Lector: Read Aloudv1.2
Released September 19, 2026Major
iOS
What changed
- New featureAdded ebook server support for Calibre-Web and OPDS libraries to browse and download books.
- UXNew PDF viewing mode with sentence-level highlighting and tap-to-read functionality.
- UXImproved PDF text processing to read whole sentences and handle hyphenated words across lines.
- New featureAdded a now-playing bar in the library and a history for past audio exports.
- PerformanceFixed an application freeze occurring after using the Listen to Summary feature.
- PlatformResolved an issue where default voice settings were reset after an iOS update.
Original release notes
• Your ebook server, in Lector. Connect to Calibre-Web or any OPDS library on your own network, then browse, search, and download your books. • See the page. Show a PDF as printed, with the sentence being read highlighted on the page itself. Scanned PDFs too. Tap any line to start reading there. • PDFs read in whole sentences. Lector no longer stops at the end of every printed line, and words hyphenated across lines are spoken whole. Re-import a PDF to get this. • Keep listening from the library, with a now-playing bar, and find your past audio exports again. • Fixes, including a freeze after Listen to Summary and a default voice that could be forgotten after an iOS update.