Simpleread - Reading, without the clutter

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v1.1.3

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General

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Open Sidebar

Open Settings

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Open Search

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Open Hotkeys Help

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Library & Navigation

Switch Category (1–9) Switch between categories 1–9 in the library.

1-9

Add New Book

Alt

Delete Selected Books When books are selected.

Del

Backspace

Cancel Book Selection When books are selected.

Esc

Reading

Toggle Read Aloud

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Next Sentence When Read Aloud is active.

Previous Sentence When Read Aloud is active.

Toggle Auto-Scroll

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Pause Auto-Scroll Hold X to pause scrolling.

Trigger Next Scroll When auto-scroll is active.

Trigger Previous Scroll When auto-scroll is active.

Open Notes Sidemenu

Close Extended Note

Save Selection as Note Select text first.

Shift

Delete Note (Editing) While editing a note.

Del

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PgUp

Add Bookmark

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Translate Selection Select text first.

Alt

Toggle Fullscreen

Notes

Save Notes

Shift

Delete Note

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Add Comment While writing in a note.

Shift

Enter

What's New?

A big comfort update for Simpleread: richer themes, custom reading backgrounds, smarter imports, better search, reading-time estimates, and tiny motivational nudges that are actually useful. Yes, finally.

Version: v1.1.3 ⋅ 7 Jul 2026 Release Notes

New features

Added full theme management with more built-in reading themes.

Added optional reading backgrounds with blur, opacity, presets, and custom uploads.

Added estimated reading time for books.

Added daily reading progress feedback to show what you read today.

Added a keep-screen-awake option for longer reading sessions.

Improvements

Improved dark mode, custom colors, shadows, inputs, and theme polish.

Improved book cover handling and fallback behavior.

Improved the add-books flow with clearer queue states and better error handling.

Improved public domain book layout and mobile responsiveness.

Improved reader search with loading feedback, no-results messages, and smoother navigation.

Improved notes search with highlighted matches and clearer note counts.

Improved chapter transitions and reading UI spacing.

Improved storage organization for books, covers, and user data behind the scenes.

Bug fixes

Fixed theme settings not saving correctly.

Fixed several shortcut and hotkey issues.

Fixed duplicate book detection for books with edited or misleading filenames.

Fixed cover updates not appearing reliably after editing.

Fixed deleted books leaving files behind in storage.

Fixed search missing matches or breaking after empty searches.

Fixed a mobile touch issue where book cards sometimes needed a second tap.

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