Libby reader 0.3.2

Read Libby library loans on a reMarkable Paper Pro Move (and, untested, the Paper Pro), in Libby's own web reader. This is rmweb 0.9.7 plus this fork's Libby changes, packaged as one AppLoad app.

Tested on: one reMarkable Paper Pro Move, OS 3.27.3. Expected to work on the Paper Pro but not tried there yet. Not for the Paper Pro Pure.
Needs: developer mode, reManager (or Vellum on the tablet), and a library card.

New in 0.3.2: magazines

• Scroll articles. In a magazine article (Libby's reading mode), swipe up and down to scroll.
• Next and previous article. In an article, swipe left for the next article and right for the previous one. Libby has no button for this inside an article, so the app closes the article, moves to the next one in the magazine and reopens it in reading mode: you briefly see the magazine page in between.
• Done works. Taps near the screen edges in a magazine now reach Libby's own buttons (such as Done) instead of turning the page. Swipes still turn pages; books keep their edge taps.

Magazine pages in page mode are large pictures and take a few seconds to draw on the tablet.

0.3.1 made the package size itself for the Paper Pro as well as the Move. The Paper Pro is still untested: if you try it, please open an issue saying how it went. Features from 0.3.0 (AppLoad window, minimising with the book open, pen highlights, typed notes) are described in the 0.3.0 release.

Install with the reManager desktop app

1. Download libby-reader-0.3.2-r0.apk from the assets below (about 107 MB).

2. Open reManager and connect to the tablet.

3. Utilities tab, File Browser: go to /home/root and drag the .apk in (or use Upload File). Wait for the transfer to finish.

4. Utilities tab, Terminal: install it.

   /home/root/.vellum/bin/vellum add --allow-untrusted /home/root/libby-reader-0.3.2-r0.apk

   It ends with a line starting OK:. Upgrading from an earlier version is the same command, and keeps your Libby sign-in.

5. In the same terminal, delete the uploaded file and restart the reMarkable interface so AppLoad notices the new app:

   rm /home/root/libby-reader-0.3.2-r0.apk
   /home/root/xovi/start

   The tablet's screen restarts and asks for your passcode if you have one.

6. On the tablet, open AppLoad and tap Libby.

It is not in Vellum's official index, so it will not appear in reManager's list of available packages. Once installed, it shows up under Mods as libby-reader.

First launch

1. Libby opens in an AppLoad window and shows a page about one TLS option Libby needs. Tap Turn it on and restart if you accept it; docs/tls.md explains what it changes. Libby reconnects in the same window a few seconds later.
2. Libby asks whether you have a library card. Sign in with your card, or choose to copy from another device and enter the code it shows into the Libby app on your phone (Menu, Settings, Copy To Another Device).

Using it

• Toolbar: Shelf, B&W/Colour, Font, A-, A+, Refresh. Tap the top of the screen to bring it up, or long-press while a book is open.
• In a book: tap the middle to show or hide Libby's controls; swipe, or tap the left or right edge, to turn pages once Libby's controls are hidden.
• Leaving: drag down from the top centre of the screen for AppLoad's window bar. _ minimises Libby (tap _ on the leftover bar to bring it back, book still open); X closes it. Don't reopen a running Libby from its icon.

Other ways to install

• From a terminal, or with signature checking: packaging/vellum/README.md
• Without Vellum, unpack libby-0.3.2.tar.gz into AppLoad's folder: docs/libby-wrapper.md

Checksums and licences

sha256 (libby-reader-0.3.2-r0.apk): 9bdec0c7c9ed6eff559adda0cca22149befe8f02b4c01ef86038bfc7785ec56e
sha256 (libby-0.3.2.tar.gz): 758b6fd881cc440319d2a9fc11ff1d3f68a6487809310992a86fd736f787d966

Unofficial; not affiliated with OverDrive, Libby or reMarkable. The bundled WebKit, Mesa and other libraries are unmodified from the upstream rmweb 0.9.7 release; licences are in NOTICE inside the archive.

Libby reader 0.3.1

Read Libby library loans on a reMarkable Paper Pro Move (and, untested, the Paper Pro), in Libby's own web reader. This is rmweb 0.9.7 plus this fork's Libby changes, packaged as one AppLoad app.

Tested on: one reMarkable Paper Pro Move, OS 3.27.3. Expected to work on the Paper Pro but not tried there yet. Not for the Paper Pro Pure.
Needs: developer mode, reManager (or Vellum on the tablet), and a library card.

New in 0.3.1: Paper Pro support (untested)

The app now lets AppLoad size its window for whichever tablet it is on, instead of always asking for the Move's shape. It already detected the Paper Pro and used its screen size, so this should be all the Paper Pro needed, but nobody has tried it on one yet. If you do, please open an issue saying how it went, working or not.

