Pergament 1.8.0

For Linux, each release has an AppImage, a .deb, a .rpm and a .flatpak for x86_64, next to the zip. Install the .deb with sudo apt install ./Pergament-X.Y.Z-linux-x86_64.deb and the .rpm with sudo dnf install ./Pergament-X.Y.Z-linux-x86_64.rpm; they pull in what they need, including the H.264 video decoder. The .deb also adds the Pergament apt repository, so later versions arrive with the normal system update. The repository is signed with the key 71162C8E5F5EFABAA6ECB400A8001EBD72C3A8BF. The AppImage runs after chmod +x. The flatpak installs with flatpak install --user Pergament-X.Y.Z-linux-x86_64.flatpak. Check every download against its .sha256 file first. The zip stays for installs without a package manager; the README also describes building from source.

For Windows x86_64, extract Pergament-X.Y.Z-windows-x86_64.zip and run pergament-app.exe. The WebView2 Runtime is required and is already installed on most Windows systems. Check the zip against its .sha256 file.

The .dmg is a build for Macs with Apple Silicon. It is not signed with an Apple Developer ID and not notarized, so macOS blocks the first start: right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it in System Settings under Privacy & Security. Check the download with shasum -a 256 -c. It has not been tested by the maintainer on a Mac.

What's Changed

• build: name the AppImage without "linux" and embed update information by @v3rm1n0 in #90
• feat: Windows release by @24mu13 in #89
• fix(app): open the display and note windows off the main thread by @v3rm1n0 in #92
• build(deps): bump rustls from 0.23.45 to 0.23.46 by @dependabot[bot] in #91

New Contributors

• @24mu13 made their first contribution in #89
• @dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in #91

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.8.0

Pergament 1.7.0

For Linux, each release has an AppImage, a .deb, a .rpm and a .flatpak for x86_64, next to the zip. Install the .deb with sudo apt install ./Pergament-X.Y.Z-linux-x86_64.deb and the .rpm with sudo dnf install ./Pergament-X.Y.Z-linux-x86_64.rpm; they pull in what they need, including the H.264 video decoder. The .deb also adds the Pergament apt repository, so later versions arrive with the normal system update. The repository is signed with the key 71162C8E5F5EFABAA6ECB400A8001EBD72C3A8BF. The AppImage runs after chmod +x. The flatpak installs with flatpak install --user Pergament-X.Y.Z-linux-x86_64.flatpak. Check every download against its .sha256 file first. The zip stays for installs without a package manager; the README also describes building from source.

The .dmg is a build for Macs with Apple Silicon. It is not signed with an Apple Developer ID and not notarized, so macOS blocks the first start: right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it in System Settings under Privacy & Security. Check the download with shasum -a 256 -c. It has not been tested by the maintainer on a Mac.

What's Changed

• feat: note window, inline note editing and bible links in notes by @v3rm1n0 in #68
• feat: a separate language for the Teaching Toolbox by @edurbs in #64
• fix: show the jwpub's embedded reference text in the study pane by @edurbs in #67
• Keep the open Bible chapter when switching translation by @edurbs in #66
• feat: What's New language selection by @edurbs in #65
• feat: AppImage, deb, Flatpak and RPM release formats for Linux by @edurbs in #63
• feat: add Portuguese (Brazil) translation by @edurbs in #57
• fix: review fixes for v1.0.0..main by @v3rm1n0 in #69
• feat(notes): link and open a bible reference with ctrl+p in the note window by @v3rm1n0 in #70
• build: trim dependencies for faster app builds by @v3rm1n0 in #71
• docs: rewrite the README for the new interface by @v3rm1n0 in #72
• fix: render publications closer to JW Library by @v3rm1n0 in #74
• feat(render): apply a publication's own stylesheets to its page only by @v3rm1n0 in #75
• feat: fonts with dot-below letters, language dropdown and French by @v3rm1n0 in #77
• feat(ui): replace custom widgets with shadcn components by @v3rm1n0 in #79
• feat: update the app from Settings by @v3rm1n0 in #80
• feat: apt repository for the deb by @v3rm1n0 in #83
• feat: write rolling backups automatically by @v3rm1n0 in #84
• feat: sync personal study data between computers through a folder by @v3rm1n0 in #85

New Contributors

• @edurbs made their first contribution in #64

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v1.7.0

Pergament 1.6.0

Download the zip for Linux, unpack it and run ./install.sh. It installs the binaries and a desktop entry below ~/.local. Check the download against the .sha256 file with sha256sum -c. The README also describes building from source.

