{ "releases": { "0.11.17": { "date": "2026-06-29", "notes": [ "Sync: Added WebDAV and Google Drive sync for your books and reading data", "Widgets: Added home-screen reading widgets on mobile so you can jump straight back into your book", "Reading: You can now open and read Markdown(.md) files", "Reading: You can select a word by double-clicking it, and search gained regex and nearby-words modes", "Reading: Added a sticky progress bar with chapter markers, and keyboard shortcuts to fine-tune text selection", "Library: Added a Recently Read shelf to quickly pick up where you left off, plus a separate background texture for your library", "Text-to-Speech: Added offline voices on iOS, a setting to highlight by word or by sentence", "PDF: Smoother pinch-zoom and panning, faster scrolling on mobile, and a new contrast option in the view menu", "More: Customize the highlight toolbar across all books, filter exported annotations by color and style" ] }, "0.11.12": { "date": "2026-06-20", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.11.10": { "date": "2026-06-19", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.11.4": { "date": "2026-06-03", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.11.2": { "date": "2026-05-31", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.11.1": { "date": "2026-05-11", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.10.6": { "date": "2026-04-13", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.10.4": { "date": "2026-04-06", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.10.2": { "date": "2026-04-05", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.10.1": { "date": "2026-03-22", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.9.101": { "date": "2026-02-28", "notes": [ "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" ] }, "0.9.100": { "date": "2026-02-13", "notes": [ "Text-to-Speech: Automatically moves to the next chapter when the current chapter finishes", "Reading: Fixed the reading ruler on Android", "Reading: Improved RSVP layout and stability", "Reading: Fixed an issue where some EPUB books could not adjust font size", "Annotations: Added a magnifier (loupe) when adjusting text selection", "Annotations: Text selection now snaps to word boundaries for better accuracy", "Annotations: Custom highlight colors now apply correctly in the sidebar", "Dictionary: Added a back button for easier navigation", "Dictionary: Fixed an issue where Dictionary and Wikipedia could not open on Android", "Metadata: Added collapsible sections in Book Details", "Metadata: Added support for parsing series information from Calibre-exported EPUB files", "Eink: Improved component layout and colors in E-ink mode", "Layout: Sidebar toggle button position is now persistent" ] }, "0.9.99": { "date": "2026-02-07", "notes": [ "Reading: Added a reading ruler (line highlight) to help guide your eyes while reading", "Reading: Added paragraph-by-paragraph reading mode for more focused navigation", "Reading: Added a speed reading mode to support faster reading workflows", "Reading: Added support for gamepad input to turn pages", "Accessibility: Improved TalkBack support in dropdown menus for smoother navigation", "Accessibility: Page navigation buttons are now always visible to screen readers", "Accessibility: Reading progress is now updated correctly when navigating with screen readers", "Annotations: Expanded highlight customization with more color options", "Annotations: Added an option to export annotations as plain text", "Library: Added grouping by author and series for better library organization", "Library: Added support of marking books as finished", "Search: Added fuzzy search to quickly find settings even with partial keywords", "Table of Contents: Added page numbers for nested TOC entries", "Text-to-Speech: Added navigation controls to return to the current reading position", "Linux: Added an in-app updater for AppImage builds", "E-ink: Improved color support for color E-ink devices to display richer highlights" ] }, "0.9.98": { "date": "2026-01-21", "notes": [ "Bookshelf: Added the ability to export original book files directly from the book details dialog", "Bookshelf: Added a new sorting option to organize books by publish date", "Bookshelf: Improved performance for large library with faster and more stable imports", "OPDS: Improved download reliability by correctly detecting filenames for PDF and CBZ files", "Proofreading: Added support for whole-word replacement to make text corrections more precise", "Notes: Added the ability to export notes using a customizable template", "PDF: Added support for panning within PDF documents for easier navigation", "PDF: Improved performance by pre-rendering the next page for smoother page transitions", "Text-to-Speech: Added support for word replacement to improve pronunciation during playback", "Text-to-Speech: Fixed an issue where playback speed settings were not applied correctly on Linux", "E-ink: Improved reading stability by