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The previous version of JMdict comes from 2009 and doesn't appear to work at all when trying to do basic lookups (likely due to some kind of encoding problem). In addition, the license information and sourcing was not really in line with the requirements specified by the JMdict license. This version is far more up-to-date and also includes synonym-based deinflection (though because KOReader has a Japanese plugin now, this is technically not necessary). Since there didn't exist a nicely-maintained place to download these dictionaries (because StarDict is not widely used for Japanese dictionaries), I've set up a personal GitHub repository where I've hosted them. Note that we're intentionally not pinning the commit hash because GitHub only recommends we use gh-pages for CDN purposes, and one of the requirements of the JMdict license is that you need to be able to update to later versions. Signed-off-by: Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@cyphar.com>
KOReader is a document viewer primarily aimed at e-ink readers.
Download • User guide • Wiki • Developer docs
Main features
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portable: runs on embedded devices (Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, reMarkable), Android and Linux computers. Developers can run a KOReader emulator in Linux and MacOS.
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multi-format documents: supports fixed page formats (PDF, DjVu, CBT, CBZ) and reflowable e-book formats (EPUB, FB2, Mobi, DOC, CHM, TXT). Scanned PDF/DjVu documents can also be reflowed with the built-in K2pdfopt library.
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full-featured reading: multi-lingual user interface with a highly customizable reader view and many typesetting options. You can set arbitrary page margins, override line spacing and choose external fonts and styles. It has multi-lingual hyphenation dictionaries bundled into the application.
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integrated with calibre (search metadata, receive ebooks wirelessly, browse library via OPDS), Wallabag, Wikipedia, Google Translate and other content providers.
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optimized for e-ink devices: custom UI without animation, with paginated menus, adjustable text contrast, and easy zoom to fit content or page in paged media.
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extensible: via plugins
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fast: on some older devices, it has been measured to have less than half the page-turn delay as the built in reading software.
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and much more: look up words with StarDict dictionaries / Wikipedia, add your own online OPDS catalogs and RSS feeds, over-the-air software updates, an FTP client, an SSH server, …
Please check the user guide and the wiki to discover more features and to help us document them.
Screenshots
Installation
Please follow the model specific steps for your device:
Android • Cervantes • Kindle • Kobo • Linux • Pocketbook • reMarkable
Development
Setting up a build environment • Collaborating with Git • Building targets • Porting • Developer docs
Support
KOReader is developed and supported by volunteers all around the world. There are many ways you can help:
- fix bugs and implement new features
- translate the program into your language or improve an existing translation
- document lesser-known features on the wiki
- help others with your knowledge on the forum
Right now we only support liberapay donations, but you can also create a bounty to motivate others to work on a specific bug or feature request.
Contributors
