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FBReader
FBReader is an free eBook reader that supports numerous file formats like ePub, fb2, plucker, HTML, plain text, doc and more. You can also add multiple books at once in an archived format (tar, zip, gzip, bzip2). It supports embedded images, footnotes, hyperlinks, text search and full screen reading. It also has automatic bookmarking so that you don’t lose your place when closing a book.
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Here are the latest news about FBReader:
2024. FBReader for Android improves ePub support
The new version of the popular reading app FBReader for Android 4.0 brings a significant change to the reader core. The developers have replaced the obsolete zip archive support with the modern libzip library. That means some ePub (and other zip files) that were not openable by FBReader will work now. On the other hand, any change in the core is potentially dangerous. Please report if you found some crashes or slowdowns with this release. Other new features include new appearance option: “Neglect screen notches”. It is helpful for devices with a wrongly detected notch, e.g., if the front camera is hidden under the screen. The app stores the correct reading per cent now. Reading progress will be shown correctly in the library. However, you have to open a book with the wrong indicator to fix it. The footer is visible over the reading-aloud panel. You can optionally switch to the old behaviour.
2022. FBReader starts a new cycle of Android updates
FBReader has released the first Android release since April 2021. Version 3.1 starts a new cycle of Android updates with the following features. FBReader got permission to access the filesystem on devices running Android 11 and higher. Access to all TTS engines is back in Premium Edition. Implemented support for new bookmark styles added via the desktop version; there is no way to add/remove styles on a mobile device. Buttons are visible in all dialogues. Broken Yandex Translator replaced with DeepL. The incompatible cache issue has gone: you do not need to re-open the current book anymore
2022. FBReader for Mac is out
The popular ebook reader FBReader 2.0 for Mac is now accessible in the Mac App Store. This means FBReader is now available for three major desktop operating systems: Mac OS, Windows and Linux. The reading mode is largely complete, as well as the library view, including cloud synchronization. It supports the following book formats: ePub, fb2, fb2.zip, mobi, rtf, MS doc, plain text and cbz. The rendering engine accommodates CSS styles, hyperlinks, hyphenation, page headers and footers, text selection, page turning/text scrolling and two-column mode. Features such as table of contents, bookmarks, language selection, advanced text navigation and dark theme are all included. There is also a multi-book (multi-window) mode.
2024. FBReader for Android improves ePub support
The new version of the popular reading app FBReader for Android 4.0 brings a significant change to the reader core. The developers have replaced the obsolete zip archive support with the modern libzip library. That means some ePub (and other zip files) that were not openable by FBReader will work now. On the other hand, any change in the core is potentially dangerous. Please report if you found some crashes or slowdowns with this release. Other new features include new appearance option: “Neglect screen notches”. It is helpful for devices with a wrongly detected notch, e.g., if the front camera is hidden under the screen. The app stores the correct reading per cent now. Reading progress will be shown correctly in the library. However, you have to open a book with the wrong indicator to fix it. The footer is visible over the reading-aloud panel. You can optionally switch to the old behaviour.
2022. FBReader starts a new cycle of Android updates
FBReader has released the first Android release since April 2021. Version 3.1 starts a new cycle of Android updates with the following features. FBReader got permission to access the filesystem on devices running Android 11 and higher. Access to all TTS engines is back in Premium Edition. Implemented support for new bookmark styles added via the desktop version; there is no way to add/remove styles on a mobile device. Buttons are visible in all dialogues. Broken Yandex Translator replaced with DeepL. The incompatible cache issue has gone: you do not need to re-open the current book anymore
2022. FBReader for Mac is out
The popular ebook reader FBReader 2.0 for Mac is now accessible in the Mac App Store. This means FBReader is now available for three major desktop operating systems: Mac OS, Windows and Linux. The reading mode is largely complete, as well as the library view, including cloud synchronization. It supports the following book formats: ePub, fb2, fb2.zip, mobi, rtf, MS doc, plain text and cbz. The rendering engine accommodates CSS styles, hyperlinks, hyphenation, page headers and footers, text selection, page turning/text scrolling and two-column mode. Features such as table of contents, bookmarks, language selection, advanced text navigation and dark theme are all included. There is also a multi-book (multi-window) mode.
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