preventing unwanted scrolling when animations are disabled or on e-ink devices", "Discord: Added Discord Rich Presence to display your current reading status on Desktop platforms", "Android: Fixed an issue that could cause occasional crashes during app startup", "Fonts: Improved web font loading for faster and more stable text rendering" ] }, "0.9.97": { "date": "2026-01-10", "notes": [ "Annotations: Added annotation bubble icons directly on text with instant note popups", "Annotations: Enabled quick highlighting when selecting text", "Annotations: Added the ability to edit the text range of existing highlights", "Annotations: Added an annotation navigation bar for easier browsing", "OPDS: Fixed an issue where CBZ files could not be downloaded from OPDS catalogs", "OPDS: Improved compatibility with Komga OPDS servers", "OPDS: Added support for OPDS servers using self-signed SSL certificates", "PDF: Fixed an issue where some PDF files failed to open", "E-ink: Optimized colors and layout for improved e-ink device readability", "Search: Added search term history for quicker repeated searches", "Text-to-Speech: Reduced excessive pauses between sentences for smoother playback", "File Transfer: Introduced a background transfer queue for uploading and downloading books", "Proofreading: Added a proofread tool that can replace text directly within books" ] }, "0.9.96": { "date": "2025-12-19", "notes": [ "TTS: Resolved an issue where Edge TTS was blocked in certain regions", "OPDS: Improved compatibility with older versions of Calibre Web", "OPDS: Added an instant search bar for faster browsing in OPDS catalogs", "OPDS: Added a curated book catalog from Standard Ebooks", "Bookshelf: Added a “Group Books” action to the context menu", "Comics: Fixed layout issues to improve comic book reading", "Layout: Footnote popups now adapt correctly to different screen sizes", "Layout: Fixed an issue where the maximum inline width was not applied to EPUBs", "Sync: Improved file downloading by correctly handling special characters in filenames", "UI: Added an option to temporarily dismiss the reading progress bar", "Settings: Screen brightness adjustments now apply only to the reader view", "iOS: You can now open files directly in Readest from the Files app", "macOS: Added a global menu option to open files with Readest" ] }, "0.9.95": { "date": "2025-12-08", "notes": [ "OPDS: You can now search, browse, and download ebooks directly from OPDS catalogs", "OPDS: Improved compatibility with Calibre Web for reliable downloads", "OPDS: Fixed an issue where book covers from self-hosted Calibre OPDS servers did not display correctly", "Cloud Storage: You can view and delete files stored in your cloud storage directly from the app", "Bookshelf: Added support for importing books from a folder recursively", "Bookshelf: You can now rename your bookshelf groups", "EPUB: Added support for SVG covers from Standard Ebooks", "Annotations: Keyboard shortcuts no longer copy selected text into the notebook", "Footnotes: Footnote popups now scale properly on small screens", "Touch/Styli: Removed the context menu for smoother interaction on touch and stylus devices", "Layout: Devices with unfoldable screens now automatically switch to a two-column layout", "PDF: Improved zoomed-in navigation and hand-tool behavior for smoother page navigation", "Android: Fixed highlighting of the current sentence when using native Android text-to-speech", "Android: Back button handling now works correctly on Android 15 and above", "Android: You can now open files shared from other apps" ] }, "0.9.94": { "date": "2025-12-02", "notes": [ "OPDS: You can now browse and download ebooks directly from OPDS catalogs", "PDF: Added a hand-tool mode that makes navigating PDF pages easier", "Covers: You can now choose a folder to save the latest book cover image", "CJK: Added one-tap conversion between Simplified and Traditional Chinese", "Shortcuts: Use Ctrl + mouse wheel to quickly zoom in or out", "Library: Added a new option to adjust cover sizes in grid view", "Windows: Added Ebook thumbnails with book covers in Windows Explorer", "TTS: Fixed an issue where the page would scroll when showing the annotator", "Annotations: Resolved layout shifts when selecting text in paginated mode on Android", "Files: Improved backup handling to prevent file corruption", "Layout: Fixed text clipping caused by negative indents", "E-ink: Improved sidebar and notebook background colors for e-ink devices", "Android: The Back button now works properly in menus, dialogs, and alerts", "iOS: Fixed occasional failures when opening books on older iOS versions (16.4 and below)" ] }, "0.9.93": { "date": "2025-11-20", "notes": [ "Sync: Improved reliability for new accounts so your books sync correctly from the start", "Library: Fixed an occasional issue where returning to the library could get stuck", "Layout: Improved image display in paginated mode so images won't exceed the available height", "TXT: Improved performance and