v2.25.0-beta.6

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Description	File	SHA256 Hash
64-bit Setup (windows exe)	Yomikiru-v2.25.0-beta.6-Setup-x64.exe	d65c454d7e8b568c02ebd9aef8397375bad02e87e95c04a8e51987c1bbac5425
64-bit Portable (windows zip)	Yomikiru-win32-v2.25.0-beta.6-Portable-x64.zip	a9db0b54a7d705661d042f293ec5bd9bf012f12fcd722bf704f87d0a59d1244e
64-bit Linux (Debian)	Yomikiru-v2.25.0-beta.6-amd64.deb	fd5e3bb038c7e61972755c060e81410c5336d896fad15dbc1f11a2cfe7426b5d
64-bit Linux (Arch)	yomikiru-2.25.0_beta.6-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst	8eafe10132676284053afadfe740dae4551b416b093f49d7cea801cb07fff81f

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Note

Community Discord Server: A Discord server for Yomikiru and Collection Extension is now open. Join for discussions, usage help, feedback, and updates. See Discussion #495.

Note

To get this beta and later ones: in Settings, switch the update channel to beta, then Check for update. You do not need to download builds from GitHub by hand.

2.25.0-beta

2.25.0-beta.6

Follow-up to the gallery beta: AniList covers are stored on disk, manga next/prev and sidelist search work again after rename/delete, and a few editor/reader glitches from beta.4 are fixed.

• feat: AniList tracker covers are saved as covers/tracker-<id>.webp when a title is tracked or its snapshot is refreshed (details bar, progress sync). That file is separate from the library thumbnail and includes a solid-color image when AniList has no raster cover. Gallery tiles and details always use the local file (or the library cover if it is not there yet); AniList search and the AniList editor still show the remote image.
• feat: AniList cover pick for save, gallery, and details uses extraLarge, then large, then medium, then a solid color. Search and the AniList editor use large, then medium, then color.
• feat: Gallery details cover right-click adds Show cover in File Explorer for the displayed image file (library WebP, tracker WebP, or user-picked cover), above the existing library tile menu.
• fix: Opening the app offline no longer pops AniList login/request error dialogs; only a rejected token warns.
• fix: Materialized library and tracker covers encode at a max edge matched to AniList extraLarge (with WebP quality for on-screen details). Existing files update when you regenerate thumbnails or when a tracker cover is written again.
• fix: AniList editor cover art stays inside the dialog (contained poster with a max height).
• fix: Reader Presets settings use memoized preset selectors so the panel no longer triggers unstable useSelector warnings or extra re-renders.
• fix: Space works in gallery Edit metadata fields and on the dialog buttons. Typing in those fields or the details item note no longer runs window shortcuts such as Home. (Space Bar Not Working in all fields of Meta Data Editor in gallery view #537)
• fix: Next/previous manga chapter (shortcut or side-list buttons) opens at the first page instead of keeping the previous chapter's page. Continue and bookmarks still restore their stored page. (Next / Previous Chapter Opens at Incorrect Page #536)
• fix: Opening a manga chapter at a stored page (Continue, bookmark) no longer flashes the first page while images finish loading.
• fix: Manga prev/next no longer opens a missing folder when the sibling was renamed or deleted (including before auto-refresh). Next/prev rescans the series and opens the chapter that now sits in that place, and a second next/prev after a chapter switch still follows the new link while content is loading.
• fix: Manga sidelist search no longer traps prev/next/random in the query unless the filter pin is on. Unpinned search only filters the displayed list and clears when you change chapter, so rename/delete refresh and chapter nav follow the full list again. (Manga Reader side list enhancements & randomizer & keyboard shortcuts #507)
• dev: Document the Sharp 10-bit AVIF cover decode blocker and the intended Electron/Sharp upgrade path (docs/electron-upgrade-sharp-avif-cover-blocker.md).
• dev: pnpm release runs unit tests and only tags/pushes if they pass.

2.25.0-beta.4

Gallery mode has been on my mind for a long time. I started working on it almost over a year ago, but until the last couple of months I only really got about ~10% of the way there; life and other priorities kept getting in the way. The last two months I finally pushed hard to get it into a shape you can actually try.

Huge thanks for waiting and for the support along the way. This build is still a beta: there will be bugs, rough edges, and some things that are missing on purpose or just not finished yet. If something feels wrong, broken, or incomplete, please say so, feedback and feature requests help a lot before this goes stable.

Join Discord for chat and quicker feedback: https://discord.gg/UHwBN9g22e · Discussion #495

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Before you update

Breaking / behaviour changes

1. Default Location moved
   It now lives under Library settings. On first launch after upgrade it is reset once. The app will ask you to pick your Home library folder, or you can use the system home folder until you change it later.

2. Books are EPUB-only
   Standalone .html, .xhtml, and .txt are no longer opened, listed as chapters, or registered in Windows “Open with”. Old library rows for those files stay until you remove them. The Style Settings text-file badge toggle is gone.

3. “Focus sidelist search” shortcut is gone
   Replaced by Focus search (default / and Ctrl+Shift+F) for the search field on the current page (home, gallery, reader sidelist, Settings, AniList, etc.).

4. Library scan does not invent reading progress
   Scan catalogues titles only. Continue Reading stays empty until you open a title.

5. Database schema updates
   First launch may migrate the library DB. The app snapshots data.db into backups/ before that (even if auto-backup is off). Prefer quitting and restoring if a migrate fails.