Nothing else changed: on the Move, 0.3.1 behaves exactly like 0.3.0. Features from 0.3.0 (AppLoad window, minimising with the book open, pen highlights, typed notes) are described in the 0.3.0 release.

Install with the reManager desktop app

1. Download libby-reader-0.3.1-r0.apk from the assets below (about 107 MB).

2. Open reManager and connect to the tablet.

3. Utilities tab, File Browser: go to /home/root and drag the .apk in (or use Upload File). Wait for the transfer to finish.

4. Utilities tab, Terminal: install it.

   /home/root/.vellum/bin/vellum add --allow-untrusted /home/root/libby-reader-0.3.1-r0.apk

   It ends with a line starting OK:. Upgrading from an earlier version is the same command, and keeps your Libby sign-in.

5. In the same terminal, delete the uploaded file and restart the reMarkable interface so AppLoad notices the new app:

   rm /home/root/libby-reader-0.3.1-r0.apk
   /home/root/xovi/start

   The tablet's screen restarts and asks for your passcode if you have one.

6. On the tablet, open AppLoad and tap Libby.

It is not in Vellum's official index, so it will not appear in reManager's list of available packages. Once installed, it shows up under Mods as libby-reader.

First launch

1. Libby opens in an AppLoad window and shows a page about one TLS option Libby needs. Tap Turn it on and restart if you accept it; docs/tls.md explains what it changes. Libby reconnects in the same window a few seconds later.
2. Libby asks whether you have a library card. Sign in with your card, or choose to copy from another device and enter the code it shows into the Libby app on your phone (Menu, Settings, Copy To Another Device).

Using it

• Toolbar: Shelf, B&W/Colour, Font, A-, A+, Refresh. Tap the top of the screen to bring it up, or long-press while a book is open.
• In a book: tap the middle to show or hide Libby's controls; swipe, or tap the left or right edge, to turn pages once Libby's controls are hidden.
• Leaving: drag down from the top centre of the screen for AppLoad's window bar. _ minimises Libby (tap _ on the leftover bar to bring it back, book still open); X closes it. Don't reopen a running Libby from its icon.

Other ways to install

• From a terminal, or with signature checking: packaging/vellum/README.md
• Without Vellum, unpack libby-0.3.1.tar.gz into AppLoad's folder: docs/libby-wrapper.md

Checksums and licences

sha256 (libby-reader-0.3.1-r0.apk): ac63253dcc3ecd9c661117352815f8368289cf11b2bdf049b5effa3d021a50da
sha256 (libby-0.3.1.tar.gz): 5cf103bce8ac3eefc9b06bf9306ed0467bf55a7d7a7889ad91639e9f7f6a67b8

Unofficial; not affiliated with OverDrive, Libby or reMarkable. The bundled WebKit, Mesa and other libraries are unmodified from the upstream rmweb 0.9.7 release; licences are in NOTICE inside the archive.

Libby app 0.3.0

Read Libby library loans on a reMarkable Paper Pro Move, in Libby's own web reader. This is rmweb 0.9.7 plus this fork's Libby changes, packaged as one AppLoad app.

Tested on: one reMarkable Paper Pro Move, OS 3.27.3. Nothing else.
Needs: developer mode, reManager (or Vellum on the tablet), and a library card.

New in 0.3.0: Libby runs as an AppLoad window

The normal reMarkable interface keeps running underneath, instead of being shut down while you read.

• No passcode prompt when you leave Libby.
• Minimise and come back. Libby keeps your book open while you use your notebooks, even with wifi off.
• The tablet's own sleep and power button work as usual.
• Pen highlights. Hold the pen on a word until it highlights, drag to the end of the passage, lift, then tap Highlight. Tap a highlight, then Make a note, to type a note.
• The TLS option reconnects in the same window instead of restarting the app.

Install with the reManager desktop app

1. Download libby-reader-0.3.0-r0.apk from the assets below (about 107 MB).

2. Open reManager and connect to the tablet.

3. Utilities tab, File Browser: go to /home/root and drag the .apk in (or use Upload File). Wait for the transfer to finish.

4. Utilities tab, Terminal: install it.

   /home/root/.vellum/bin/vellum add --allow-untrusted /home/root/libby-reader-0.3.0-r0.apk

   It ends with a line starting OK:. Upgrading from an earlier version is the same command, and keeps your Libby sign-in.

5. In the same terminal, delete the uploaded file and restart the reMarkable interface so AppLoad notices the new app:

   rm /home/root/libby-reader-0.3.0-r0.apk
   /home/root/xovi/start

   The tablet's screen restarts and asks for your passcode if you have one.

