- 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.
Introduce changelog feed manifest support, including client and shared
utilities for fetching and parsing changelog data. Add a new
Settings modal panel for viewing changelog entries, with version
detection based on the current app version. Expose a configurable
changelog feed URL in both environment variables and admin panel
runtime settings. Update documentation and deployment workflow to
support changelog feed generation and consumption. Include unit tests
for changelog utilities.
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.
Add five new light theme options (lavender, rose, sand, sky, slate) with dedicated color palettes. Redesign Settings modal with sidebar navigation replacing tabs, add visual theme color selector showing preview swatches, and introduce new icons (KeyIcon, PaletteIcon, UserIcon, DocumentIcon). Also update PrivacyModal to render conditionally based on authEnabled and add privacy policy link. Update tests to reflect new UI structure.
Add ZIP-based user data download endpoint, enable AES-256 server-side S3 encryption for all stored documents and audiobooks. Rewrite privacy policy with detailed CCPA categories, service provider disclosures (Vercel/Neon/Railway), and user rights sections. Replace privacy modal with checkbox agreement flow.
- Introduce `USE_ANONYMOUS_AUTH_SESSIONS` to make guest access an opt-in feature.
- Transition root-level pages into `(app)` and `(public)` route groups for improved access control.
- Adopt Figtree as the primary typeface and implement a pre-render theme initialization script.
- Decouple audiobook chapter processing into a standalone API route and harden resource ownership logic.
- Replace the legacy footer with a unified layout and add skeleton loading states for document lists.
- Update environment documentation and test suites to align with the revised routing and auth flows.
BREAKING CHANGE: The audiobook generation API has been restructured, moving specific chapter logic to `/api/audiobook/chapter`.
- 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
- replace custom DB adapter with Drizzle setup (SQLite/Postgres schemas) and add `drizzle.config.ts` plus migrations in `drizzle/` and `drizzle_pg/`
- switch better-auth to drizzleAdapter, add auth helpers (`getAuthContext`, `requireAuthContext`, `requireAudiobookOwned`), and make `useAuth`/`useAuthSession` safe no-ops when auth is disabled
- persist documents/audiobooks in DB with ownership checks, unclaimed fallback, and ref-counted deletes; add FS scan helper for no-auth mode
- gate docx-to-pdf, library, voices, whisper, and migration endpoints behind auth when enabled
- add unclaimed data scan/claim flow with `/api/user/claim`, `ClaimDataModal`, and server-side scan/claim helpers
- refactor rate limiting and account deletion to use Drizzle tables (`user_tts_chars`, `user`)
- run migrations via `scripts/migrate-if-auth.mjs` (auto on `pnpm start` + `pnpm migrate`), remove Docker entrypoint and old better-auth migration file
- update README and lockfile for the new migration workflow and dependencies
- 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