readest/apps/readest-app/release-notes.json

{
  "releases": {
    "0.9.38": {
      "date": "2025-04-29",
      "notes": [
        "Page Turning with Volume Keys: You can now turn pages using your device’s volume buttons",
        "Expanded English Voices: More English voices are available across all en locales",
        "Theme Editor: Added a primary color picker for easier customization",
        "System Fonts: Retrieve system fonts on iOS and Android, with improved font weight and style detection",
        "Popup Footnotes: Popup footnotes now inherit the book's font for consistent appearance",
        "Better Text Selection: Preserves text selection anchors when spanning paginated content",
        "Android Compatibility: Navigation bar auto-hides correctly on Android 10 and below",
        "Popup Dialogs: Back key now properly dismisses popup dialogs on Android"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.37": {
      "date": "2025-04-25",
      "notes": [
        "Full-Screen Toggle: You can now press F11 to quickly toggle full-screen mode",
        "List View: A new list layout is available for your bookshelf",
        "Book Details: Book descriptions from metadata are now shown in the details view",
        "Enhanced Android behavior: better navigation bar handling and status bar dismissal when resuming",
        "TTS now defaults to the book’s metadata language when needed",
        "Synced custom themes reliably across sessions"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.36": {
      "date": "2025-04-20",
      "notes": [
        "📥 New download and upload buttons in the book detail dialog for easier file management",
        "📂 You can now open files directly in Readest from your file manager on Android and iOS",
        "🛠️ Fixed an issue where files with quotation marks in the filename could not be opened",
        "📖 Improved the immersive reading experience on the reader page for Android and iOS",
        "🌐 Added GuanKiapTsingKhai-T to the list of available CJK fonts"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.35": {
      "date": "2025-04-15",
      "notes": [
        "🛠️ Fixed an issue where books without cover images can not be synced across devices",
        "📱 Added in-app update support for Android",
        "📚 You can now sort books by title or author in your library"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.33": {
      "date": "2025-04-13",
      "notes": [
        "New: Redesigned update dialog with a progress bar during downloads for a smoother update experience.",
        "New: You can now set header and footer visibility separately for paginated and scroll modes.",
        "Fixed layout issues in the bottom configuration panel when using RTL (right-to-left) languages.",
        "Fixed TXT file import issues on Android by improving support for content provider file paths.",
        "Fixed transformed punctuations when highlighting text with vertical layout.",
        "Improved login flow on macOS by handling OAuth with the native ASWebAuthenticationSession."
      ]
    },
    "0.9.32": {
      "date": "2025-04-09",
      "notes": [
        "No more resetting of font size and color when you apply custom book styles",
        "The underline and squiggly highlight decorations have been adjusted to sit neatly between text lines",
        "With more font options available, the font menu is no longer forced in-line",
        "LXGW WenKai TC is now part of our CJK font list"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.31": {
      "date": "2025-04-08",
      "notes": [
        "iOS: Text-to-Speech (TTS) now works in the background",
        "Android: Import files from native file manager",
        "Desktop: Add option to keep window on top",
        "Vertical layout for highlighting tools",
        "Added options to auto-stop TTS after timeout",
        "Added book search functionality in bookshelf",
        "Improved font support for CJK users"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.30": {
      "date": "2025-04-05",
      "notes": [
        "Added fixed storage quata when running the app in self-hosted mode",
        "Link colors will only change when you override fonts",
        "Added cache for native files for better performance"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.29": {
      "date": "2025-04-02",
      "notes": [
        "Improved Login on Android without needing to rely on external Chrome browser",
        "Local large book files now load more efficiently on Android",
        "Balanced the load of online service between different types of users to keep things running smoothly for everyone"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.28": {
      "date": "2025-03-30",
      "notes": [
        "Improved vertical reading mode with better support for Chinese punctuations",
        "Fixed TXT file importing issue on desktop apps — TXT books now load reliably and display as expected",
        "Improved annotation experience — highlighting tools are now properly dismissed when adding notes to avoid UI conflicts"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.27": {
      "date": "2025-03-29",
      "notes": [
        "Added option to swap click-to-flip area and reset password",
        "Added global shortcuts for full-text search",
        "Added support for both R2 and S3 storage in cloud sync",
        "Improved TTS with fewer unintended pauses, faster startup, and support for preferred voices",
        "Various fixes for rendering styles and UI layout"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.26": {
      "date": "2025-03-27",
      "notes": [
        "Support open book from file manager without importing",
        "Add LXGW WenKai font in Serif fonts list",
        "Various fixes on layout and styles on Windows and Android"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.25": {
      "date": "2025-03-24",
      "notes": [
        "Support exporting annotations in markdown format",
        "Support importing TXT files",
        "Support setting reader language in the UI",
        "Add bottom action bar on mobile platforms",
        "Various fixes on layout settings and styles"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.23": {
      "date": "2025-03-19",
      "notes": [
        "Add options to show/hide header and footer",
        "Add responsive window size for popup footnotes",
        "Fix theme color not applied on Safari browsers",
        "Fix progress not updated to 100% when finished reading"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.22": {
      "date": "2025-03-16",
      "notes": [
        "Add theme color editor for more customization",
        "Add border frame for vertical layout",
        "Fix layout glitches on macOS in scroll mode",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on translator, footnote, and scrollbar"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.21": {
