Loudreader
Productivity
ebook reader
SHOW HN2021
297points
69comments
#115of 2,533 in 2021
Top 5%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 9 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful and usable for reading in the browser
From 3 comments
Revolutionary concept to be able to read HTML based ebook formats in a browser! But seriously, nice job.
napier on HNWow. Thanks! This will be useful
tsjq on HNI ran this in a Oculus Quest2 HMD and loving it !! In the native browser it lets me access local storage content. Can't do that in Firefox Reality but the browser's screen size…
jimmySixDOF on HN
Objections
Missing layout options like line height, margins and page width
From 4 comments
Solid start. The page layout options could use a bit more work: 1. It initially defaults to showing two facing pages per screen, but the selector shows "Read a chapter as a long…
mrec on HNI like it! It needs more display options, like line-height, and margin size. I also accidentally scrolled with my touchpad and was moved to the very beginning, then very end when…
abrowne on HNGreat work! I join the margins bandwagon: when displaying a single column, it would be great to be able to have a not too big page width, as very long lines on a desktop monitor…
corecoder on HNAwesome project. I'm not sure if it's just in Firefox, but I would recommend that you be a little more aggressive with the whitespace in the books. I've found that iBooks has a…
mmastrac on HN
Does not save place or book when page reloads or tab closes
From 2 comments
Can you describe what motivated you to build an ebook reader for the browser, when multiple free desktop and mobile book readers exist? Also, do I need to keep the screen open if…
SamBam on HNThis is pretty rad on my iPhone. It’s be nice if it didn’t lose my place and my book when I closed the tab.
jamesgeck0 on HN
Broken or unusable on mobile and iPad
From 3 comments
Not usable on mobile
boffinism on HNCan’t it to turn pages or do anything on mobile. Great idea though!
vehemenz on HNOn iPad, it’s impossible to see the bottom of the page. It scrolls back up by itself. There’s a blink as well when it happens. Also, please block double tap/triple tap. They…
lrossi on HN
Requests
Persist reading position and book across sessions
From 3 comments
Can you describe what motivated you to build an ebook reader for the browser, when multiple free desktop and mobile book readers exist? Also, do I need to keep the screen open if…
SamBam on HNhey, I actually was working on something similar ( forking from https://github.com/satorumurmur/bibi which is an open source epub reader ), but my objective was to allow a) To…
xtracto on HNThis is pretty rad on my iPhone. It’s be nice if it didn’t lose my place and my book when I closed the tab.
jamesgeck0 on HN
Add margin and line-spacing controls
From 3 comments
I am very opinionated. My ebook reader requirements: - [ ] let me set colors for background and text. Extra points for saving more than two sets. - [ ] let me choose my own font,…
dsr_ on HNI like it! It needs more display options, like line-height, and margin size. I also accidentally scrolled with my touchpad and was moved to the very beginning, then very end when…
abrowne on HNGreat work! I join the margins bandwagon: when displaying a single column, it would be great to be able to have a not too big page width, as very long lines on a desktop monitor…
corecoder on HN
Open source license
From 2 comments
Very cool project! Is it open sourced?
casmith on HNWould be cool if it was MPL, BSD, or MIT Licensed. Could eventually be embedded into browsers.
Phrodo_00 on HN
Load files from Google Drive or Dropbox
From 2 comments
Excellent. Just a couple nitpicks (on Linux Chromium): * Hovering over either button on the top right opens a menu. I'm pretty sure only the far right is supposed to. * Needs an…
anderspitman on HNhey, I actually was working on something similar ( forking from https://github.com/satorumurmur/bibi which is an open source epub reader ), but my objective was to allow a) To…
xtracto on HN
Questions
Is it open source?
From 2 comments
This is really good! I couldn't find a good lightweight ePub reader. Is it open source though? I'd love to customize it a bit :)
imedadel on HNVery cool project! Is it open sourced?
casmith on HN
Does it upload books or work offline?
From 1 comment
How can one tell if the books are being uploaded somewhere or not? Can this work offline?
cableclasper on HN
Alternatives named
Foliate
From 2 comments
Foliate is a wonderful FOSS ePub reader for Linux. It seems to offer all of the customization options you listed. https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/
dublinben on HNFoliate fits perfectly: - [x] colors - [x] Fonts - [x] Font size - [x] Margins/padding/spacing - [x] Page scroll. no animations - [x] Keyboard shortcuts - [x] Footnotes…
captn3m0 on HN
Calibre
From 2 comments
Have you tried calibre? It’s a proper ebook reader app that allows you to define custom dictionary URL patterns.
k_sze on HNNot GP, but the reader included in Calibre would fit.
square_usual on HN
KOReader
From 1 comment
FBReader on Android; KOReader on many platforms; EPUBReader extension for Firefox (requires tinkering to get the fonts right now, would use any locally installed font in earlier…
dsr_ on HN
Bibi
From 1 comment
There's BIbi which is a nice open source ePub reader ( https://github.com/satorumurmur/bibi )
xtracto on HN