- Replaced Top Articles on Discover tab with our own selection of Staff Picks. Also, articles now load immediately and are displayed on the built-in reader screen. - Fixed text display stalled during text-to-speech under specific conditions. Previously: - Updated to match the new design language with Liquid Glass. - Bookmarks with notes. Select some text, then pick "Bookmark" to save that part of text. Tap on a bookmark to 1) change its color, 2) add a note to it, 3) share it either as an image or plain text, 4) remove it. - Summary: AI-powered summary of the text you're reading. Access from more (three dots) menu. - Key Points: Outread's AI will find the most important parts of text, letting you quickly save them as bookmarks. Access from more (three dots) menu. - Quiz: AI-generated questions about the text. Lets you quickly check your comprehension. - AI tag suggestions. AI-based features are available only on devices supporting Apple Intelligence when running on the newest operating system. Please let us know at contact@outreadapp.com if you find any issues.
- Updated to match the new design language with Liquid Glass. - Bookmarks with notes. Select some text, then pick "Bookmark" to save that part of text. Tap on a bookmark to 1) change its color, 2) add a note to it, 3) share it either as an image or plain text, 4) remove it. - Summary: AI-powered summary of the text you're reading. Access from more (three dots) menu. - Key Points: Outread's AI will find the most important parts of text, letting you quickly save them as bookmarks. Access from more (three dots) menu. - Quiz: AI-generated questions about the text. Lets you quickly check your comprehension. - AI tag suggestions. AI-based features are available only on devices supporting Apple Intelligence when running on the newest operating system. Please let us know at contact@outreadapp.com if you find any issues.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Fixed Screen Mirroring. - Fixed opening the app through Read Now from share extension sometimes not working.
- All book categories now visible on the Discover screen. - Better voice picker and voice previews. - Unified and improved progress display in Text to Speech. - New "Go Back" button in Highlighting and Text to Speech.
- Made text to speech quicker to start. - Improved delays between sentences, chapter marks and other punctuation in text to speech. - Fixed various bugs in text to speech. If you notice any issues please contact us at: contact@outreadapp.com
Bug fixes and performance improvements. If you notice any issues please contact us at: contact@outreadapp.com
Bug fixes and performance improvements. If you notice any issues please contact us at: contact@outreadapp.com
NEW: - Text to Speech: Completely new reading mode which uses computer-generated voices to read text to you. It works across languages and supports many features such as the ability to listen with your iPhone/iPadOS locked or with Outread in the background, works with headphones and AirPlay speakers. - Tap to change the reading position. You can now tap on any word on the Reader screen to move the reading position there. To start reading, press play or use keyboard shortcuts (on iPad). - Scroll through text during highlighting reading. You can now quickly backtrack or jump forward by simply scrolling the text and tapping on a position you want the reading to continue from. - Bug fixes. Please let us know if you notice any issues: contact@outreadapp.com
- Reorganized Reader Preferences screen. - Bug fixes and performance improvements. Please let us know if you notice any issues: contact@outreadapp.com
- Bug fixes and performance improvements. Previous changes: - Added Violet reading theme. - Added keyboard shortcut (p) for pausing active speed reading. - Improved look of quotes in text. - Improved algorithm for chunking words close to punctuation. - Reorganized Reader Preferences to be less daunting. - Added “Paste” button in the “+” menu that automatically detects content in your clipboard and adds it to your Library. - Added “Fast Font” that shows a first part of a word in bold, improving text readability. - Added a new web import engine that now handles more elements, such as code, tables, videos, numbered lists, and more. - Added preference for line spacing. - Added preference for line width (side margins). - Added preference for text alignment. - Added support for internal links in imported ePubs. - Added showing the article’s/book’s authors when available. - Added showing SVG images in the content. - Added support for adding files by dropping them on the library list. - Added a Go Back button that appears after large moves through content, such as changing chapters. - Added importing chapter markers from PDF files. - Added importing files in the background, so that you can still use the app while a file is processing. - Added a completely rewritten “Resolve Display Issues” option in the three dots menu on the reader screen, allowing you to instruct Outread what parts of websites should be imported. - Refreshed the look of the reader screen’s header. - Made import started from the share extension faster. - Unified reading progress indicators