TTS reading position tracking in scrolled mode

Text-to-Speech: Fixed an issue where TTS could not continue to the next chapter
Reading: Fixed an issue importing very large TXT files on iOS
Reading: Fixed the layout of the reading ruler in scrolled mode
Reading: Smoother page-turn animations for a more fluid experience
Reading: Added a gallery mode to zoom and browse images within books
Annotations: Page numbers are now displayed and exported with highlights and notes
Annotations: Added support for exporting highlights to Readwise
OPDS: Fixed missing book descriptions in OPDS feeds
Android: Improved compatibility with older WebView versions on Android

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