      "date": "2025-03-10",
      "notes": [
        "Fix column height in vertical layout on mobile",
        "Fix drag handle height not constant on mobile",
        "Add fullscreen option on desktop",
        "Add drag and drop to import books on desktop",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on updater, footerbar and note"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.20": {
      "date": "2025-03-10",
      "notes": [
        "Fix column height in vertical layout on mobile",
        "Fix drag handle height not constant on mobile",
        "Add fullscreen option on desktop",
        "Add drag and drop to import books on desktop",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on updater, footerbar and note"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.19": {
      "date": "2025-03-07",
      "notes": [
        "Support custom CSS for Reader UI",
        "Initial support of RTL layout for Arabic and Hebrew books",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on layout and sync"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.18": {
      "date": "2025-02-26",
      "notes": [
        "Add user profile page and option to delete account in the cloud",
        "Fix TTS failed to start with invalid book language",
        "Enhancements on iOS with modals and annotation tools",
        "UX enhancements with modern highlights colors"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.17": {
      "date": "2025-02-24",
      "notes": [
        "Add Arabic localization",
        "Add Dockerfile to selfhost",
        "Add safari-auth plugin for iOS OAuth",
        "UX enhancements for mobile platforms with haptics feedback and pull-down dismissal"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.15": {
      "date": "2025-02-21",
      "notes": [
        "Fix hardcoded font color from calibre",
        "Fix scroll to current TOC item when toggling sidebar",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on iOS platform"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.13": {
      "date": "2025-02-19",
      "notes": [
        "Add option to keep screen awake when reading",
        "Add shortcuts to notetaking UI",
        "UX enhancements of grid view in mobile platforms"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.11": {
      "date": "2025-02-14",
      "notes": [
        "Organize the library with customizable groups/folders",
        "Alpha release for Android and iOS platforms",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on Android and iOS platforms"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.10": {
      "date": "2025-02-08",
      "notes": [
        "Add options to adjust paragraph margin, word spacing, letter spacing, text indent and font weight",
        "Alpha release for Android and iOS platforms"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.9": {
      "date": "2025-02-06",
      "notes": [
        "Load system fonts list at runtime on desktop",
        "Incrementally load new books in synchronization",
        "Change voice language dynamically by detecting text language",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on sync, fonts and highlighting"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.8": {
      "date": "2025-02-01",
      "notes": [
        "Support cloud sync for book files",
        "Use larger font size on mobile devices for better reading experience",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on sync, rendering and settings"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.7": {
      "date": "2025-01-23",
      "notes": [
        "Support PWA for the web version",
        "Swipe up to toggle header/footer",
        "Various fixes and enhancements on updater, header bar and tts"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.6": {
      "date": "2025-01-18",
      "notes": ["Various enhancements for mobile platforms", "Fix DeepL translation API"]
    },
    "0.9.5": {
      "date": "2025-01-15",
      "notes": [
        "Various TTS related UX enhancements",
        "Add more system fonts as custom fonts",
        "Show reading progress in bookshelf"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.3": {
      "date": "2025-01-11",
      "notes": [
        "Hotfix occasionally current speak not stopped when changing voice or rate",
        "Inherit tts rate when changing tts engine"
      ]
    },
    "0.9.2": {
      "date": "2025-01-10",
      "notes": [
        "Support Text-to-Speech with Edge TTS and Web Speech API.",
        "Various fixes and enhancements."
      ]
    },
    "0.9.1": {
      "date": "2025-01-06",
      "notes": [
        "Restore window position and size when reopening app.",
        "Swap font when downloading online fonts.",
        "Fix layout issues on Windows and Linux."
      ]
    },
    "0.9.0": {
      "date": "2025-01-04",
      "notes": [
        "Better Custom CSS editor and OAuth process.",
        "Add vertical/horizontal switch for CJK books.",
        "Fix dropdown close overlay not working on Windows/Linux."
      ]
    },
    "0.8.9": {
      "date": "2025-01-02",
      "notes": [
        "Context menu on bookshelf for quick actions.",
        "Add more system fonts as custom fonts.",
        "Fix google and github login for native apps."
      ]
    },
    "0.8.8": {
      "date": "2024-12-29",
      "notes": [
        "Use readest binary name for better CLI interface.",
        "Some CSS tweaks to better support dark mode and embedded fonts."
      ]
    },
    "0.8.7": {
      "date": "2024-12-27",
      "notes": [
        "Support i18n/l10n with popular languages.",
        "Support information modal for book details.",
        "Various fixes and enhancements."
      ]
    },
    "0.8.6": {
      "date": "2024-12-25",
      "notes": [
        "Support back navigation in login page.",
        "Support context menu on book cover for desktop version.",
        "Resolve the issue with restoring footnotes and bookmarks after deletion."
      ]
    },
    "0.8.5": {
      "date": "2024-12-24",
      "notes": [
        "Support progress and notes sync across devices.",
        "Support for Non-ASCII characters in custom CSS.",
        "Support to disable click-to-flip."
      ]
    },
    "0.8.3": {
      "date": "2024-12-12",
      "notes": [
        "Support popover footnotes.",
        "Support left / right popover on vertical writing documents.",
        "Support loading additional fonts."
      ]
    },
    "0.8.2": {
      "date": "2024-12-06",
      "notes": [
        "Support file associations for one-click open with Readest.",
        "Support APP auto updater.",
        "Support online web version."
      ]
    },
    "0.7.9": {
      "date": "2024-12-01",
      "notes": [
        "Initial release with full functionality for ePub rendering.",
        "Support multi-book reading with Parallel Read."
      ]
    }
  }
}