The .dmg is a build for Macs with Apple Silicon. It is not signed with an Apple Developer ID and not notarized, so macOS blocks the first start: right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it in System Settings under Privacy & Security. Check the download with shasum -a 256 -c. It has not been tested by the maintainer on a Mac.

What's Changed

• docs: replace the screenshots with ones that only show invented content by @v3rm1n0 in #31
• feat: flat redesign with a content width setting, an easy-to-read font, note search and a go-to box by @v3rm1n0 in #32
• docs: rewrite the README by @v3rm1n0 in #39
• feat: download all publications a publication links to by @v3rm1n0 in #34
• feat: settings tabs, and a cache size with a clear button by @v3rm1n0 in #35
• feat: merge a backup instead of replacing the data by @v3rm1n0 in #36
• fix: keep the focus ring hidden when only a modifier key is pressed by @v3rm1n0 in #38
• fix: sort Manual/Guidelines into Guidelines and section it by attribute by @v3rm1n0 in #37
• fix: keep pages filled while they reload after navigating by @v3rm1n0 in #42
• feat: attach an unsigned macOS disk image to releases by @v3rm1n0 in #41
• ci: use upload-artifact v7, which runs on Node 24 by @v3rm1n0 in #43
• feat(ui): remember tab state and show highlights in the study pane by @v3rm1n0 in #46
• perf: make the startup update check fast by @v3rm1n0 in #45
• feat(ui): note dot column, full note titles and jump to notes by @v3rm1n0 in #47
• feat(ui): Bible translations, parallel accounts and book overviews by @v3rm1n0 in #48
• feat(ui): floating, resizable note editor with Markdown by @v3rm1n0 in #50
• fix: address review findings before release by @v3rm1n0 in #51
• fix(ui): note editor remembers its state and resizes from every edge by @v3rm1n0 in #52
• fix: show merge conflicts in a dialog by @v3rm1n0 in #53

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.6.0

Pergament 1.5.0

Download the zip for Linux, unpack it and run ./install.sh. It installs the binaries and a desktop entry below ~/.local. Check the download against the .sha256 file with sha256sum -c. The README also describes building from source.

What's Changed

• fix: edge cases found while testing the tile menu by @v3rm1n0 in #27
• ci: use GitHub's generated release notes and release through a pull request by @v3rm1n0 in #26
• feat: make adding an interface translation easy by @v3rm1n0 in #28

Full Changelog: v1.4.1...v1.5.0

Pergament 1.4.1

Download the zip for Linux, unpack it and run ./install.sh. It installs the binaries and a desktop entry below ~/.local. Check the download against the .sha256 file with sha256sum -c. The README also describes building from source.

Fixes

• read covers from publications without image sizes

Other

• drop the nix build from the release script
• use checkout v7 on node 24

All changes: v1.4.0...v1.4.1

Pergament 1.4.0

Download the zip for Linux, unpack it and run ./install.sh. It installs the binaries and a desktop entry below ~/.local. Check the download against the .sha256 file with sha256sum -c. The README also describes building from source.

Features

• show the app version in the settings
• open the study pane from a note dot
• default note title to the marked text and skip highlighting
• turn publication pages with the arrow keys

Fixes

• download semi-monthly issues with their day
• show and keep answer field texts from the user data

All changes: v1.3.2...v1.4.0

Pergament 1.3.2

Download the zip for Linux, unpack it and run ./install.sh. It installs the binaries and a desktop entry below ~/.local. Check the download against the .sha256 file with sha256sum -c. The README also describes building from source.

Fixes

• number highlight tokens like JW Library

Documentation

• describe the release zip and its installer

Other

• ship a zip with an installer and its hash in each release

All changes: v1.3.1...v1.3.2

Pergament 1.3.1

Source code only. There are no official builds; see the README for how to build Pergament.

Features

• add an install script

Documentation

• describe the Nix and script installation

All changes: v1.3.0...v1.3.1

Pergament 1.3.0

Source code only. There are no official builds; see the README for how to build Pergament.

Features

• add a Research Guide link to the Bible study pane
• read the Research Guide excerpts of a verse
• show only the cited paragraphs of a publication reference

Fixes

• translate the text size sample

Documentation

• update the README and retake the screenshots in English

All changes: v1.2.0...v1.3.0

Pergament 1.2.0

Source code only. There are no official builds; see the README for how to build Pergament.

Features

• reorder the Bibles of the parallel pane
• show Bible links as parallel translations in the side pane

Fixes

• keep the chapter number visible in parallel translations
• tint cited verses neutrally instead of like a highlight

All changes: v1.1.0...v1.2.0