across the app. - Improved content import: when you add a link that is a file, the app will download and import it automatically. - Improved text extraction from PDF files. - Improved Read Now functionality on the share extension. - Adjusted the Contact Support option to work with the user-selected default email app. - Improved the share extension, now it also works correctly for PDFs and other files. - Changed the behavior on the content list: tapping on a chapter will immediately go to it, tapping on the right arrow will expand the chapter’s contents. - Fixed fetching content from websites that require JavaScript. - Please note that items added to version 2.3 and up won’t sync to version 2.2.x and below. - Fixed various minor bugs. Please let us know if you notice any issues: contact@outreadapp.com
- Bug fixes and performance improvements. Previous changes: - Added Violet reading theme. - Added keyboard shortcut (p) for pausing active speed reading. - Improved look of quotes in text. - Improved algorithm for chunking words close to punctuation. - Reorganized Reader Preferences to be less daunting. - Added “Paste” button in the “+” menu that automatically detects content in your clipboard and adds it to your Library. - Added “Fast Font” that shows a first part of a word in bold, improving text readability. - Added a new web import engine that now handles more elements, such as code, tables, videos, numbered lists, and more. - Added preference for line spacing. - Added preference for line width (side margins). - Added preference for text alignment. - Added support for internal links in imported ePubs. - Added showing the article’s/book’s authors when available. - Added showing SVG images in the content. - Added support for adding files by dropping them on the library list. - Added a Go Back button that appears after large moves through content, such as changing chapters. - Added importing chapter markers from PDF files. - Added importing files in the background, so that you can still use the app while a file is processing. - Added a completely rewritten “Resolve Display Issues” option in the three dots menu on the reader screen, allowing you to instruct Outread what parts of websites should be imported. - Refreshed the look of the reader screen’s header. - Made import started from the share extension faster. - Unified reading progress indicators across the app. - Improved content import: when you add a link that is a file, the app will download and import it automatically. - Improved text extraction from PDF files. - Improved Read Now functionality on the share extension. - Adjusted the Contact Support option to work with the user-selected default email app. - Improved the share extension, now it also works correctly for PDFs and other files. - Changed the behavior on the content list: tapping on a chapter will immediately go to it, tapping on the right arrow will expand the chapter’s contents. - Fixed fetching content from websites that require JavaScript. - Please note that items added to version 2.3 and up won’t sync to version 2.2.x and below. - Fixed various minor bugs. Please let us know if you notice any issues: contact@outreadapp.com
- Added Violet reading theme. - Added keyboard shortcut (p) for pausing active speed reading. - Improved look of quotes in text. - Improved algorithm for chunking words close to punctuation. - Reorganized Reader Preferences to be less daunting. Previous changes: - Added “Paste” button in the “+” menu that automatically detects content in your clipboard and adds it to your Library. - Added “Fast Font” that shows a first part of a word in bold, improving text readability. - Added a new web import engine that now handles more elements, such as code, tables, videos, numbered lists, and more. - Added preference for line spacing. - Added preference for line width (side margins). - Added preference for text alignment. - Added support for internal links in imported ePubs. - Added showing the article’s/book’s authors when available. - Added showing SVG images in the content. - Added support for adding files by dropping them on the library list. - Added a Go Back button that appears after large moves through content, such as changing chapters. - Added importing chapter markers from PDF files. - Added importing files in the background, so that you can still use the app while a file is processing. - Added a completely rewritten “Resolve Display Issues” option in the three dots menu on the reader screen, allowing you to instruct Outread what parts of websites should be imported. - Refreshed the look of the reader screen’s header. - Made import started from the share extension faster. - Unified reading progress indicators across the app. - Improved content import: when you add a link that is a file, the app will download and import it automatically. - Improved text extraction from PDF files. - Improved Read Now functionality on the share extension. - Adjusted the Contact Support option to work with the user-selected default email app. - Improved the share extension, now it also works correctly for PDFs and other files. - Changed the behavior on the content list: tapping on a chapter will immediately go to it, tapping on the right arrow will expand the chapter’s contents. - Fixed fetching content from websites that require JavaScript. - Please note that items added to version 2.3 and up won’t sync to version 2.2.x and below. - Fixed various minor bugs. Please let us know if you notice any issues: contact@outreadapp.com