6. On the tablet, open AppLoad and tap Libby.

It is not in Vellum's official index, so it will not appear in reManager's list of available packages. Once installed, it shows up under Mods as libby-reader.

First launch

1. Libby opens in an AppLoad window and shows a page about one TLS option Libby needs. Tap Turn it on and restart if you accept it; docs/tls.md explains what it changes. Libby reconnects in the same window a few seconds later.
2. Libby asks whether you have a library card. Sign in with your card, or choose to copy from another device and enter the code it shows into the Libby app on your phone (Menu, Settings, Copy To Another Device).

Using it

• Toolbar: Shelf, B&W/Colour, Font, A-, A+, Refresh. Tap the top of the screen to bring it up, or long-press while a book is open.
• In a book: tap the middle to show or hide Libby's controls; swipe, or tap the left or right edge, to turn pages once Libby's controls are hidden.
• Leaving: drag down from the top centre of the screen for AppLoad's window bar. _ minimises Libby (tap _ on the leftover bar to bring it back, book still open); X closes it. Don't reopen a running Libby from its icon.

Other ways to install

• From a terminal, or with signature checking: packaging/vellum/README.md
• Without Vellum, unpack libby-0.3.0.tar.gz into AppLoad's folder: docs/libby-wrapper.md

Checksums and licences

sha256 (libby-reader-0.3.0-r0.apk): 2c697d863daf7f521fcabaa09cd20ac6ebafb2650ebd0310c3428a8aa0a91f04
sha256 (libby-0.3.0.tar.gz): 0bd499b93c9de9893eca96043d54687be1ab5a470a70111b70aa1639690c1195

Unofficial; not affiliated with OverDrive, Libby or reMarkable. The bundled WebKit, Mesa and other libraries are unmodified from the upstream rmweb 0.9.7 release; licences are in NOTICE inside the archive.

Libby app 0.2.1

Read Libby library loans on a reMarkable Paper Pro Move, in Libby's own web reader. This is rmweb 0.9.7 plus this fork's Libby changes, packaged as one AppLoad app.

Tested on: one reMarkable Paper Pro Move, OS 3.27.3. Nothing else.
Needs: developer mode, reManager (or Vellum on the tablet), and a library card.

Install with the reManager desktop app

1. Download libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk from the assets below (about 107 MB).

2. Open reManager and connect to the tablet.

3. Utilities tab, File Browser: go to /home/root and drag the .apk in (or use Upload File). Wait for the transfer to finish.

4. Utilities tab, Terminal: install it.

   /home/root/.vellum/bin/vellum add --allow-untrusted /home/root/libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk

   It ends with a line starting OK:.

5. In the same terminal, delete the uploaded file and restart the reMarkable interface so AppLoad notices the new app:

   rm /home/root/libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk
   /home/root/xovi/start

   The tablet's screen restarts and asks for your passcode if you have one.

6. On the tablet, open AppLoad and tap Libby.

It is not in Vellum's official index, so it will not appear in reManager's list of available packages. Once installed, it does show up under Mods as libby-reader.

First launch

1. The app shows a page about one TLS option Libby needs. Tap Turn it on and restart if you accept it. docs/tls.md explains what it changes. The app comes back by itself a few seconds later.
2. Libby asks whether you have a library card. Sign in with your card, or choose to copy from another device and enter the code it shows into the Libby app on your phone (Menu, Settings, Copy To Another Device).
3. The toolbar along the top belongs to this app: Shelf, B&W/Colour, Font, A-, A+, Refresh, and X to quit. Tap the top of the screen to bring it up, or long-press while a book is open.

In a book

• Tap the middle of the page to show or hide Libby's own controls.
• Swipe, or tap the left or right edge, to turn pages. This works once Libby's controls are hidden.
• Press the power button to sleep with the book kept open; press again to wake. An open book keeps paging without wifi until you quit the app.

Other ways to install

• From a terminal, or with signature checking: packaging/vellum/README.md
• Without Vellum, unpack libby-0.2.1.tar.gz into AppLoad's folder: docs/libby-wrapper.md

What's new in 0.2.1

• Swipes that start on the bezel turn the page. Swipe distances now scale to the screen, and a quick short flick counts.
• Typed notes. Tap a highlight, then Make a note, and type with the on-screen keyboard.
• The signing key's public half is now in the repo (packaging/vellum) instead of on the release page.

Making new highlights still needs the experimental AppLoad-window version, which is not part of this release.

Checksums and licences

sha256 (libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk): d39318992d47fadf7cd8ca1dcff7609fc0cbb762024559ce00383eed64846b12
sha256 (libby-0.2.1.tar.gz): 613e58b78a45422160d1cd91f00c4c3cbb1b44c2282c4e513ada0cb93b3e1525

Unofficial; not affiliated with OverDrive, Libby or reMarkable. The bundled WebKit, Mesa and other libraries are unmodified from the upstream rmweb 0.9.7 release; licences are in NOTICE inside the archive.

