{"id":9164,"date":"2019-07-13T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9164"},"modified":"2019-07-13T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:04:59","slug":"foliate-gtk-ebook-viewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/07\/foliate-gtk-ebook-viewer\/","title":{"rendered":"Foliate &#8211; A Simple &#038; Modern New GTK eBook Viewer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foliateicon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Foliate is an open-source GTK eBook viewer built with GJS and Epub.js. It offers a simple and modern user interface, and features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View EPUB files in two-page view or scrolled view<\/li>\n<li>Customize font, line-spacing, margins, and brightness<\/li>\n<li>Light, sepia, dark, and invert mode, or add your own custom themes<\/li>\n<li>Reading progress slider with chapter marks<\/li>\n<li>Bookmarks and annotations<\/li>\n<li>Quick dictionary lookup with Wiktionary, Wikipedia, and dictd, or translate text with Google Translate<\/li>\n<li>Touchpad gestures\u2014use two-finger swipe to turn the page<\/li>\n<li>Basic text-to-speech support with eSpeak NG and Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foliate-sidebar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foliate-sidebar-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foliate-sidebar-600x391.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foliate-sidebar-450x293.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foliate-sidebar-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foliate-sidebar.jpg 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>To install foliate ebook reader in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The software offers Ubuntu .deb package, <code>com.github.johnfactotum.foliate_1.4.0_all.deb<\/code> at the moment, which is available to download at the release page:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='https:\/\/github.com\/johnfactotum\/foliate\/releases' class='arconix-button-flat arconix-button-large arconix-button-tan' target=\"_blank\" >Foliate releases (.deb)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grab the package, then either double-click to install it, or open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo dpkg -i ~\/Downloads\/com.github.johnfactotum.foliate_*.deb<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dpkg-foliate-600x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"113\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dpkg-foliate-600x113.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dpkg-foliate-450x85.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dpkg-foliate.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, launch the software from your system application menu and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/launch-foliate-450x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"237\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/launch-foliate-450x237.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/launch-foliate.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<b>Optional<\/b>) To remove the software, simply run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove --auto-remove foliate<\/pre>\n<p>For those who prefer the Flatpak package, Foliate is also available in <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/details\/com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flathub repository<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foliate is an open-source GTK eBook viewer built with GJS and Epub.js. 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