readest/data/metainfo/appdata.xml

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<component type="desktop-application">
  <id>com.bilingify.readest</id>

  <name>Readest</name>
  <summary>Modern, feature-rich ebook reader</summary>

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

  <categories>
    <category>Office</category>
    <category>Education</category>
    <category>Literature</category>
  </categories>

  <keywords>
    <keyword translate="no">readest</keyword>
    <keyword>ebook</keyword>
    <keyword>reader</keyword>
    <keyword>epub</keyword>
    <keyword>mobi</keyword>
    <keyword>pdf</keyword>
    <keyword>reading</keyword>
    <keyword>books</keyword>
    <keyword>annotation</keyword>
    <keyword>highlight</keyword>
    <keyword>notes</keyword>
    <keyword>translation</keyword>
    <keyword>tts</keyword>
    <keyword>sync</keyword>
  </keywords>

  <url type="homepage">https://github.com/readest/readest</url>
  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/readest/readest/issues</url>
  <url type="help">https://github.com/readest/readest/wiki</url>
  <url type="donation">https://github.com/sponsors/readest</url>

  <launchable type="desktop-id">com.bilingify.readest.desktop</launchable>

  <releases>
    <release version="0.9.96" date="2025-12-19">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>TTS: Resolved an issue where Edge TTS was blocked in certain regions</li>
          <li>OPDS: Improved compatibility with older versions of Calibre Web</li>
          <li>OPDS: Added an instant search bar for faster browsing in OPDS catalogs</li>
          <li>OPDS: Added a curated book catalog from Standard Ebooks</li>
          <li>Bookshelf: Added a “Group Books” action to the context menu</li>
          <li>Comics: Fixed layout issues to improve comic book reading</li>
          <li>Layout: Footnote popups now adapt correctly to different screen sizes</li>
          <li>Layout: Fixed an issue where the maximum inline width was not applied to EPUBs</li>
          <li>Sync: Improved file downloading by correctly handling special characters in filenames</li>
          <li>UI: Added an option to temporarily dismiss the reading progress bar</li>
          <li>Settings: Screen brightness adjustments now apply only to the reader view</li>
          <li>iOS: You can now open files directly in Readest from the Files app</li>
          <li>macOS: Added a global menu option to open files with Readest</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.95" date="2025-12-08">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>OPDS: You can now search, browse, and download ebooks directly from OPDS catalogs</li>
          <li>OPDS: Improved compatibility with Calibre Web for reliable downloads</li>
          <li>OPDS: Fixed an issue where book covers from self-hosted Calibre OPDS servers did not display correctly</li>
          <li>Cloud Storage: You can view and delete files stored in your cloud storage directly from the app</li>
          <li>Bookshelf: Added support for importing books from a folder recursively</li>
          <li>Bookshelf: You can now rename your bookshelf groups</li>
          <li>EPUB: Added support for SVG covers from Standard Ebooks</li>
          <li>Annotations: Keyboard shortcuts no longer copy selected text into the notebook</li>
          <li>Footnotes: Footnote popups now scale properly on small screens</li>
          <li>Touch/Styli: Removed the context menu for smoother interaction on touch and stylus devices</li>
          <li>Layout: Devices with unfoldable screens now automatically switch to a two-column layout</li>
          <li>PDF: Improved zoomed-in navigation and hand-tool behavior for smoother page navigation</li>
          <li>Android: Fixed highlighting of the current sentence when using native Android text-to-speech</li>
          <li>Android: Back button handling now works correctly on Android 15 and above</li>
          <li>Android: You can now open files shared from other apps</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.94" date="2025-12-02">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>OPDS: You can now browse and download ebooks directly from OPDS catalogs</li>
          <li>PDF: Added a hand-tool mode that makes navigating PDF pages easier</li>
          <li>Covers: You can now choose a folder to save the latest book cover image</li>
          <li>CJK: Added one-tap conversion between Simplified and Traditional Chinese</li>
          <li>Shortcuts: Use Ctrl + mouse wheel to quickly zoom in or out</li>
          <li>Library: Added a new option to adjust cover sizes in grid view</li>
          <li>Windows: Added Ebook thumbnails with book covers in Windows Explorer</li>
          <li>TTS: Fixed an issue where the page would scroll when showing the annotator</li>
          <li>Annotations: Resolved layout shifts when selecting text in paginated mode on Android</li>
          <li>Files: Improved backup handling to prevent file corruption</li>
          <li>Layout: Fixed text clipping caused by negative indents</li>
          <li>E-ink: Improved sidebar and notebook background colors for e-ink devices</li>
          <li>Android: The Back button now works properly in menus, dialogs, and alerts</li>
          <li>iOS: Fixed occasional failures when opening books on older iOS versions (16.4 and below)</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.93" date="2025-11-20">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>Sync: Improved reliability for new accounts so your books sync correctly from the start</li>
          <li>Library: Fixed an occasional issue where returning to the library could get stuck</li>
          <li>Layout: Improved image display in paginated mode so images won't exceed the available height</li>
          <li>TXT: Improved performance and stability when opening and parsing TXT files</li>
