mangareader 2.2.0

Installation

• Windows: download mangareader-win64-2.2.0.zip and extract.
• Mac: download and open mangareader-macos_x86-2.2.0.dmg, then drag the app to Applications folder.
  • If starting the app shows an error "Apple can't check this app for malicious software", follow these instructions.
  • Safari users: after installing, follow the steps in the 2.0.0 release notes.

New features

• Long strip format: smart fit scaling options now detect long strip comics and scale them more appropriately.
• Advanced configuration: additional options can now be configured via a config.ini file:
  • Use a browser other than default
  • Disable the next/previous page controls
  • Disable the right navigation pane
  • Optimized memory consumption mode
  • See config.ini options for more details.

Performance improvements

• Right navigation pane: greatly improved performance of the right navigation pane for large image sets.
• Memory usage: option to reduce memory usage for large image sets by unloading offscreen images. See advanced configuration options for how to enable.

Bugfixes

• Resolved issue where image scaling options could produce different results depending on the order they are applied.
• Resolved issue where old temporary files created by the app were not being properly cleaned up.

mangareader 2.0.0 (macOS)

HTML-Mangareader now has beta support for MacOS 12 Monterey! (May also work on older OS versions, but not tested)

All features from the Windows 2.0.0 version are supported, with the exception of opening CBR/RAR archives.

Installation

Download and open mangareader-macos_x86-2.0.0.dmg, then drag the app to Applications folder.

If starting the app shows an error "Apple can't check this app for malicious software", follow these instructions to resolve it.

Safari Users

If using Safari as your browser, you will need to disable local file restrictions in order for the app to function.

To do this, go to Safari preferences and enable the developer tools in the Advanced tab:

Then under the Develop menu, check "Disable Local File Restrictions" then fully quit the browser with Safari -> Quit:

mangareader 2.0.0

Installation: download mangareader-win64-2.0.0.zip and extract.

New features

• Horizontal layout: Added options to view in horizontal layout (left-to-right and right-to-left). Next/previous controls are currently disabled in horizontal views.
• Persist additional settings: App now persists the previously chosen sizing and layout direction settings between launches. May not work in some browsers.

Improvements

• Quick navigation UI now allows click and dragging to scrub through images.
• New layout for the View Options UI:

Developers

• Frontend is now written in TypeScript/SCSS (from plain JS/CSS). See readme for updated build instructions.

mangareader 1.8.0

Installation: download mangareader-win64-1.8.0.zip and extract.

New features

• Height fit options: Additional height fitting options added to the View Options menu.
• Quick navigation: Added a navigation UI that allows you to quickly preview and jump to any page in the document. The control is accessed by moving the mouse cursor near the right edge of the screen. Demo:

Improvements

• Dark theme is now darker.

mangareader 1.7.0

Installation: download mangareader-win64-1.7.0.zip and extract.

New features

• Dark mode setting added.
• Collapse spacing setting added. This removes all vertical spacing between adjacent images.
• Note: the app tries to save your preferences, but this may not work in all browsers.

mangareader 1.6.0

Installation: download mangareader-win64-1.6.0.zip and extract.

New features

• Smooth scroll option for next/prev pagination. Turn on or off under View Options.
  • Note: the app tries to save your preference, but due to differences between browser implementations of how local storage is handled with regard to file:/// URLs this may not work in all browsers.
• New UI font.

Bugfixes

• CBR, RAR, CB7, 7Z file types now properly appear in the Open File dialog.
• First/last images no longer show a useless prev/next control.
• (Firefox) Fixed URL hash not updating as page is scrolled.

mangareader 1.4.0

New features

• Window title now includes the name of the opened folder or comic archive
• Automatic update checking

mangareader 1.3.0

Installation: download mangareader-win64-1.3.0.zip and extract.

New features

• WEBP image support
• 7Z/CB7 archive support

mangareader 1.2.1

Installation (Windows): download mangareader-win64-1.2.1.zip and extract.

Bugfixes

• Maintain scroll position when changing image scaling settings
• Images no longer lose original aspect ratio when using "Fit to width"

mangareader 1.1.1

Installation: download mangareader-win64-1.1.1.zip and extract.

New features

• Now supports RAR/CBR archive formats
• Added View Options for image auto-scaling
• Allow usage by directly running the executable (shows Open File dialog)

Bugfixes

• Fix File already exists error when starting under certain conditions