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Eliminate all code paths, configuration, and documentation related to running without authentication. Require AUTH_SECRET and BASE_URL at startup, updating middleware, server logic, and runtime checks to assume auth is always enabled. Simplify onboarding, settings, and test helpers to reflect mandatory auth. Update environment examples, Docker and deployment docs, and CI/test configs. Remove no-auth-specific UI flows, test cases, and feature toggles.
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[](https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/releases)
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[](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/)
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[](https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/stargazers)
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[](https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/network/members)
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[](https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/discussions)
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# 📄🔊 OpenReader
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OpenReader is an open source, self-host-friendly text-to-speech document reader built with Next.js for **EPUB, PDF, TXT, MD, and DOCX** with synchronized read-along playback.
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> Previously named **OpenReader-WebUI**.
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> **Get started in the [docs](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/)**.
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## ✨ Highlights
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- 🧱 **Layout-aware PDF parsing** with PP-DocLayoutV3 (ONNX) — structured block detection, cross-page stitching, and geometry-based highlighting for precise read-along sync.
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- ⏱️ **Word-by-word highlighting** via ONNX Whisper alignment through the compute worker control plane (NATS JetStream-backed).
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- ⚡ **Segment-based read-along** for EPUB, PDF, TXT, MD, and DOCX — sentence-aware TTS with cached audio segments, background preloading, and resumable playback.
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- 🎯 **Multi-provider TTS** — self-hosted OpenAI-compatible servers (Kokoro-FastAPI, KittenTTS-FastAPI, Orpheus-FastAPI) or cloud APIs (OpenAI, Replicate, DeepInfra).
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- 🎧 **Audiobook export** in `m4b`/`mp3` with resumable chapter processing.
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- 🗂️ **Flexible backend** — embedded SeaweedFS or S3-compatible storage, SQLite or Postgres, server library import, and device sync.
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- 🐳 **Self-host friendly** — Docker (amd64/arm64), built-in auth/session support, and automatic startup migrations.
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## 🚀 Start Here
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| Goal | Link |
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| Run with Docker | [Docker Quick Start](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/docker-quick-start) |
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| Deploy on Vercel | [Vercel Deployment](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/deploy/vercel-deployment) |
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| Deploy external compute worker | [Compute Worker (NATS JetStream)](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/deploy/compute-worker) |
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| Develop locally | [Local Development](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/deploy/local-development) |
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| Configure auth | [Auth](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/configure/auth) |
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| Configure SQL database | [Database and Migrations](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/configure/database) |
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| Configure object storage | [Object / Blob Storage](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/configure/object-blob-storage) |
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| Configure TTS providers | [TTS Providers](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/configure/tts-providers) |
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| Run Kokoro locally | [Kokoro-FastAPI](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/configure/tts-provider-guides/kokoro-fastapi) |
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| Run KittenTTS locally | [KittenTTS-FastAPI](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/configure/tts-provider-guides/kitten-tts-fastapi) |
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| Get support or contribute | [Support and Contributing](https://docs.openreader.richardr.dev/about/support-and-contributing) |
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## 🧭 Community
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- Questions and ideas: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/discussions)
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- Bug reports: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/issues)
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- Contributions: open a pull request
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## 📜 License
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MIT. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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