stability when opening and parsing TXT files", "Fonts: Fixed an issue where monospace fonts were not applied correctly in code blocks" ] }, "0.9.92": { "date": "2025-11-18", "notes": [ "Bookshelf: Added support for nested groups to organize your books more flexibly", "Sync: Improved reliability by automatically retrying failed book syncs", "Sync: Improved token refresh so login sessions stay active longer on KOReader", "E-Ink: Enhanced readability on the library page for E-Ink devices", "UI: Storage capacity is now displayed with precise values in the user profile", "Reader: You can now import files directly into the currently selected book group", "Account: You can now update the email address linked to your Readest account", "Footnotes: Added compatibility for more footnote formats" ] }, "0.9.91": { "date": "2025-10-29", "notes": [ "TTS: Fixed an issue where system voices were not working on Android", "TTS: Added options to customize the highlight style during read-aloud", "E-Ink: Disabled all shadows to improve display clarity", "E-Ink: Added an option to save the last book cover on Android", "Android: Fixed a crash that occurred when toggling 'Allow Script'", "Android: Adjusted launcher icon size for better compatibility across devices" ] }, "0.9.90": { "date": "2025-10-28", "notes": [ "Sync: Faster library syncing and support for in-app one-time purchases of extra cloud storage", "TTS: You can now choose the target language for read-aloud on translated books", "Reader: New keyboard shortcuts make it easier to move between sections", "Reader: Smoother scrolling for a more comfortable reading experience", "Reader: Footnotes in definition lists are now fully supported", "Reader: Improved search accuracy and display of search results", "Reader: Clearer error messages when importing books", "Reader: Improved safety when loading book content", "Settings: You can now choose your own highlight colors", "Settings: Added option to adjust screen brightness automatically", "E-Ink: Better readability and clearer progress display with underlined links", "Android: You can now store app data on an external SD card", "iOS: Restores your last reading page if the app was closed in the background", "Localization: Added Persian (Farsi) language support" ] }, "0.9.88": { "date": "2025-10-18", "notes": [ "TTS: Fixed issue where the read-aloud indicator disappeared too quickly", "Layout: Overriding book layout no longer affects explicitly set text alignment", "Reader: Added localized number display for reading progress in vertical layout", "Reader: Enhanced swipe responsiveness for smoother page transitions", "Settings: Added an option to disable animations when using E-Ink mode" ] }, "0.9.87": { "date": "2025-10-16", "notes": [ "Reader: Improved chapter detection with better chapter title recognition", "Reader: Enhanced compatibility for parsing more footnote formats", "Theme: Fixed auto theme switching in new reader windows", "TTS: Improved scrolling accuracy to highlighted text during read-aloud", "TTS: Fixed crash issues on certain Android systems" ] }, "0.9.86": { "date": "2025-10-14", "notes": [ "Reader: Added support for per-book background image customization", "Reader: Added option to override book language metadata for improved hyphenation accuracy", "Sync: Readest sync in KOReader can now be triggered using gesture controls", "Sync: Fixed a crash in KOReader that occurred when syncing progress without an open book", "Sync: Improved upload performance with concurrent upload support" ] }, "0.9.85": { "date": "2025-10-14", "notes": [ "TTS: Improved media session control compatibility across more Android systems", "TTS: Made the TTS icon less distracting during read-aloud mode", "Settings: Added an option to adjust screen brightness while reading", "Settings: Added support for custom background images", "PDF: Fixed an issue where scrolling and panning didn’t work correctly when zoomed in", "Android: Added adaptive launcher icon for better system integration", "Reader: Added keyboard shortcuts for toggling bookmarks", "Reader: Annotations are now rendered instantly when opening files" ] }, "0.9.82": { "date": "2025-10-01", "notes": [ "Sync: More reliable syncing between KOReader and Readest", "MOBI: Fixed an issue where some footnotes in MOBI/AZW files were not parsed correctly", "Storage: Added support for changing data location on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android", "Windows: Portable EXE version now stores all reading data in the directory of the executable", "Android: Added background TTS support with media session controls", "WebView: Extended compatibility down to version 92", "Settings: Added global settings menu to the library page", "iOS: Fixed an issue where custom theme colors were not handled correctly on older Safari versions", "TTS: Added more languages for Edge TTS" ] }, "0.9.81": { "date": "2025-09-19", "notes": [ "TTS: Added desktop common media control support when TTS is playing", "PDF: Disabled