Eliminate the smartSentenceSplitting configuration flag from application state, UI, and all TTS and audiobook adapter logic. Consolidate TTS segment planning to always include context units, streamlining code and reducing conditional branches. Update tests and type definitions to reflect the removal of this feature toggle.
- Replace `OPENREADER_COMPUTE_MODE` and related variables with `COMPUTE_MODE`
- Replace `OPENREADER_*` PDF/Whisper model URLs with `PDF_LAYOUT_MODEL_BASE_URL` and `WHISPER_MODEL_BASE_URL`
- Remove legacy `NEXT_PUBLIC_*` runtime config seeds in favor of `RUNTIME_SEED_*`
- Update documentation, code, and environment references to match new variable names
- Remove deprecated `scripts/fetch-models.mjs` and related npm script
- Update runtime config SSR injection from `window.__OPENREADER_RUNTIME_CONFIG__` to `window.__RUNTIME_CONFIG__`
- Adjust Next.js config to use new compute mode env var and optimize output file tracing for ONNX dependencies
BREAKING CHANGE: Environment variable names for compute mode, model URLs, and runtime config seeding have changed. Update `.env` files and deployment configs to use `COMPUTE_MODE`, `PDF_LAYOUT_MODEL_BASE_URL`, `WHISPER_MODEL_BASE_URL`, and `RUNTIME_SEED_*` as appropriate. Legacy `OPENREADER_*` and `NEXT_PUBLIC_*` variables are no longer supported.
Migrate PDF parsing to use ONNX Docling layout model for structured block extraction, enabling improved TTS segmentation and chaptering. Add compute backend abstraction for heavy tasks (alignment, layout parsing) with configuration via `OPENREADER_COMPUTE_MODE`. Integrate block-level locators and document settings for per-document PDF parsing options. Update S3 storage for parsed PDF JSON, add migration and schema changes, and extend client and server APIs for parsed data and settings. Remove legacy word highlight flag in favor of compute capability detection.
- Add ONNX model download, local/none compute modes, and `onnxruntime-node` dependency
- Update PDF viewer and TTS pipeline to use parsed blocks and block-level locators
- Add document settings storage and APIs for per-document PDF options
- Update S3 storage layout for parsed PDF JSON
- Add admin/config/docs updates for new compute and parsing features
- Remove obsolete word highlight runtime flag and UI
BREAKING CHANGE: PDF parsing and word highlighting now require `OPENREADER_COMPUTE_MODE=local` and ONNX model; document settings and S3 layout updated; legacy word highlight flag removed.
Introduce sentence and word highlighting for HTML/TXT/MD documents, including new config options (`htmlHighlightEnabled`, `htmlWordHighlightEnabled`) and synced user preferences. Update the HTML viewer to support these highlights using custom spans, and add corresponding CSS styles. Extend document settings to allow toggling these features. Implement block-level locator sorting and display improvements. Add audiobook export support for HTML documents, including adapter and pipeline integration.
- Add `htmlHighlightEnabled` and `htmlWordHighlightEnabled` to config, user state, and Dexie storage
- Update HTML viewer to apply and manage highlights for sentences and words
- Add CSS for HTML highlight classes and scroll margin
- Extend document settings UI for HTML highlight toggles
- Support HTML audiobook export in modal and pipeline
- Improve block locator sorting and sidebar display for HTML
- Add HTML audiobook adapter and block parsing utilities
Remove fallbackProviderRef usage from settings and config context to streamline
provider resolution. Adjust normalizeLegacyProviderRef to retain 'default-openai'
unless a non-default fallback is explicitly provided. Update provider listing to
enforce deterministic ordering by updatedAt, createdAt, and slug. Expand unit tests
to verify provider ordering, legacy ref normalization, and selection logic.
Transition all TTS-related logic, types, and UI to use the new providerRef/providerType model in place of legacy ttsProvider fields. Introduce a centralized tts-provider-policy module to encapsulate provider/model capability checks, default value resolution, and compatibility logic. Update all API routes, contexts, hooks, components, and tests to use providerRef and providerType, ensuring consistent handling of built-in and shared TTS providers. Remove legacy defaultTtsModel config in favor of per-provider defaults and shared provider admin control. Add the showAllProviderModels runtime flag to restrict users to provider default models when desired.
BREAKING CHANGE: ttsProvider fields are replaced by providerRef/providerType throughout the codebase; defaultTtsModel config is removed in favor of per-provider defaults.
Add database-backed runtime configuration for feature flags and TTS provider credentials, editable via a new admin UI panel. Replace static NEXT_PUBLIC_* and TTS provider env vars with admin-managed settings stored in the database and injected at SSR for client access. Implement admin-only panels for managing shared TTS provider credentials (with encrypted API keys) and live site feature flags. Add schema migrations, API routes, React contexts, and hooks for SSR-injected runtime config and live updates. Update client and server logic to resolve configuration from the database at runtime, enforcing admin restrictions and supporting migration from legacy env-based config.