Libby app 0.2.0

Read Libby library loans on a reMarkable Paper Pro Move, in Libby's own web reader. This is rmweb 0.9.7 plus this fork's Libby changes, packaged as one AppLoad app.

Tested on: one reMarkable Paper Pro Move, OS 3.27.3. Nothing else.
Needs: developer mode, reManager (or Vellum on the tablet), and a library card.

Install with the reManager desktop app

1. Download libby-reader-0.2.0-r0.apk from the assets below (about 107 MB).

2. Open reManager and connect to the tablet.

3. Utilities tab, File Browser: go to /home/root and drag the .apk in (or use Upload File). Wait for the transfer to finish.

4. Utilities tab, Terminal: install it.

   /home/root/.vellum/bin/vellum add --allow-untrusted /home/root/libby-reader-0.2.0-r0.apk

   It ends with a line starting OK:.

5. In the same terminal, delete the uploaded file and restart the reMarkable interface so AppLoad notices the new app:

   rm /home/root/libby-reader-0.2.0-r0.apk
   /home/root/xovi/start

   The tablet's screen restarts and asks for your passcode if you have one.

6. On the tablet, open AppLoad and tap Libby.

It is not in Vellum's official index, so it will not appear in reManager's list of available packages. Once installed, it does show up under Mods as libby-reader.

First launch

1. The app shows a page about one TLS option Libby needs. Tap Turn it on and restart if you accept it. docs/tls.md explains what it changes. The app comes back by itself a few seconds later.
2. Libby asks whether you have a library card. Sign in with your card, or choose to copy from another device and enter the code it shows into the Libby app on your phone (Menu, Settings, Copy To Another Device).
3. The toolbar along the top belongs to this app: Shelf, B&W/Colour, Font, A-, A+, Refresh, and X to quit. Tap the top of the screen to bring it up, or long-press while a book is open.

In a book

• Tap the middle of the page to show or hide Libby's own controls.
• Swipe, or tap the left or right edge, to turn pages. This works once Libby's controls are hidden.
• Press the power button to sleep with the book kept open; press again to wake. An open book keeps paging without wifi until you quit the app.

Other ways to install

• From a terminal, or with signature checking: packaging/vellum/README.md
• Without Vellum, unpack libby-0.2.0.tar.gz into AppLoad's folder: docs/libby-wrapper.md

What's new in 0.2.0

The app now explains the TLS option itself and turns it on only if you tap the button. No terminal step is needed for that any more.

Checksums and licences

sha256 (libby-reader-0.2.0-r0.apk): 225231cab885a9420558eae2430ade5ae9e00ea1494611a8521d4c2905523429
sha256 (libby-0.2.0.tar.gz): 7565b56754f326bab3312d1ca40d50b5cca81fca5d1594676784e2b1c4bdee67

Unofficial; not affiliated with OverDrive, Libby or reMarkable. The bundled WebKit, Mesa and other libraries are unmodified from the upstream rmweb 0.9.7 release; licences are in NOTICE inside the archive.

Libby app 0.1.0

Self-contained AppLoad app: rmweb 0.9.7 plus this fork's Libby changes, in one folder. A separate rmweb install is not needed.

Tested on: one reMarkable Paper Pro Move, OS 3.27.3. Nothing else.

Needs: developer mode, XOVI and AppLoad already installed, a library card.

Install (tablet on USB):

ssh root@10.11.99.1 'tar -C /home/root/xovi/exthome/appload -xzf -' < libby-0.1.0.tar.gz

Then restart xochitl through XOVI so AppLoad shows the Libby icon.

Or install with Vellum / reManager (not in Vellum's official index, so from a file):

scp libby-reader-0.1.0-r0.apk root@10.11.99.1:/home/root/
ssh root@10.11.99.1 '/home/root/.vellum/bin/vellum add --allow-untrusted /home/root/libby-reader-0.1.0-r0.apk'

Details, including verified-signature install: packaging/vellum/README.md

TLS: Libby will not connect until you turn on the opt-in TLS option. Read docs/tls.md first; it explains what changes.

More: docs/libby-wrapper.md

sha256 (libby-0.1.0.tar.gz): 7323105db8f55f0ca2597af9f9ec5b9601e34217912f54c76d31eb8a270432cf

sha256 (libby-reader-0.1.0-r0.apk): fa9cd8bda55958d4ab7b278289f4921cb9dd35510043d5d05d9c59449e48dc17

The bundled WebKit, Mesa and other libraries are unmodified from the upstream rmweb 0.9.7 release; licences are in NOTICE inside the archive.