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booklore BookLore: A self-hosted, multi-user digital library with smart shelves, auto metadata, Kobo & KOReader sync, BookDrop imports, OPDS support, and a built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics.
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New January 9, 2026
Release v1.17.0 🌟 What's New in v1.17.0
This release brings some exciting new features! Highlights include:
Custom Fonts in the EPUB Reader : Users can now upload and use up to 10 of their favorite fonts for a personalized reading experience.Reading Progress Sync : Progress (in percent) now syncs to hardcover books and is tracked per user.Revamped Metadata Search : The search UI has been redesigned to provide live, real-time results for a smoother and faster experience.
Plus, numerous performance improvements and bug fixes across the app. Enjoy!
🚀 New Features
feat: Add custom font support for EPUB reader (#2120) by @darkraise
Revamp metadata search UI to display live results (#2195) by @acx10
Feature/koreader hardcover sync (#2204) by @boludo00
✨ Enhancements
feat(series-page): implement multi-select functionality for book selection and add footer actions (#2167) by @balazs-szucs
Add per-user font management permission (#2210) by @acx10
Support individual “write to file” settings per book type, with configurable file size limits (#2206) by @acx10
feat(ComicVine): use structured search for ComicVine metadata fetching instead of generic /search (#2193) by @balazs-szucs
refactor(images): migrate to TwelveMonkeys ImageIO with graceful unsupported format handling (#2188) by @balazs-szucs
Show a persistent loader while a large library is being created (#2200) by @acx10
feat(magic-shelf): add ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 metadata fields to book rules (#2196) by @balazs-szucs
Implement memoization in the book card to reduce CPU usage during scrolling (#2198) by @acx10
feat(metadata): enhance XML parsing with secure processing and improved error handling (#2163) by @balazs-szucs
feat(magic-shelf): add genre filter support and improve category labeling in rule fields (#2075) by @balazs-szucs
feat(cover-generator): enhance cover resolution and redesign layout for improved aesthetics (#2125) by @balazs-szucs
🐛 Bug Fixes
fix(ui): use view preference override for magic shelves (#2215) by @xcashy
fix(kobo-sync): fix Kobo series handling for empty names and series number formatting (#2185) by @xcashy
fix(cbx): "Archive too large" error for invalid/corrupt CBX files (#2205) by @balazs-szucs
Fix: correctly update book cover hash on metadata refresh (#2149) by @acx10
🛠️ Refactoring & Maintenance
fix: Ignore access denied when doing library scan instead of failing (fixes #1342, #2122) (#2132) by @halkeye
feat(ui): add series number overlay for More in Series (#2208) by @xcashy
refactor(frontend): resolve linting errors, and EPUB reader lifecycle errors (#2127) by @balazs-szucs
Test (#2201) by @acx10
fix(parser): handle missing results table in GoodReads search and log a warning (instead of erroring) (#2187) by @balazs-szucs
fix(lubimyczytac): Fix Lubimyczytac metadata lock persistence (#2194) by @balazs-szucs
Move custom fonts management to Reader tab (#2161) by @acx10
fix(api): kobo proxy server unit tests (#2136) by @CounterClops
fix(docs): update issue report links to use specific templates (#2156) by @balazs-szucs
Add Vitest frontend tests to CI with JUnit reporting and coverage (#2151) by @acx10
Introduce Vitest as the frontend Angular testing framework for Booklore (#2150) by @acx10
📦 Dependencies
chore(deps): bump qs and body-parser in /booklore-ui (#2088) by @dependabot[bot]
🐳 Docker Images
Docker Hub: booklore/booklore:v1.17.0GitHub Container Registry: ghcr.io/booklore-app/booklore:v1.17.0 Full Changelog : https://github.com/booklore-app/booklore/compare/v1.16.5...v1.17.0
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