Release Notes
Changelogs of Aidoku releases. Downloads, such as ipa files, can be found on GitHub.
v0.9 Latest
Main Changes
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OCR dictionary support (iOS 18+) (@GameFuzzy)
Import Yomitan-compatible dictionaries in the app and look up words while reading.
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Suwayomi built-in source
Read and track from a Suwayomi instance, just like Komga and Kavita.
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Auto scroll for webtoon reader
Enable and press the play button to scroll without touching your device
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Fixed CloudFlare handling
CloudFlare issues that caused external sources to break should be resolved.
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Disable sources option
Temporarily disable sources without uninstalling them, e.g. if they are broken but could be fixed by an update.
Commit - Improved library loading speed (@Amqx)
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Improved webtoon reader performance
Crashes due to memory usage, particularly when reading downloaded chapters, should be much less frequent.
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Other Features
- Name field when creating backup
- Double tap history tab to continue reader (@Amqx)
- Prompt resuming interrupted library refreshes
- Properly display failed downloads
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Sortable editable list settings
Sources that have editable list settings can now take into account the order of items.
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Improved animations
Various transition animations (e.g. home, history, and source loading) have been updated to be more smooth.
- Migrate and keep history option
- Download external sources after restoring backup (@machsix)
- Prefetch pages into next chapter according to preload setting (@Amqx)
- Cover image processing support for sources
- Text reader themes (@rbertus2000)
- Dismiss expanded cover view with a swipe (@Amqx)
- Tap on series title to global search (@Amqx)
Other Fixes
- Improved backup information loading speed (@Amqx)
- Library refresh not rescheduling and not sending notifications (@Zareix)
- MangaBaka tracker not working
- Table cells appearing with wrong selection state (@Amqx)
- Double tracking entries creating for built-in sources
- AniList tracker showing relogin alert unnecessarily
- Backup export sheet not showing more than once
- Migration sometimes freezing with many sources in use
- Library not filtering correctly after reading
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Handle potential source crashes gracefully
WASM source programs would crash the app when the program crashed.
Commit - Pages requiring processing by sources not cached correctly
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History entries for the same date combining in random order
If chapters have the same read date for the same series, they'll be sorted by chapter number descending.
Commit - Memory issues when reading chapters with raw page image data
- Reading in series view not working after migrating
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Useless "Default" option for global reading mode
This had the same behavior as "Automatic", but it has been removed.
Commit - Chapter filters disappearing after changing sort
- Webtoon pages sized wrong on iPad and macOS
- Zooming not disabled on loading pages
- Improved performance for reading large downloads
v0.8.4
Main Changes
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Fixes for iOS 27
Fixed settings pages freezing the app, along with other minor visual issues.
Other Features
- Show days of week in the insights heatmap
- Async JS execution source APIs
Other Fixes
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Improved CloudFlare handling
Fixes some sources with higher level CloudFlare protection sometimes being blocked.
Commit - Incorrect alert showing when adding to library with trackers
- Crash with invalid image dimensions
- Source home page invalid scroll offset
- Some trackers not transferred when migrating
- Reading mode setting not migrating
- Bookmark icon on series covers not properly updating
- Some library series covers not updating when moved (@neldra)
- Launching via PlayCover not working (@nidghogg)
- Inconsistent history swipe to delete action style
- Some downloaded pages not being readable due to image extension
v0.8.3
Main Changes
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New migration flow
View series details and optionally copy data instead of completely migrating.
Commit - Kavita API key login
- Fixed tracker search bar not showing
- Page offset setting and double page improvements (@chibijoam)
Other Features
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Resume last opened chapter setting (@phonixdrive)
Option to always select the most recently opened chapter rather than the next chapter in the list for the continue reading button.
Commit - Display Kavita chapter titles
- Include built-in sources in backups
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Apple pencil squeeze actions
Single squeeze to move to the next page, double squeeze for previous, and long squeeze for chapter selector.
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Simplified layout setting
Turns the "manga per row" settings into standard, compact, and custom options.
Commit - Confirmation when removing tracked item from library
- Don't save source filter changes when in Incognito Mode
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Various improvements to menus
Updated icons and ordering to match system apps, use large buttons for downloading and sharing chapters.
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Refresh series details menu option
Alternative to pulling to refresh inside a series details page.
Commit - View on website option in tracker search
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Tracker chapter number offset option (@bcmeireles)
Set an offset number to apply to whatever chapter number you read and gets sent to the tracker when updating automatically.
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Other Fixes
- Relative paths in Kavita base URL not working
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Incorrect Kavita and Komga source keys
Could've caused issues when restoring data from backups.