Still there

• Classic home list still works — Gallery is a toggle, not a forced replacement.
• AniList login token stays in localStorage (not inside DB backups).
• Existing library rows, progress, bookmarks, and notes are kept across the upgrade.

How to get the beta

1. In Settings, switch the update channel to beta, then use Check for update. You do not need to download this build from GitHub by hand.
2. Stay on the beta channel so later beta builds are offered the same way.
3. Report problems with the beta label so fixes can land before stable.

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Highlights

• Gallery home — cover grid with Continue / Library / Bookmarks / Favourites, details pages, multi-select, tags, favourites, notes, and metadata.
• Real library scanning — extra folders, scan on start / interval, live disk watch, skip rules, folder tags, progress in the title bar.
• Bundled 7-Zip — CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR, CB7/7z without installing system unrar.
• Library DB backups — automatic + manual backup/restore in Settings.
• App language — English built-in; install community language packs as zip.
• Settings search — jump to any setting, shortcut, About, or Usage section.
• Reader scroll stutter addressed (Scroll Lag and Stuttering in Latest Versions #523).

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What’s new

Gallery home (experimental)

Toggle Classic / Gallery in the top bar.

• Cover grid with sections: Continue, Library, Bookmarks, Favourites.
• Toolbar: search, sort (where it applies), view modes (Cover + Title / Cover Only / Compact / List), grid size.
• Type filter: All / Manga·Webcomic / eBook (EPUB; not PDF).
• Tag filter is multi-select (OR): one tag name, a count, or “No filter” when closed.
• Details page: large cover, Continue/Start, favourite, edit title/author/About/genres, note, path copy, Show in File Explorer, chapter/bookmark/note lists.
• AniList Track is always on the details page (disabled until you log in; tip when untracked). Tracked titles keep status and get Open on AniList above About.
• Edited titles show everywhere; original folder/file name stays muted in parentheses when different.
• When AniList is tracked: releasing status, score, chapter count, and optional AniList cover (switchable back to library cover).
• Locate on disk when a folder/EPUB is missing; keep progress and bookmarks.
• Empty image folders hidden in chapter lists (packed archives still listed).

Selection and bulk actions

• Checkbox multi-select on gallery tiles (Shift-range), details lists, and classic Bookmark / History (toggle under Other Settings → Classic List Checkboxes).
• Overflow: Copy Path, Bookmark, Remove from Library, Favourites, Mark Read/Unread, Delete Notes, Remove Progress, etc.
• Shortcut Delete selected (default Delete) for the current selection (not while typing or in the reader).

Library tags, favourites, notes, metadata

• Tag catalog with colours; several tags per title; filter the grid by one or more tags (OR).
• Star favourites from tiles or details.
• Per-title note and editable metadata overlay.
• AniList tracking stored on the library item in the DB (survives Locate; removed with the item). Tracker rows hydrate on every window boot. Old anilist_tracking localStorage is imported once.

Library scan and folders

• Library is the first Settings section: Default Location, extra folders (manga / books / both, depth), Scan now, scan on start, interval (minutes), Watch.
• Scan runs in the main process; title-bar popover shows live status + Cancel.
• Skip nested library folders, per-root skip regex, and yomikiru-ignore / .yomikiru-ignore sentinels.
• Attach catalog tags to newly found titles per folder; Apply to existing (union; confirms when many).
• One-shot image folders stay as that folder.
• Moving a series and opening/locating the new path can update or merge the old row.
• Clear unused progress and Remove Progress without deleting the catalogue entry.
• EPUB scan/title/author/cover improved; covers stream from archives without full extract.

Archives (7-Zip)

• One bundled 7-Zip backend for CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR, CB7/7z (no system unrar).
• Same backend for reader extract, language packs, and portable-update ZIPs.

Backups

• Automatic library DB snapshots under userData/backups/.
• Settings: enable, interval, keep N newest, Backup Now, list + Restore, Import & Restore.
• Always snapshot before a schema migrate.

Language / i18n

• App UI driven by catalogs; Settings → Language for community packs (zip). Missing keys fall back to English.

Settings and shortcuts

• Settings search; Focus search (/ / Ctrl+Shift+F); clear (x) on search fields with text.

Covers

• Library thumbnails as WebP on the main process (covers/<id>.webp).
• Select Cover / Make Cover / Reset Cover.
• After the library-id migration, one window can prompt to generate gallery thumbnails once the UI settles (skip anytime; regenerate later in Library settings).
• Settings: clear, regenerate, bulk-import (missing paths skipped and reported).

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Fixes worth calling out

• Reader scroll stutter / lag after presets (Scroll Lag and Stuttering in Latest Versions #523), plus follow-up so progress still saves without reintroducing stutter.
• Re-opening a library title no longer wipes author, custom cover, or progress.
• Make Cover targets the correct one-shot library row; Reset Cover restores folder/EPUB/packed defaults.
• Updater no longer re-alerts announcements from bad GitHub error bodies.
• Packed chapters stay under their parent series.
• AniList adult-content preference stays in sync; Track stays visible and trackers stay hydrated across remounts.
• EPUB scan accepts more real-world OPF/NCX; temp cover files released on Windows.
• Gallery bookmarks open correctly; language select boots cleanly; side-list focus scroll fixed.
• Popovers trap Tab focus; search Focus works when a button/select is focused.

2.24.0

https://github.com/mienaiyami/yomikiru/releases/tag/v2.24.0

Full Changelog: v2.25.0-beta.4...v2.25.0-beta.6

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This discussion was created from the release v2.25.0-beta.6.