๐ Helix v1.1.0-beta
A massive release โ 20 new features, 5 languages, and dozens of fixes.
โจ New Features
- ๐ท๏ธ Tags โ assign custom tags to articles for organisation
- ๐ Collections / Bookshelves โ group articles into named shelves
- ๐ Read Later queue โ queue articles for later reading
- ๐ฆ Bulk downloader โ download entire Wikipedia categories at once
- ๐ฒ Random article / On This Day โ discovery features with curated content
- ๐ Advanced filters โ filter library by language, date range, and tags
- ๐ Related articles โ discover linked articles within any page
- ๐งญ Wiki Wanderer โ AI-guided reading paths through Wikipedia
- ๐ฌ AI Chat companion โ discuss article content with on-device AI
- ๐ธ๏ธ Knowledge graph โ visualise links between your articles
- ๐ง Zen mode โ distraction-free reading overlay
- โจ๏ธ Command palette โ keyboard-first navigation (Ctrl+K)
- ๐จ Theme / Accent / Fonts โ 5 accent colours, 6 reading fonts
- ๐ Reading goals & streak โ daily/weekly targets with streak tracking
- ๐ Difficulty score โ Flesch-Kincaid readability + AI difficulty
- โ๏ธ Annotations 2.0 โ highlights, notes, bookmarks on articles
- ๐ Sticky notes โ floating note widgets
- ๐พ Backup & restore โ export/import library as .zip (optional AES-256 encryption)
- ๐ Stats 2.0 โ heatmap, time-on-page, topic breakdown
- ๐ Pomodoro timer โ floating countdown widget with live preview
๐ Internationalisation
- ๐บ๐ธ English
- ๐ธ๐ฆ Arabic (ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ)
- ๐ซ๐ท French (Franรงais)
- ๐ช๐ธ Spanish (Espaรฑol)
- ๐ฉ๐ช German (Deutsch)
๐ง Improvements
- ๐ฎ Discord Rich Presence โ shows article title + thumbnail while reading
- โ๏ธ Settings page with 7 tabs (Storage, Downloads, Appearance, Language, Goals, Backup, Discord)
- ๐ก๏ธ Wikipedia rate-limit handling โ honour Retry-After header, 5 retries with exponential backoff
- ๐ค Library filters fully translated across all 5 languages
๐ Bug Fixes
- ๐ Pomodoro timer no longer stops when minimised
- ๐ Missing library filter translations added to English locale
- ๐ก๏ธ Wikipedia 429 errors handled gracefully with proper backoff
- ๐ฎ Discord RPC exponential backoff and reconnection
- ๐ฑ Language chooser segmented control no longer clips on small screens
Full Changelog: abdalla-3077/Helix@v1.0.9...v1.1.0-beta