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Booklight 0.1.0
The first release of Booklight — the reading-first rebuild of what
briefly existed as PDFGist (its release history was retired with the old
identity; the shelf imports those books on first launch).
Added
- The shelf — launch straight into your bookshelf: cover grid with
reading progress, collections, search, and import that references your
files in place (books are never copied; the shelf file is a single
documented, stablelibrary.jsonyou can keep in your sync drive —
see DATA-FORMAT). - Reading — tabbed PDF (continuous scroll, two-page book view, zoom /
fit-width, thumbnails, outline, full-text search) and EPUB (reflowable
serif typography, chapter TOC, whole-book search) on macOS, Windows and
Linux; continue-reading everywhere. - AI at your elbow — selection translation, page / document summaries,
and document chat, all streamed, all pointed at the provider you choose
(GLM, DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, Doubao, SiliconFlow, Ollama, or any
OpenAI-compatible endpoint). Your key stays on your machine. - Annotations — three-color highlights, underline, strikeout, notes
and bookmarks stored beside each book (sidecar JSON) or in the central
store, ready for cloud-drive sync; byte-compatible across all three
hosts. - Light editing — a dedicated Tools menu: rotate, insert blank page,
delete, extract, merge (in-memory; source files untouched) and AcroForm
filling with export of the filled copy. - Comforts — text-to-speech, printing, split view, password-protected
PDFs, drag-and-drop import, interface language (follow system / 中文 /
English), localized system chrome. - Signed self-updates on all three platforms — Ed25519-verified
manifest, SHA-256-checked download, installs only on your click.
Local-first data
Books stay in your folders and sync drives; progress and annotations ride
beside each book in sidecars; the shelf is one documented file. No
account, no telemetry — see DATA-FORMAT.