swipe-up gesture for toggling the action bar when zoomed in", "Fonts: Fixed an issue where embedded fonts in ebooks were occasionally not applied", "Reader: Fixed an issue where newly created highlights sometimes would not appear", "Reader: Enabled scrolling in the menu when the menu is too long" ] }, "0.9.80": { "date": "2025-09-19", "notes": [ "Accessibility: Added support for popular screen readers on all platforms, making books accessible to readers with visual impairments", "Sync: Progress is now synced across different versions of the same book by aggregated metadata", "Library: Groups are now displayed in list view for easier organization", "Library: Added delete confirmation when removing books from the context menu", "Fonts: Added support for fonts with subfamilies when importing TTF/OTF font files", "Layout: Prevented layout shift in Android when the virtual keyboard appears" ] }, "0.9.78": { "date": "2025-09-06", "notes": [ "TTS: Added option to keep a persistent TTS bar at the bottom of the screen", "TTS: Added previous/next sentence navigation controls in the TTS bar", "TTS: Added media control support on iOS lock screen and AirPods", "TTS: Fixed an issue where headings could not be highlighted for TTS", "Sync: Fixed occasional sync failures between KOReader and Readest", "Fonts: Grouped font styles into custom font families for easier selection", "Reader: Improved text selection sensitivity when using a stylus", "Reader: Books can now be properly closed using the system back button on Android", "EPUB: Fixed parsing to correctly detect the front cover in some EPUB files", "PDF: Added zoom level, zoom mode, and spread mode settings for PDFs", "Reader: Bookmarks can now be edited directly in the sidebar", "Layout: Prevented layout shift when the virtual keyboard appears on Android", "TXT: Improved chapter detection and added support for nested table of contents in TXT files" ] }, "0.9.76": { "date": "2025-08-30", "notes": [ "Sync: Moved KOReader sync controls into the reader sidebar with a manual push/pull option", "Sync: Improved tolerance and reliability for KOReader sync operations", "Sync: Added support for more KOReader server implementations", "Fonts: Added support for importing multiple styles within a font family", "Reader: Fixed an issue where footnotes are empty in some EPUB files", "Theme: Applied theme background color for PDFs on macOS", "Reader: Added support for importing AZW3 files on Android", "Reader: Reduced screen flash when launching the app and opening books", "Layout: Fixed an issue where the grouping modal would not appear on Linux" ] }, "0.9.75": { "date": "2025-08-22", "notes": [ "Fonts: Added support for importing local TTF and ODF fonts", "TTS: Reduced the pause between sentences when using Edge TTS", "TTS: Fixed an issue where voices list could not be opened on older versions of iOS", "TOC: Fixed an issue where nested TOC items would not collapse properly in some books", "Translator: Fixed an issue where translations in the popup did not refresh correctly", "Library: Added option to sort authors with last name first", "Layout: Fixed mismatch in close button position between the reader and library pages", "Layout: Book title now remains centered in the available space", "Layout: Fixed footer bar layout in landscape mode" ] }, "0.9.72": { "date": "2025-08-18", "notes": [ "Fixed Edge TTS voice playback for EPUBs", "Reduced accidental page flips when toggling toolbars", "Fixed images with background colors not displaying correctly in some books", "Added support for custom KOReader Sync Servers on your local network (LAN)" ] }, "0.9.71": { "date": "2025-08-13", "notes": [ "Sync: Added two ways to sync reading progress with KOReader devices", "EPUB: Applied monospace font settings", "EPUB: Fixed initial text alignment for some EPUB files", "PDF: Fixed issue opening large PDF files on Android", "TTS: Improved book language detection when language code is invalid", "iOS: Fixed applying system color scheme in auto theme mode", "Config: Added option to choose reading progress display style (percentage or page number)", "Library: Added option to delete only the local copy of a book", "Account: Added 'Reset Password' button in the account page" ] }, "0.9.69": { "date": "2025-08-02", "notes": [ "Updater: Fixed permission issue when updating in standalone reader window", "Config: Added option to disable double‑click actions", "EPUB: Fixed missing images in some EPUB files", "EPUB: Corrected formatting for book subjects", "TXT: Improved language detection when parsing TXT files", "CSS: Resolved issue where custom font colors could not be applied", "Layout: Corrected cover image width display in 'Fit' mode for list view", "Layout: Fixed unintended scrolling in reader view when highlighting text" ] }, "0.9.68": { "date": "2025-07-30", "notes": [ "Reader: Files now open in a new window by default on Desktop", "Translation: Skips translating content inside
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