v9.0.0-beta.1 — shadcn/ui Desktop Architecture + RAG Export Studio

⚡ GitBook Downloader v9.0 Beta (v9.0.0-beta.1)

Welcome to the v9.0 Beta preview of GitBook Downloader! This release introduces a complete frontend re-engineering with React 18, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Lucide Icons, and shadcn/ui, bundled with zero-runtime dependencies into a standalone single-file Windows application.

🌟 Key Highlights & New Features

• 🎨 Modern shadcn/ui Design System:
  • Rebuilt desktop interface using Radix UI primitives and shadcn zinc dark/light tokens.
  • Smooth glassmorphism, glowing telemetry cards, and curated micro-interactions.
• 📂 Collapsible Modern Navigation Sidebar (AppSidebar):
  • Interactive collapsed icon bar / expanded sidebar with live status indicators, badge counters, and theme toggle.
• ⚡ Global Command Menu (Ctrl+K / Cmd+K):
  • Keyboard-driven quick switcher for jumping across studios, reading library documents, and opening storage folders.
• 📥 Batch Capture Queue:
  • Queue multiple documentation sites to crawl automatically in sequence.
• 📖 Interactive Split Document Reader (DocReaderModal):
  • In-app reader modal with document search, table of contents navigation, and character count stats.
• 🚀 AI & RAG Vector Export Studio:
  • One-click export to JSONL (formatted for LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI embeddings, ChromaDB), PDF, or concatenated book.md.
• 📊 60fps Radial Progress & 100% Emerald Green Feedback:
  • Glowing animated SVG circular gauge, striped progress bar, and color-coded live terminal crawl logs.

📦 Download & Run Standalone Binary

• Windows: Download gitbook-dl-windows-latest.exe or gitbook-dl.exe below, double-click to launch the GUI or run gitbook-dl.exe --help in PowerShell.

Full Changelog: v8.0.0...v9.0.0-beta.1

Full Changelog: v8.0.0...v9.0.0-beta.1

Full Changelog: v8.0.0...v9.0.0-beta.1