BREAKING CHANGE: Feature flags and TTS provider credentials are now managed at runtime via the admin UI. Environment variables are only used for initial seeding and are ignored after first boot. Existing deployments must migrate configuration to the admin panel.
Introduce configurable segment preloading depth, sentence lookahead, and TTS segment max block length for both PDF and EPUB readers. Add new settings to user preferences, config context, and document settings UI. Refactor TTS segment splitting logic to support per-user max block length and propagate these options through PDF/EPUB adapters and TTS segment generation. Update API, manifest pagination, and segment deduplication for improved performance and correctness. Add tests for new NLP options and manifest logic.
BREAKING CHANGE: TTS segment splitting and manifest APIs now require max block length and preloading parameters; user config schema updated.
- Replace client-side IndexedDB with server-first document storage
- Add document caching layer for offline capability and performance
- Implement document transfer during anonymous-to-authenticated account linking
- Add database indexes for improved query performance
- Update document contexts to use new caching system
- Refactor document upload and deletion APIs
- Add audiobook pruning for missing files
- Improve test isolation with namespace support
- Add unit tests for document cache and transfer functions
Replace privacy popup with PrivacyModal and reorganize auth UI components
Remove signed-out persistence and centralize session handling in useAuthSession
Move document viewers and Kokoro voice helpers into dedicated modules
- Implement user sign-in, sign-up, and account management using better-auth
- Add rate limiting for TTS API with daily character limits for authenticated and anonymous users
- Integrate SQLite and PostgreSQL database support for user sessions and data persistence
- Update UI components to include authentication flows, user menu, and privacy popup
- Modify Dockerfile and package.json for new dependencies and entrypoint script
- Bump version to v1.3.0
- Introduce a toggleable grid/list view for the document list, enhancing organization and display flexibility. This involved updates across `DocumentList`, `DocumentFolder`, `DocumentListItem`, and `SortControls`.
- Add a new `CodeBlock` component and integrate detailed Docker-based self-hosting instructions into the footer.
- Enhance privacy policy popover with clearer details on Deepinfra usage and strongly recommend self-hosting for secure experience.
- Implement conditional rendering and feature gating based on the `isDev` environment variable, differentiating features between the production demo and self-hosted instances. Affected components include `page.tsx`, `DocumentSettings.tsx`, `SettingsModal.tsx`, and `config.ts`.
- Clarify that advanced features like audiobook export and word-by-word highlighting via `whisper.cpp` are exclusive to self-hosted setups and are disabled in the demo.
- Expand the list of supported document types on the homepage to include MD and TXT.
- Integrate new `ListIcon`, `GridIcon`, and `CopyIcon` to support UI enhancements.
- Add a custom `xs` breakpoint in `tailwind.config.ts` for improved responsive design.
- Introduce `/api/whisper` endpoint which uses `whisper.cpp` (via a `WHISPER_CPP_BIN` executable) and `ffmpeg` to generate word-level audio alignments from provided audio and text.
- Integrate word-level alignments into `TTSContext`, tracking the currently spoken word based on audio seek position and provided timestamps. Alignments are cached in-memory and fetched asynchronously.
- Add new configuration options (`pdfWordHighlightEnabled`, `epubWordHighlightEnabled`) to `ConfigContext` and `Dexie` for enabling/disabling the feature.
- Implement visual word highlighting in both `PDFViewer` and `EPUBViewer` by mapping TTS-aligned words to rendered text elements.
- Enhance `EPUBContext` and `PDFContext` with new `highlightWordIndex` and `clearWordHighlights` functions, utilizing fuzzy string matching (`cmpstr`) to robustly align spoken words with displayed text for accurate highlighting.
- Update `DocumentSettings` to include user-facing toggles for the new highlighting modes.
- Reorganized utility modules from `src/utils` to `src/lib` for clearer separation of concerns.
- Introduced new, dedicated type definitions in `src/types` for improved type safety in configuration and TTS API interactions.
- Replaced `src/types/appConfig.ts` with `src/types/config.ts`.
- Added `src/types/tts.ts` for TTS request payloads, error structures, and retry options.
- Updated module imports across several contexts (`Config`, `EPUB`, `HTML`, `PDF`, `TTS`) and components to reflect the new `lib` and `types` locations.
- Enhanced TTS API request and error handling in `src/app/api/tts/route.ts` and TTS-consuming contexts with explicit types.
- Simplified `ProgressCard`, `ProgressPopup`, and `AudiobookExportModal` components by removing the `isProcessing` prop, centralizing processing state management.
- Streamlined `HTMLContext` by removing `createFullAudioBook` and `isAudioCombining` properties, focusing its scope.