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## Motivation ##

Many years ago I received an [Amazon Kindle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindle) gift. I immediately began playing
around with it and reading about certain undocumented features that the Kindle has to offer. After a couple of hours I
discovered it to be the perfect device for reading [Manga](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga) is almost always
grayscale, and the aspect ratio fits the Kindle's 600x800 pixel screen almost perfectly. Better yet, the Kindle's
undocumented image viewer actually keeps track of the last image you viewed and thus you are always able to return to
the page you left off on when you power on your Kindle. The device supports several popular image formats (jpeg, png,
gif, etc), and is able to dither and downscale images to fit the screen.
Many years ago I received an Amazon Kindle as a gift. I immediately began playing around with it and reading about
certain undocumented features that the Kindle has to offer. After a couple of hours I discovered it to be the perfect
device for reading Manga is almost always grayscale, and the aspect ratio fits the Kindle's 600x800 pixel screen almost
perfectly. Better yet, the Kindle's undocumented image viewer actually keeps track of the last image you viewed and thus
you are always able to return to the page you left off on when you power on your Kindle. The device supports several
popular image formats (jpeg, png, gif, etc), and is able to dither and downscale images to fit the screen.

However... The Kindle's image viewer does have certain shortcomings:

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5. Export your images, selecting the `pictures` directory you just created.
6. Enjoy your Manga (if it doesn't show up, press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Z</kbd> while on the home menu).

## Requirements ##

For running from source:

* [PyQT4](http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download)
* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
* [Python Imaging Library (PIL)](http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/)
* [ReportLab](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/reportlab)

## Installation ##

Pre-build binaries are available for the platforms listed below. I don't have the means to make MacOS X releases myself,
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* [magnle_win.zip](https://foosoft.net/projects/mangle/dl/mangle_win.zip)
* [mangle_osx.zip](https://foosoft.net/projects/mangle/dl/mangle_osx.zip) (quite old)

To run Mangle from source make sure you have [Python](https://www.python.org/) and the following dependencies installed:

* [PyQT4](http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download)
* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
* [Python Imaging Library (PIL)](http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/)
* [ReportLab](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/reportlab)

## Screenshots ##

[![Main window](https://foosoft.net/projects/mangle/img/main-thumb.png)](https://foosoft.net/projects/mangle/img/main.png)
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