diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index 63be209..892fb11 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   },
 };
 
-const isDev = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NODE_ENV !== 'production';
+//const isDev = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NODE_ENV !== 'production' || process.env.NODE_ENV == null;
+const isDev = false;
 
 export default function RootLayout({
   children,
diff --git a/src/components/Footer.tsx b/src/components/Footer.tsx
index e9a87b1..72fae59 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import { Popover, PopoverButton, PopoverPanel } from '@headlessui/react'
+import { GithubIcon } from './icons/Icons'
 
 export function Footer() {
   return (
     <footer className="m-8 text-sm text-muted">
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center space-y-2">
         <div className="flex flex-wrap sm:flex-nowrap items-center justify-center text-center sm:space-x-3">
+          <a
+            href="https://github.com/richardr1126/OpenReader-WebUI"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+          >
+            <GithubIcon className="w-5 h-5" />
+          </a>
+          <span className='w-full sm:w-fit'>•</span>
           <Popover className="flex">
-            <PopoverButton className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors">
+            <PopoverButton className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors flex items-center gap-1">
               Privacy info
             </PopoverButton>
             <PopoverPanel anchor="top" className="bg-base p-4 rounded-lg shadow-lg w-64">
diff --git a/src/components/PDFViewSettings.tsx b/src/components/PDFViewSettings.tsx
index 9918a98..8628c9e 100644
--- a/src/components/PDFViewSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PDFViewSettings.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const viewTypes = [
 ];
 
 export function PDFViewSettings({ isOpen, setIsOpen }: PDFViewSettingsProps) {
-  const { viewType, updateConfigKey } = useConfig();
+  const { viewType, skipBlank, updateConfigKey } = useConfig();
   const selectedView = viewTypes.find(v => v.id === viewType) || viewTypes[0];
 
   return (
@@ -109,6 +109,20 @@ export function PDFViewSettings({ isOpen, setIsOpen }: PDFViewSettingsProps) {
                         </p>
                       )}
                     </div>
+                    <div className="space-y-2">
+                      <label className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+                        <input
+                          type="checkbox"
+                          checked={skipBlank}
+                          onChange={(e) => updateConfigKey('skipBlank', e.target.checked)}
+                          className="form-checkbox h-4 w-4 text-accent rounded border-muted"
+                        />
+                        <span className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">Skip blank pages</span>
+                      </label>
+                      <p className="text-sm text-muted pl-6">
+                        Automatically skip pages with no text content
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/components/icons/Icons.tsx b/src/components/icons/Icons.tsx
index 2e12e13..a049707 100644
--- a/src/components/icons/Icons.tsx
+++ b/src/components/icons/Icons.tsx
@@ -182,3 +182,35 @@ export function UploadIcon(props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
     </svg>
   );
 }
+
+export function InfoIcon(props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+      fill="currentColor"
+      className={props.className}
+      width={props.width || "1.5em"}
+      height={props.height || "1.5em"}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <path fillRule="evenodd" d="M2.25 12c0-5.385 4.365-9.75 9.75-9.75s9.75 4.365 9.75 9.75-4.365 9.75-9.75 9.75S2.25 17.385 2.25 12zm8.706-1.442c1.146-.573 2.437.463 2.126 1.706l-.709 2.836.042-.02a.75.75 0 01.67 1.34l-.04.022c-1.147.573-2.438-.463-2.127-1.706l.71-2.836-.042.02a.75.75 0 11-.671-1.34l.041-.022zM12 9a.75.75 0 100-1.5.75.75 0 000 1.5z" clipRule="evenodd" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+export function GithubIcon(props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+      fill="currentColor"
+      className={props.className}
+      width={props.width || "1.5em"}
+      height={props.height || "1.5em"}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <path d="M12 0c-6.626 0-12 5.373-12 12 0 5.302 3.438 9.8 8.207 11.387.599.111.793-.261.793-.577v-2.234c-3.338.726-4.033-1.416-4.033-1.416-.546-1.387-1.333-1.756-1.333-1.756-1.089-.745.083-.729.083-.729 1.205.084 1.839 1.237 1.839 1.237 1.07 1.834 2.807 1.304 3.492.997.107-.775.418-1.305.762-1.604-2.665-.305-5.467-1.334-5.467-5.931 0-1.311.469-2.381 1.236-3.221-.124-.303-.535-1.524.117-3.176 0 0 1.008-.322 3.301 1.23.957-.266 1.983-.399 3.003-.404 1.02.005 2.047.138 3.006.404 2.291-1.552 3.297-1.23 3.297-1.23.653 1.653.242 2.874.118 3.176.77.84 1.235 1.911 1.235 3.221 0 4.609-2.807 5.624-5.479 5.921.43.372.823 1.102.823 2.222v3.293c0 .319.192.694.801.576 4.765-1.589 8.199-6.086 8.199-11.386 0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12z"/>
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx b/src/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx
index ddc6156..448243d 100644
--- a/src/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ interface ConfigContextType {
   viewType: ViewType;
   voiceSpeed: number;
   voice: string;
+  skipBlank: boolean;
   updateConfig: (newConfig: Partial<{ apiKey: string; baseUrl: string; viewType: ViewType }>) => Promise<void>;
   updateConfigKey: <K extends keyof ConfigValues>(key: K, value: ConfigValues[K]) => Promise<void>;
   isLoading: boolean;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type ConfigValues = {
   viewType: ViewType;
   voiceSpeed: number;
   voice: string;
+  skipBlank: boolean;
 };
 
 const ConfigContext = createContext<ConfigContextType | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [viewType, setViewType] = useState<ViewType>('single');
   const [voiceSpeed, setVoiceSpeed] = useState<number>(1);
   const [voice, setVoice] = useState<string>('af_sarah');
-
+  const [skipBlank, setSkipBlank] = useState<boolean>(true);
 