Commit - Read button not working after filtering chapters
- Chapter scanlator filter sometimes clearing in library refreshes
- Some settings not working on iOS 18
- Various text reader issues (@rbertus2000)
- Add to category prompt sometimes not showing
- Library/category re-locking when scrolling upwards
v0.8.2
Main Changes
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Improved text reader (experimental) (@rbertus2000)
Now with a paged reading style and font configuration for text-only chapters.
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Other Features
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Hide bars on swipe setting
Automatically dismiss bars in the reader after swiping to the next page.
Commit - Category filter for library
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Uncategorized library category option
Easily find series in your library that haven't been added to a category.
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Komga and Kavita mirrors setting
Configure multiple base URLs your server can be accessed from.
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Missing source list indicator
Displays a warning if a source was removed from a source list and will no longer receive updates.
Commit - Import backups from files in-app
- Prompt history sync when newer chapters are detected on tracker
- Source tag/genre filter searching
- Disable Komga/Kavita tracker option
- Rename Komga/Kavita source option
- AVIF file support for downloads and local files (@dyphire)
- Support for opening reader with deep links
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Display unavailable linked trackers
Previously linked trackers that became unavailable (e.g. from removing or migrating Komga/Kavita) will now show and allow removal.
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Other Fixes
- Tags for some Komga series not showing (@dyphire)
- Refreshed series incorrectly pinned even with no new chapters
- Treat unlocked chapters as updates
- Crash when source provides non-unique entries
- Better chapter data update in library refreshes
- Remove invalid tracker items when migrating
- Remove Komga/Kavita trackers after removing the source
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Reading mode setting conflicting with multiple sources
Previously configured reading modes will need to be reconfigured due to this change.
Commit - Crash related to iCloud sync
- Freeze after reading with large libraries
- Custom cover incorrectly removed after manual refresh
- Freeze/crash when entering series page while downloading
- Background tasks sometimes not executing
v0.8.1
Main Changes
- Pinned sources should stay pinned
- Error when restoring chapters from backup resolved
- Insights page more accurately determines chapter read count
- Kavita source login issues resolved
Other Fixes
- Freeze/crash when closing reader in some situations
- Page tracker updates getting dropped due to hanging network requests
- Shikimori tracker login not working
- Image quick actions conflicting with live text highlighting
- Source list languages not populating in filter
- Source update cells incorrectly being interactable in Browse tab
- Series not being unpinned after reading all chapters
- Source settings not being cleared after removing a source
- "Skip titles" setting not restoring from backup
- Automatic library refresh failing when sources aren't fully loaded
- Komga tracker not setting read chapters after registering
- Source filters header becoming uninteractable sometimes
v0.8
Main Changes
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New icon
Updated for liquid glass, and now uses a more correct Japanese-style font.
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Fluid transitions
Aidoku now fits in with more iOS 26 apps, letting you swipe to close the reader and other views.
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Insights
Starting from this update, reading time is now tracked, and you can see all your statistics in the insights page on the settings tab.
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Library improvements
List mode, additional filter options, persistent filters, and improved multi-select.
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Live Text support
Copy text and use Apple's built in image text translation feature by pressing the live text icon in the bottom right corner of page images.
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Incognito Mode indicator
A noticeable banner at the top now reminds you that reading history won't be tracked.
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Other Features
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Keyboard dismiss on scroll
For example, scrolling on a source search results page will now automatically dismiss the keyboard. This behavior is more in line with other Apple apps.
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Liquid glass reader slider
The reader page slider knob was updated to match system sliders on iOS 26. It is now slightly larger and wider, and expands into a glass view when dragging.
Commit - Multi-select support in Browse tab
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Library multi-select activation via gesture
Drag with two fingers to activate selection, just like on table views.
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Failed page tracker update retrying
If an update to a page tracker (e.g. Komga or Kavita) fails at some point, it will be retried during the next library refresh.
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Togglable parallel downloads setting
Some sources may have more aggressive rate limits that result in problems when using parallelized downloads. In that case, this setting can now be turned off.
Commit - LocalStorage key extraction support in source web login (@remytomme)
Other Fixes
- Komga PDF pages not loading (@dyphire)
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Disabled library update parallelization (@nicolasvergoz)
Parallelized requests were causing issues with some sources, particularly when the source server wasn't responding. This feature will now be disabled until more steps have been taken to address the root cause of the issue.
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Downloaded chapter info not working with external programs (@NightQuest)
Quotes and apostrophes are now escaped in ComicInfo.xml files, and downloads are compressed with files in the root rather than a directory.
- Upscaler not working on downloads (@686udjie)
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Improved library cover image loading
If images are already cached when opening the app, the app doesn't need to wait until sources are initialized before loading them.
Commit - Alert message boxes not showing on iOS 15
- Downloads from sources with page processors not working
- Downloads sometimes not being removed after reading