Devava Reader 1.5.0

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System	File	Notes
Windows	Devava-Reader-1.5.0-windows-x64-setup.exe	Recommended. Installer: double-click, keep or change the folder, done. No administrator rights needed; uninstall from Settings > Apps.
Windows	Devava-Reader-1.5.0-windows-x64-portable.zip	No installation: unzip anywhere and run Devava Reader.exe.
macOS	Devava-Reader-1.5.0-macos-arm64.dmg	Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or later). Open the image and drag Devava Reader to Applications.
macOS	Devava-Reader-1.5.0-macos-x64.dmg	Intel Macs. Open the image and drag Devava Reader to Applications.
Linux	Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.deb	Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint and other .deb systems: double-click it or run sudo apt install ./Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.deb. Adds a menu entry.
Linux	Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.rpm	Fedora, openSUSE and other .rpm systems: sudo dnf install ./Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.rpm (or zypper).
Linux	Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.tar.gz	Any 64-bit distribution, no installation: tar xf Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.tar.gz and run "Devava Reader/bin/Devava Reader".

64-bit systems: Windows 10 or 11, macOS 12 or later, or a Linux desktop with GTK 3 (any
current Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Fedora, openSUSE, Arch…). Java is not required — a trimmed
runtime is bundled. All files are built automatically by GitHub Actions from this tag, so the
build log shows exactly what went into them.

Windows: "Windows protected your PC"

The files are not code-signed (that needs a paid certificate), so SmartScreen may show this
warning the first time. Click More info → Run anyway.

macOS: "Devava Reader cannot be opened" / "Apple could not verify…"

The app is not notarized with Apple (that needs a paid developer account), so macOS blocks it
once. After the first attempt to open it, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security,
scroll down to the message about Devava Reader and click Open Anyway, then confirm. On
macOS 13 and 14 you can instead right-click the app and choose Open. This is only needed
the first time.

Linux: where things go

The .deb / .rpm packages install to /opt/devava-reader and add Devava Reader to the
applications menu; remove them with sudo apt remove devava-reader (or dnf). The .tar.gz
needs no installation: extract it and run Devava Reader/bin/Devava Reader. The library is
kept in your Documents folder (Devava Reader/library.json).

Your library (collections, volumes and reading progress) is kept when you update or uninstall,
and the book files themselves are never moved or modified.

What's new in 1.5.0

Added

• Import a folder as a collection: the Import folder… button in the library, or a
  folder dropped anywhere on it, creates a collection named after the folder with every
  .epub and .pdf inside it as volumes, in shelf order (the files of the folder first,
  in natural order, then each subfolder). Several folders can be dropped at once. If a
  collection with that name already exists, only the volumes that are new are added, so
  the same folder can be dropped again after new volumes arrive.
• Folders can also be dropped on a collection: their books are added to it.

Changed

• The list highlights itself while files or folders are dragged over it.

Verify the download (optional)

Compare the SHA-256 of the file (certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256 on Windows,
shasum -a 256 <file> on macOS, sha256sum <file> on Linux) with:

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7bc5d43588cea7367d87034f89f5a3c1add02ccae433a498dd3383a5c8e2a4aa  Devava-Reader-1.5.0-windows-x64-portable.zip
92f7540a805ecc700d4aef1faa148f30d3e4427778fb4768bdb3ef0402761039  Devava-Reader-1.5.0-macos-arm64.dmg
886abb1f71a01e4982315973ec9afcaf5fbcfc697ad63f32148eeb7514fe31ca  Devava-Reader-1.5.0-macos-x64.dmg
e8de8950b6dd3caea30f9c76e2fcec25572d59739d6d549029a459585f10f3c8  Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.deb
1ac553a85ce76a5c7e95eddb4dcf3ce07a8c1bc86a056f1c75678e50a9fae722  Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.rpm
3c731b43444bc4077926c77af427db24c9b6d32214533bcb2626e9775f3d098f  Devava-Reader-1.5.0-linux-x64.tar.gz