- Added “Paste” button in the “+” menu that automatically detects content in your clipboard and adds it to your Library. - Added “Fast Font” that shows a first part of a word in bold, improving text readability. - Added a new web import engine that now handles more elements, such as code, tables, videos, numbered lists, and more. - Added preference for line spacing. - Added preference for line width (side margins). - Added preference for text alignment. - Added support for internal links in imported ePubs. - Added showing the article’s/book’s authors when available. - Added showing SVG images in the content. - Added support for adding files by dropping them on the library list. - Added a Go Back button that appears after large moves through content, such as changing chapters. - Added importing chapter markers from PDF files. - Added importing files in the background, so that you can still use the app while a file is processing. - Added a completely rewritten “Resolve Display Issues” option in the three dots menu on the reader screen, allowing you to instruct Outread what parts of websites should be imported. - Refreshed the look of the reader screen’s header. - Made import started from the share extension faster. - Unified reading progress indicators across the app. - Improved content import: when you add a link that is a file, the app will download and import it automatically. - Improved text extraction from PDF files. - Improved Read Now functionality on the share extension. - Adjusted the Contact Support option to work with the user-selected default email app. - Improved the share extension, now it also works correctly for PDFs and other files. - Changed the behavior on the content list: tapping on a chapter will immediately go to it, tapping on the right arrow will expand the chapter’s contents. - Fixed fetching content from websites that require JavaScript. - Please note that items added to version 2.3 and up won’t sync to version 2.2.x and below. - Fixed various minor bugs. Please let us know if you notice any issues: contact@outreadapp.com
- Added “Paste” button in the “+” menu that automatically detects content in your clipboard and adds it to your Library. - Added “Fast Font” that shows a first part of a word in bold, improving text readability. - Added a new web import engine that now handles more elements, such as code, tables, videos, numbered lists, and more. - Added preference for line spacing. - Added preference for line width (side margins). - Added preference for text alignment. - Added support for internal links in imported ePubs. - Added showing the article’s/book’s authors when available. - Added showing SVG images in the content. - Added support for adding files by dropping them on the library list. - Added a Go Back button that appears after large moves through content, such as changing chapters. - Added importing chapter markers from PDF files. - Added importing files in the background, so that you can still use the app while a file is processing. - Added a completely rewritten “Resolve Display Issues” option in the three dots menu on the reader screen, allowing you to instruct Outread what parts of websites should be imported. - Refreshed the look of the reader screen’s header. - Made import started from the share extension faster. - Unified reading progress indicators across the app. - Improved content import: when you add a link that is a file, the app will download and import it automatically. - Improved text extraction from PDF files. - Improved Read Now functionality on the share extension. - Adjusted the Contact Support option to work with the user-selected default email app. - Improved the share extension, now it also works correctly for PDFs and other files. - Changed the behavior on the content list: tapping on a chapter will immediately go to it, tapping on the right arrow will expand the chapter’s contents. - Fixed fetching content from websites that require JavaScript. - Please note that items added to version 2.3 and up won’t sync to version 2.2.x and below. Please let us know if you notice any issues: contact@outreadapp.com
Fixed a rare bug causing crashes on some of the imported PDF files.
- Fixed Pocket sync issues.
- Fixed Pocket login bug - Fixed intermittent Translate feature crash - Fixed a visual glitch when opening the app in dark mode
- Added AI Translation for all kinds of text added to Outread (available from within the three dots menu on the Reader screen) - Added Control Center widget for quickly scanning text - Added support for dark and tinted home screen icon - Added support for tinted widgets - Fixed bugs in PDF import - Dropped support for iOS 15
- Added support for dark and tinted home screen icon - Added support for tinted widgets - Fixed bugs in PDF import - Drop support for iOS 15
- Fixed some Shortcuts sometimes crashing. - Fixed a rare crash when opening a book's chapter.