          <li>Fonts: Fixed an issue where monospace fonts were not applied correctly in code blocks</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.92" date="2025-11-18">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>Bookshelf: Added support for nested groups to organize your books more flexibly</li>
          <li>Sync: Improved reliability by automatically retrying failed book syncs</li>
          <li>Sync: Improved token refresh so login sessions stay active longer on KOReader</li>
          <li>E-Ink: Enhanced readability on the library page for E-Ink devices</li>
          <li>UI: Storage capacity is now displayed with precise values in the user profile</li>
          <li>Reader: You can now import files directly into the currently selected book group</li>
          <li>Account: You can now update the email address linked to your Readest account</li>
          <li>Footnotes: Added compatibility for more footnote formats</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.91" date="2025-10-29">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>TTS: Fixed an issue where system voices were not working on Android</li>
          <li>TTS: Added options to customize the highlight style during read-aloud</li>
          <li>E-Ink: Disabled all shadows to improve display clarity</li>
          <li>E-Ink: Added an option to save the last book cover on Android</li>
          <li>Android: Fixed a crash that occurred when toggling 'Allow Script'</li>
          <li>Android: Adjusted launcher icon size for better compatibility across devices</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.90" date="2025-10-28">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>Sync: Faster library syncing and support for in-app one-time purchases of extra cloud storage</li>
          <li>TTS: You can now choose the target language for read-aloud on translated books</li>
          <li>Reader: New keyboard shortcuts make it easier to move between sections</li>
          <li>Reader: Smoother scrolling for a more comfortable reading experience</li>
          <li>Reader: Footnotes in definition lists are now fully supported</li>
          <li>Reader: Improved search accuracy and display of search results</li>
          <li>Reader: Clearer error messages when importing books</li>
          <li>Reader: Improved safety when loading book content</li>
          <li>Settings: You can now choose your own highlight colors</li>
          <li>Settings: Added option to adjust screen brightness automatically</li>
          <li>E-Ink: Better readability and clearer progress display with underlined links</li>
          <li>Android: You can now store app data on an external SD card</li>
          <li>iOS: Restores your last reading page if the app was closed in the background</li>
          <li>Localization: Added Persian (Farsi) language support</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.88" date="2025-10-18">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>TTS: Fixed issue where the read-aloud indicator disappeared too quickly</li>
          <li>Layout: Overriding book layout no longer affects explicitly set text alignment</li>
          <li>Reader: Added localized number display for reading progress in vertical layout</li>
          <li>Reader: Enhanced swipe responsiveness for smoother page transitions</li>
          <li>Settings: Added an option to disable animations when using E-Ink mode</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.87" date="2025-10-16">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>Reader: Improved chapter detection with better chapter title recognition</li>
          <li>Reader: Enhanced compatibility for parsing more footnote formats</li>
          <li>Theme: Fixed auto theme switching in new reader windows</li>
          <li>TTS: Improved scrolling accuracy to highlighted text during read-aloud</li>
          <li>TTS: Fixed crash issues on certain Android systems</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.9.86" date="2025-10-14">
      <description>
        <ul>
          <li>Reader: Added support for per-book background image customization</li>
          <li>Reader: Added option to override book language metadata for improved hyphenation accuracy</li>
          <li>Sync: Readest sync in KOReader can now be triggered using gesture controls</li>
          <li>Sync: Fixed a crash in KOReader that occurred when syncing progress without an open book</li>
          <li>Sync: Improved upload performance with concurrent upload support</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
  </releases>

  <metadata_license>FSFAP</metadata_license>
  <project_license>AGPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>

  <developer id="com.readest">
    <name>Readest Team</name>
  </developer>

  <screenshots>
    <screenshot type="default">
      <caption>Readest main interface with annotation</caption>
      <image type="source">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/readest/readest/refs/heads/main/data/screenshots/annotations.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Reading interface with dark mode</caption>
      <image type="source">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/readest/readest/refs/heads/main/data/screenshots/dark_mode.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Reading with TTS speak out</caption>
      <image type="source">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/readest/readest/refs/heads/main/data/screenshots/tts_speak_aloud.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Reading tools with Wikipedia integration</caption>
      <image type="source">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/readest/readest/refs/heads/main/data/screenshots/wikipedia_vertical.png</image>
    </screenshot>
  </screenshots>

  <content_rating type="oars-1.1">
    <content_attribute id="social-info">moderate</content_attribute>
  </content_rating>

  <branding>
    <color type="primary" scheme_preference="light">#d97706</color>
    <color type="primary" scheme_preference="dark">#b45309</color>
  </branding>
</component>