Lots of new stuff in 10.2

YACReader 10.2 is here. This release adds library backup and recovery tools, experimental support for image-based EPUB comics, redesigned settings dialogs, new zoom and magnifying-glass controls, and a basic Web UI reader. It also includes many other improvements and fixes.

Please, check the new built-in guide for the search engine in YACReaderLibrary to learn all what you can do with the search engine, the same syntax can be used in the iOS/Android remote browsers.

YACReader 10.2 built-in search guide.

YACReader 10.2 roud magnifying glass.

YACReader

• Change the default shortcuts for modifying the magnifying-glass size to avoid conflicts with the page zoom shortcuts: [ and ].
• Add an optional circular magnifying glass with an optional ring around it. The configured size is preserved when switching between rectangular and circular modes.
• Add optional edge easing for the magnifying glass. The magnified region is pushed toward the edges of the view, allowing content near the borders to be inspected more easily.
• Require a full mouse-wheel notch before changing the magnifying-glass size or zoom, preventing light trackpad gestures from resizing it.
• Fix the go-to-flow bar requesting permission to control the computer on macOS. Moving the cursor into the bar now works without granting accessibility permission.
• Add a setting to control the Escape key behavior. It can quit the reader as before, or cancel the topmost active mode: magnifying glass, dictionary, go-to-flow, and then fullscreen.
• Fix a crash caused by changing the reading direction while quickly turning pages.
• Add support for pinch gestures and Ctrl+mouse wheel to change the zoom level.

YACReaderLibrary

• Add a library repair function to restore missing covers and rescan files that previously failed to be added.
• Add actions to create and restore library database backups.
• Automatically create and retain database backups in .yacreaderlibrary/backups.
• When database corruption is detected, offer to attempt a repair or restore a backup. Damaged originals are preserved in .yacreaderlibrary/recovery.
• Fix error handling when importing or exporting comic information and cover packages.
• Fix the comic information height in grid cells so titles do not overlap other fields.
• Add an action to open the library root location.
• Add a built-in guide for the search engine, available from the search field's drop-down menu.
• Add quick search presets, available from the search field's drop-down menu.
• Fix Open containing folder requesting permission to control Finder on macOS.
• Improve the server dialog and add an option to open the Web UI from it.

YACReaderLibraryServer

• Add the repair-library command to restore missing covers and rescan files that previously failed to be added.
• Add the backup-library, list-backups, and restore-library commands.
• Automatically create and retain database backups in .yacreaderlibrary/backups.
• Add the repair-library-db command to attempt to repair a damaged database. Damaged originals are preserved in .yacreaderlibrary/recovery.

Web UI

• Add a basic web reader.
• Add an option to rescan embedded XML metadata.
• Add more metadata fields to the comic details view.

All GUI apps

• Add redesigned settings dialogs.

All apps

• Unify comic sorting across the applications using the string-based universal number.
• Add experimental support for image-based comics in EPUB format.

I hope you like it. As always, let me know about any suggestions or problems you may have. If you like YACReader, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon or making a donation through PayPal to help keep the project alive.