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v2.1 — AI translation, Japanese dictionary, AI covers

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@PatchScratch PatchScratch released this 13 Oct 11:24
· 71 commits to master since this release

AI translation suite and the long-press Japanese dictionary headline this release.

New:

  • Chapter translation through your own OpenAI-compatible key (OpenRouter, OpenAI, local servers). English renders under each Japanese paragraph and is stored inside the offline ePub. Translate one chapter or the whole book at once; switch the reader between JP+EN, Japanese only, or English only from the reader menu.
  • novel-mill-style lock files (prompt / glossary / voices), editable per series, automatically refined after every translated chapter so names and voices stay consistent.
  • Long-press any word in the reader for an offline dictionary lookup: reading, part of speech, and JMdict senses (Kuromoji + a 499k-entry dictionary bundled in the app).
  • AI cover art for series without one — your own prompt, title and author rendered as cover typography. Covers travel in backups and a new covers-only zip moves them between devices.
  • Syosetu bookmarks grew up: renamed categories appear in the drawer, and you can move series between categories or remove them right from the app (written back to the site, like NU's change-list).
  • Update notifications for bookmarked Syosetu series via the authors' public Atom feeds.
  • Machine-translated titles and synopses across rankings, search and detail pages (free, on-device).

Fixed:

  • Ranking translations no longer blank after switching tabs or scrolling fast.
  • Cover prefetch resumes instead of restarting; volume-aware chapter ordering and ScribbleHub suggestion rows stay out of your library.
  • Series pages cache locally — re-entering a series is instant.