– Text-to-Speech: Read-aloud voices can now be downloaded per book for offline listening, and adjustable pauses between sentences and paragraphs – Sync: Added OneDrive as a cloud provider, you can now sync to several providers at once – Reading: Added a right-edge swipe to change Auto Scroll speed, footnotes in Markdown books, and copying text now keeps its paragraph breaks – Reading: Smoother page-turn animations, steadier text selection on iOS, and a redesigned custom theme editor that stays readable on mobile – Annotations: You can now copy a highlight or note together with a deep link that jumps straight back to its spot in the book – Library: You can now sort and filter your shelf by time remaining, and the Recently Read shelf and widget show only books you're currently reading – PDF: Fixed a crash that could happen when turning pages or zooming large PDFs on iOS

– Reading: Added Auto Scroll, a hands-free mode that scrolls the page for you at an adjustable pace, plus middle-click autoscroll on the desktop – Reading: Added slide and page-curl animations when turning pages for a more natural feel – Reading: Fixed page turning and the reading ruler for vertical right-to-left books, PDF text selection when system font scaling is on, and header/footer readability over light PDFs in dark mode – Text-to-Speech: Redesigned read-aloud as a mini player with an expandable full player, and playback now keeps going even after you close the book – Sync: Added S3-compatible cloud storage and a new Cloud Sync screen to choose and switch between your sync providers – Integrations: Added a Calibre plugin to push books and custom columns into Readest, and improved OPDS sign-in and auto-download for self-hosted catalogs – Library: New books dropped into watched folders now import automatically, and you can sort your shelf by reading progress – More: Added a speak button in the dictionary popup, a cleaner theme switcher, and per-rule toggles for proofreading

– 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

– 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

– Dictionary: Look up words with your device's built-in system dictionary, 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 – 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 – 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 – 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

– Reading: Added single section scroll option, keyboard shortcuts help dialog, and reading ruler improvements – Reading: Fixed embedded font loading and applied theme colors to PDFs – Reading: Fixed occasional 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 – 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 – 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

– Text-to-Speech: Automatically moves to the next chapter when the current chapter finishes – 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

– 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 VoiceOver 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 – Settings: 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

– 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 – 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 – Fonts: Improved web font loading for faster and more stable text rendering

– 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 – 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

– 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 – 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

– 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 – PDF: Improved zoomed-in navigation and hand-tool behavior for smoother page navigation

– OPDS: You can now browse and download ebooks directly from OPDS catalogs – PDF: Added a hand-tool mode that makes navigating PDF pages easier – CJK: Added one-tap conversion between Simplified and Traditional Chinese – Library: Added a new option to adjust cover sizes in grid view – TTS: Fixed an issue where the page would scroll when showing the annotator – iOS: Fixed occasional failures when opening books on older iOS versions (16.4 and below)

– 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

– Bookshelf: Added support for nested groups to organize your books more flexibly – Sync: Improved reliability by automatically retrying failed book syncs – 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

– TTS: Added options to customize the highlight style during read-aloud – TTS: You can now choose the target language for read-aloud on translated books – Sync: Faster library syncing and support for in-app one-time purchases of extra cloud storage

– 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 – Reader: Restores your last reading page if the app was closed in the background – Settings: You can now choose your own highlight colors – Settings: Added option to adjust screen brightness automatically

– 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

– 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 – Reader: Added keyboard shortcuts for toggling bookmarks – Reader: Annotations are now rendered instantly when opening files

– Sync: More reliable syncing between KOReader and Readest – MOBI: Fixed an issue where some footnotes in MOBI/AZW files were not parsed correctly – 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

– Accessibility: Added support for VoiceOver, 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 – 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