Fixed a disappearing text bug when pausing speed-reading.
- Fixed share extension not appearing in some apps. - Fixed images sometimes not showing in books added (and synced) on other devices. - Fixed duplicate items and a rare crash when importing an EPUB file. - Fixed issues in the reading speed test.
Bug fixes and internal performance improvements.
- Multiple selection on the Library screen. Quickly favorite, tag, archive or delete many items. - Widgets in StandBy mode. - Improved navigation on the Discover screen. - Bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Redesigned Library screen. - Redesigned Discover screen - Redesigned table of contents on the Reader screen. It'll now also automatically show sections for articles and documents that don't include table of contents. - Search within an item's contents on the Reader screen. Access it from the bottom-left button (iPhone) or the button next to the back button on iPad and Mac. - New Automatically Match to Speed option that adjusts Chunk Length (how many characters/words you see at a time) when you change your speed. (It's disabled when you update from the previous version of Outread.) - New widget: Reading Time This Week. - Action extension Add to Outread for adding URLs to Outread. - Search for Outread's contents directly from Spotlight (on the device's Home Screen). Also includes fixes for many bugs. If you notice any issues or have new ideas please let us know at contact@outreadapp.com
- Redesigned Library screen. - Redesigned Discover screen - Redesigned table of contents on the Reader screen. It'll now also automatically show sections for articles and documents that don't include table of contents. - Search within an item's contents on the Reader screen. Access it from the bottom-left button (iPhone) or the button next to the back button on iPad and Mac. - New Automatically Match to Speed option that adjusts Chunk Length (how many characters/words you see at a time) when you change your speed. (It's disabled when you update from the previous version of Outread.) - New widget: Reading Time This Week. - Action extension Add to Outread for adding URLs to Outread. - Search for Outread's contents directly from Spotlight (on the device's Home Screen). Also includes fixes for many bugs. If you notice any issues or have new ideas please let us know at contact@outreadapp.com
Fixed issues in website text extraction and file import.
- Improved compatibility with EPUB files.
- When you import text from a PDF file, Outread will now intelligently detect headers and footers on pages and remove them automatically to provide a more streamlined reading experience. - When importing a PDF file consisting of scanned text, Outread will now propose an option to perform OCR (Optical Character Recognition). - You can now drag and drop a file on a library tab to add it. - Bug fixes. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
Welcome to the biggest update to Outread ever. If you find any new bugs or inconsistencies please let us know at contact@outreadapp.com Hope you enjoy it! UPDATED DESIGN AND FONTS We went through the whole app and updated the design to better match your needs and make the app easier and faster to use. We also updated the font selection with new fonts that work better with speed reading. Specifically: Noto Sand and Garamond were scientifically tested as leading to better speed while still maintaining the comprehension. CONTINUOUS SCROLLING IN HIGHLIGHTING READING We heard your feedback and added a new mode to Highlighting Reading that will continuously keep the highlighted text centered vertically on the screen. Try it by enabling in Reader Preferences > Highlighting Preferences > Continuous Scrolling. NEW MARKER OPTIONS IN HIGHLIGHTING Next to text dimming, we added Marker and Underline options (find them in Reader Preferences > Highlighting Reading). Long-time Outread users will remember the Marker option from the past, the new one however works better than ever and is also nicely animated. ANIMATED HIGHLIGHTER MOVES We added slight animations when the highlighter moves. That should make the reading more pleasant and easier on the eyes. It’s disabled when you update from an older version, but you can enable it in Reader Preferences > Highlighting Reading > Smooth Chunk Changes. SPEED AND MOVE CONTROLS Instead of going to preferences, you can quickly adjust speed and rewind/fast forward reading without stopping. There are also keyboard shortcuts (W, A, S, D). READING SPEED TEST New update lets you quickly check your reading speed and comprehension by reading a text and answering a few questions about it. LIVE PREVIEW IN READER PREFERENCES When you change your speed reading preferences, such as speed or chunk length, you’ll immediately see how they work in little previews on top of Reader Preferences screen. QUICK ACTIONS ON READER SCREEN The ellipsis button in the top-right corner will now let you quickly archive, delete, favorite and share the item you’re currently reading. IMPROVED TEXT DETECTION ON WEBSITES We updated the algorithm that detects the content on websites – it should produce cleaner results in most cases. MANUAL WEBSITE IMPORT FALLBACK If the app can’t automatically detect the text on a website, it now offers a quick way for you to manually pick the text from Safari. AUTOMATIC TAGGING When you add items, Outread will now add more types of tags, such as Web, Scan, and more. MANUAL TAGGING Organize your library quickly and effortlessly by adding tags. RETHOUGHT LIBRARY SCREEN Instead of showing both unread and read items on a single list, we moved the archive to a separate place. You can now quickly show only Unread, Archived, Favorited or In Progress items. We also added the search feature. ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS Outread comes with improved readability, most of the screens now support Dynamic Type (variable font sizes). APP SHORTCUTS Outread 2.0 comes with updated support for Shortcuts, now based on the new App Intents framework. You can easily add and access content in an automated way. FOCUS FILTERS You can now set up Outread’s library content to fit your current focus filter, e.g. show only unread items tagged **Work** when you’re in your Work focus.
