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Added

• The reader page has been overhauled. It's faster, easier to use, and has a few more sizing/fit options.
• The window title now shows the current chapter name.

Fixed

• Fixed a rare issue where the titlebar would overlap the library page.

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Added

• Added MyAnimeList as a tracker, and greatly improved the layout of the trackers page.
• Added support for different score formats from AniList.
• Added reset controls to reader keybinds.
• Added a setting to hide the reader scrollbar.

Changed

• Limited the language filter on the extensions tab to only available languages, including a count of available extensions for each language.
• Replaced some setting dropdowns with switch controls.

Fixed

• Fixed persistence of the custom download directory setting.
• Fixed a case where toggleChapterRead could be triggered multiple times.

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Added

• Improved the reader's vertical layout: controls to move between pages now work as expected, and the layout now properly detects your current page.
• Improved the layout of language flags on tables they appear (chapter list, extension list, my downloads list).

Changed

• Chapters will now only be marked as read after passing a certain page threshold (80%, rounded down). Linked tracker entries will only be updated after this threshold as well.
• Minor layout updates on the settings page.

Fixed

• Fixed an occasional error when rapidly changing chapters on the reader.
• Fixed a warning caused by tag elements on the series details page.

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Added

• Added customization of reader keybindings.
• Added setting for custom download directory location.

Changed

• Houdoku now uses a different storage system for library data. Your data will be automatically migrated when you launch the new version. If you encounter data loss, please make a bug report with the lovefield-db.bak file from the app data directory.
• The "chapter languages" setting will now show all languages when no languages are set. This is also now the default.

Fixed

• Fixed tracker connection not being saved when reloading a series.
• Fixed internal search parameters for extensions API.
• Fixed deleting downloaded chapters attempting to delete a directory twice in some scenarios.
• Fixed the "Multi" language option incorrectly appearing in the chapter languages setting.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue with cover image paths not resolving on Mac - thanks @parointi
• Fixed an issue where the Extensions table would not load all available extensions.

Added

• Added a new UI/UX for filesystem imports.
• Added setting to check for extension updates on startup.
• Added pagination to extension search results.
• Added language (w/ filter) to the extension table.
• Added a slight gradient to series covers to better show their title.
• Added a more detailed page when errors occur.
• Added a link to the downloads folder on the "My Downloads" page.

Changed

• Changed the default number of library columns from 6 to 4.
• Improved the display of tag labels on the series details page.

Removed

• Extension-based series can no longer have a custom cover -- they are only retrieved from the extension.

Fixed

• Fixed series covers not updating automatically in some scenarios.
• Fixed some series not loading when certain properties weren't set.
• Fixed title parsing for filesystem imports.
• Fixed the filesystem import notice having an outdated URL.
• Fixed the reader not finding the next/previous chapters from some extensions.

Added

• Added support for editing the details of filesystem-based series after they are in the library.
  • This also adds an editable description field, which had been omitted before.
• Added the extension name to the series details page.

Changed

• Changed the source format of extension details. Users on older versions will need to update or their extensions list will appear Very Cursed™.
• Improved the layout of buttons on the series details page.

Fixed

• Fixed the text of a message popup from "episodes" to "chapters".
• Fixed some whitespace being included in filesystem-based series titles and chapter names.

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Added

• Added support for downloading chapters to read offline. To download chapters, right click the chapter table on a series page. You can view the status of the download queue, and a list of your downloaded chapters, in the Downloads tab.
• Improved display of errors that occur when refreshing the library.

Changed

• Slightly updated the layout of the series details page and its chapters table in order to accommodate DL display.
• Improved performance of some filesystem-related operations.

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Added

• Added a minimum window size to avoid essential controls being hidden.
• Made library dashboard settings (number of columns, filters) persistent between launches.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where some filesystem series imported in a previous version would cause an error.
• Fixed an issue with a highlight shadow appearing around the tab menu on startup.

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Added

• Added syncing with AniList. To setup, go to Settings -> Trackers and link your account. Then click the Trackers button on a series page to link it with your list.
• Added support for Discord Rich Presence. Enable in Settings -> Integrations.
• Added a continue button on the series page to automatically go to the next chapter.
• Added option to disable update check on startup.

Changed

• Cleaned up the Settings page UI by splitting it into separate tabs.
• Installed extensions will now only show the settings gear icon if they have adjustable settings.
• Increased the size of the filter control on the extensions page.

Fixed

• Fixed behavior when trying to go to a series after its extension is removed.
• Fixed library reload attempting to use removed extensions.
• Fixed missing padding below cover grid on the library and search pages.
• Fixed update check triggering when going from the reader to the series page.