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const [isDBReady, setIsDBReady] = useState(false);
@@ -52,12 +54,14 @@ export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         const cachedViewType = await getItem('viewType');
         const cachedVoiceSpeed = await getItem('voiceSpeed');
         const cachedVoice = await getItem('voice');
+        const cachedSkipBlank = await getItem('skipBlank');
 
         if (cachedApiKey) console.log('Cached API key found:', cachedApiKey);
         if (cachedBaseUrl) console.log('Cached base URL found:', cachedBaseUrl);
         if (cachedViewType) console.log('Cached view type found:', cachedViewType);
         if (cachedVoiceSpeed) console.log('Cached voice speed found:', cachedVoiceSpeed);
         if (cachedVoice) console.log('Cached voice found:', cachedVoice);
+        if (cachedSkipBlank) console.log('Cached skip blank found:', cachedSkipBlank);
 
         // If not in cache, use env variables
         const defaultApiKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_OPENAI_API_KEY || '';
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         setViewType((cachedViewType || 'single') as ViewType);
         setVoiceSpeed(parseFloat(cachedVoiceSpeed || '1'));
         setVoice(cachedVoice || 'af_sarah');
+        setSkipBlank(cachedSkipBlank === 'false' ? false : true);
 
         // If not in cache, save to cache
         if (!cachedApiKey) {
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@ export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         if (!cachedViewType) {
           await setItem('viewType', 'single');
         }
+        if (cachedSkipBlank === null) {
+          await setItem('skipBlank', 'true');
+        }
         
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error initializing:', error);
@@ -126,6 +134,9 @@ export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         case 'voice':
           setVoice(value as string);
           break;
+        case 'skipBlank':
+          setSkipBlank(value as boolean);
+          break;
       }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(`Error updating config key ${key}:`, error);
@@ -140,6 +151,7 @@ export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
       viewType, 
       voiceSpeed,
       voice,
+      skipBlank,
       updateConfig, 
       updateConfigKey,
       isLoading, 
diff --git a/src/contexts/PDFContext.tsx b/src/contexts/PDFContext.tsx
index 70c71e5..e83ab09 100644
--- a/src/contexts/PDFContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/PDFContext.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export function PDFProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       const text = await extractTextFromPDF(currDocURL, currDocPage);
       setCurrDocText(text);
       setTTSText(text);
+
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error loading PDF text:', error);
     }
diff --git a/src/contexts/TTSContext.tsx b/src/contexts/TTSContext.tsx
index c48ff0c..80f4593 100644
--- a/src/contexts/TTSContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/TTSContext.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ export function TTSProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     isLoading: configIsLoading,
     voiceSpeed,
     voice: configVoice,
-    updateConfigKey
+    updateConfigKey,
+    skipBlank,
   } = useConfig();
 
   // OpenAI client reference
@@ -112,6 +113,17 @@ export function TTSProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [currDocPages, setCurrDocPages] = useState<number>();
   const [nextPageLoading, setNextPageLoading] = useState(false);
 
+  /**
+   * Changes the current page by a specified amount
+   * 
+   * @param {number} [num=1] - The number of pages to increment by
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  const incrementPage = useCallback((num = 1) => {
+    setNextPageLoading(true);
+    setCurrDocPage(currDocPage + num);
+  }, [currDocPage]);
+
   /**
    * Sets the current text and splits it into sentences
    * 
@@ -121,10 +133,17 @@ export function TTSProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const setText = useCallback((text: string) => {
     console.log('Setting page text:', text);
     const newSentences = splitIntoSentences(text);
-    setSentences(newSentences);
 
+    // If skipBlank is enabled and there's no text and we are playing audio, automatically move to next page
+    if (isPlaying && skipBlank && newSentences.length === 0 && currDocPage < currDocPages!) {
+      console.log('Skipping blank page:', currDocPage);
+      incrementPage();
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    setSentences(newSentences);
     setNextPageLoading(false);
-  }, []);
+  }, [isPlaying, skipBlank, currDocPage, currDocPages, incrementPage]);
 
   /**
    * Stops the current audio playback and clears the active Howl instance
@@ -168,17 +187,6 @@ export function TTSProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     setCurrDocPage(page);
   }, [abortAudio]);
 
-  /**
-   * Changes the current page by a specified amount
-   * 
-   * @param {number} [num=1] - The number of pages to increment by
-   * @returns {void}
-   */
-  const incrementPage = useCallback((num = 1) => {
-    setNextPageLoading(true);
-    setCurrDocPage(currDocPage + num);
-  }, [currDocPage]);
-
   /**
    * Moves to the next or previous sentence
    *