- Improved the onboarding experience. - Fixed issues when importing some specific types of documents.
- Added separate personal/family Outread+ plans. - Fixed minor UI bugs. - Improved performance.
- New lock screen widgets: Reading Time (showing how much you read today and if you reached a 30 minute goal) and Reading Now, letting you quickly jump to your in-progress item. - Various UI updates across the app. - Fixed audio pausing when reading with metronome option enabled.
- Fixed issues with text on the reader screen sometimes not scrolling.
- Modernized the default app icon. You can pick a different icon style from Settings > App Icon inside the app. Previous changes: - Added a new screen called Discover that better organizes available content in the app. - Added a new custom icon: green. - Added a screen that shows newly added significant features inside the app. - Improved design across the app. - Fixed placeholders staying on when images can’t be loaded.
- Added a new screen called Discover that better organizes available content in the app. - Added a new custom icon: green. - Added a screen that shows newly added significant features directly inside the app. - Improved design across the app. - Fixed placeholders staying on when images can’t be loaded.
- Fixed file import sometimes not working. - Fixed article import sometimes not working on iPad. 1.12: - Outread is now also available for macOS (Big Sur and Monterey). - Added keyboard navigation on iPad (press and hold cmd key to see shortcuts – they're different depending on the screen you're on). - Improved design on the iPad by adding a sidebar. - Improved usability on iPad by moving buttons closer to corners of the screen. - Fixed bugs on Popular Stories screen.
- Added "Read Now" option to share extension to make reading articles added from other apps (such as Safari) quicker. - Added option to "read now" when adding an article by pasting a web link. - Fixed few small bugs.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Fixed bugs related to lately introduced large features: images in text and sync. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
NEW: - Outread will now show images within text. It works only for items added after this update is installed and currently supports images on websites and in EPUB books. You can tweak the behavior further in "Images in Text" setting in "Highlighting Reading Preferences" or "Flashing Reading Preferences" under "Reader Preferences". FIXED: - Showing covers for added EPUB books. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
This update adds the most requested feature: Outread Sync. Once you create an account (in the Account section), Outread will keep your library, preferences, progress in exercises and reading stats in sync between your iPhone and iPad. Other improvements: - Improved design on reading stats screen. You can now tap on elements on charts to show more details. - Refreshed design of the Account screen. - Improved design consistency in dark mode. - Home screen widgets should now update more frequently. - Pocket, Instapaper and Pinboard accounts should now occasionally sync in background, to give you up to date content when you open Outread. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
- Improved onboarding experience. - Fixed import not working for some EPUB files. - Fixed rare crash when closing the app. - Improved small layout issues on iPad. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
- Fixed not being able to add articles from Popular Stories section. - Fixed progress view on reader screen sometimes not updating after reading. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
- Updated for iOS 15. - Improved design of progress indicators. - Fixed intermittent issues in eBooks directory. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
- Fixed broken eBooks directory due to external provider's changes. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com