{"id":45117,"date":"2024-01-07T09:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T09:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=45117"},"modified":"2024-01-08T05:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T05:22:58","slug":"foliate-opds-catalogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/01\/foliate-opds-catalogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Foliate eBook reader now Supports OPDS catalogs & JPEG-XL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Folicate, the modern ebook reader, released version 3.1.0 with new features support.<\/p>\n

It’s a free open-source reader written in JavaScript, and uses GTK4 plus LibAdwaita for its modern user interface, that works in most Linux Desktop and mobile devices such as PinePhone.<\/p>\n

Folicate can open local ebook<\/b> in EPUB, Mobipocket, Kindle, FB2, CBZ, and PDF file formats. It supports online digital libraries<\/b> such as Feedbooks, Internet Archive, Manybook, Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, unglue.it.<\/p>\n

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Since the new 3.1.0 release, user can also browse and download books from OPDS catalogs, with support for OPDS 2.0. See more about OPDS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Folicate add opds catalogs<\/p><\/div>\n

The new release also added reduce animation<\/b> option in “Font & layout settings<\/code>” page. User, can press Ctrl<\/code> + ,<\/code> while reading to open the settings dialog, and turn on the option, which might be useful for saving battery life.<\/p>\n

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As you see in the screenshot above, the release also have an option to “Override Publisher Font<\/code>“. Some EPUB book has specific fonts designated by a style.css or similar file, which will by default override user chosen fonts. To avoid this behavior, user can enable Override Publisher Font<\/i> option, so always to use user custom fonts.<\/p>\n

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Besides OPDS catalogs, reduce animation, and override publisher font support, it also added support for JPEG XL in CBZ and fixed some bugs. See github releases<\/a> page for details.<\/p>\n

How to Install Foliate eBook Reader<\/h3>\n

Foliate is available to install in 3 ways: Flatpak, Snap, and Ubuntu PPA. Choose any one that you prefer.<\/p>\n

Foliate Snap package<\/h4>\n

The easiest way to get the app is using the Snap package, which runs in sandbox. However, at the moment of writing the Snap is still at last version 3.0.1.<\/p>\n

To install the Snap package, just search & install from Ubuntu Software or App Center:<\/p>\n

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Flatpak package<\/h4>\n

For Fedora 38\/39 (with 3rd party repos enabled) and Linux Mint 21.x, simply search for and install Foliate either from GNOME Software or Software Manager.<\/p>\n