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I've been using Calibre on all my devices for years and have hundreds of books annotated. Why would I switch to Foliate?
I've been using Calibre on all my devices for years and have hundreds of books annotated. Why would I switch to Foliate?
Calibre UI is unappealing and too complex. Sometimes you just need a library of books without the clutter. Foliate looks simpler to use, but for some reason it doesn't allow bulk imports.
Is there something similar for macOS and iPadOS? All 3rd party epub readers on my iPad are substandard.
I use Foliate to read epub's, but I've got one massive peeve with ALL e-readers. I'd really, really like for an option that tells the e-reader not to modify my epub. I don't use annotations, I really don't need the e-reader to bookmark where I've stopped reading.
Just don't write over my epub!
I don't normally comment on HN, but this topic is something I've got a strong opinion on. I use Foliate to read epub's, but I've got one massive peeve with ALL e-readers. I'd really, really like for an option that tells the e-reader not to modify my epub. I don't use annotations, I really don't need the e-reader to bookmark where I've stopped reading. Just don't write over my epub!
I've been using Calibre on all my devices for years and have hundreds of books annotated. Why would I switch to Foliate?
Not OP, I haven't used Foliate either. Calibre UI is unappealing and too complex. Sometimes you just need a library of books without the clutter. Foliate looks simpler to use, but for some reason it doesn't allow bulk imports.
I've been using Calibre on all my devices for years and have hundreds of books annotated. Why would I switch to Foliate?
Currently i'm resisting not using annotations, because while i manager books on my laptop, i read them on a e-ink android tablet(Onyx air). I would want my annotations to sync two ways if possible.
A javascript codebase bundled with a webkit browser - is this like Electron, but lite?
Most ebook reader apps nowerdays use embed browser to render epub, with the notable exception of some apps on e-ink readers with their own parser and renderer, faster but at cost of maintenance effort and compatibilities.
I don't normally comment on HN, but this topic is something I've got a strong opinion on. I use Foliate to read epub's, but I've got one massive peeve with ALL e-readers. I'd really, really like for an option that tells the e-reader not to modify my epub. I don't use annotations, I really don't need the e-reader to bookmark where I've stopped reading. Just don't write over my epub!