{"id":963,"date":"2024-07-23T00:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T00:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/fbreaders-latest-update-qt-based-ebook-reader-adds-drm-epub-support\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T04:41:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T04:41:04","slug":"fbreaders-latest-update-qt-based-ebook-reader-adds-drm-epub-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/fbreaders-latest-update-qt-based-ebook-reader-adds-drm-epub-support\/","title":{"rendered":"FBReader&#8217;s Latest Update: Qt-Based eBook Reader Adds DRM EPUB Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>FBReader 2.1 has been released for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with the team behind the eBook reading app calling it \u201ca major update for desktop platforms\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with FBReader (the name stands for \u2018Favourite Book Reader\u2019) it\u2019s a Qt-based ebook reader with customisation options, an ebook library, and integration with online sources to download free eBooks.<\/p>\n<p><em>FBReader<\/em> was open-source software until 2015, after which it transitioned to freeware for Windows, macOS, and Linux (closed source, but free), and freemium for Android and iOS (free version limited, paid version available).<\/p>\n<p>Older, open-source versions of FBReader are still around but the 2.x series is said to offer improved text formatting and EPUB parsing, more options (like optional cloud sync for bookmarks, page position, etc), online catalogues (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Publication_Distribution_System\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OPDS<\/a>), and a more modern design.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>FBReader 2.1: What\u2019s New?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/149366088.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fbreader-2.1-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><figcaption>The latest release in action on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>The headline draw in FBReader 2.1 is the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrlab.org\/readium-lcp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Readium LCP<\/a>, enabling this ebook reader to open DRM-protected EPUB files purchased from online stores and imported into the app.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>While DRM isn\u2019t popular, it exists. And of all the DRM implementations out there, Readium LCP is at least <em>mostly<\/em> open-source, privacy-respecting, and vendor-neutral.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Other changes in FBReader 2.1:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Option to save network passwords in-app<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ability to edit existing bookmark text<\/strong><sup><a href=\"#6a1f0f0f-c78b-46f2-bce9-6b795ad68fac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Opt-in request to allow data usage collection<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Updated to Qt 6.7.2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slovenian translations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p>Plus the usual miscellaneous bag of bug fixes (the Linux bug where the book window was rendered black when first opened has been solved), UI tweaks, and other performance buffs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3>Download FBReader<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;`html<\/p>\n<p><p>As mentioned, FBReader is free, closed-source software. You can download the latest release from the official website for Windows, macOS<sup><a href=\"#fbafbe82-a932-4ebf-8b8d-079212331d4f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2<\/a><\/sup>, and Linux.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Older versions of FBReader are available on the Canonical Snap Store, but no new updates are bound there. Instead, AppImage is now the official distribution method for FBReader on Linux. Those, along with Windows and macOS builds, can be had <a href=\"https:\/\/fbreader.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">from the official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>Worth using?<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>FBReader has a wide range of features<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;`<\/p>\n<p><p><em>FBReader<\/em> isn\u2019t a rival to <em>Calibre<\/em> in terms of features, but nonetheless offers a competent feature set, supports most common ebook formats (but not comics or PDF), and the clean UI makes eBook management easy \u2013 more like a Qt version of <em>Foliate<\/em>, in some ways.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The ability to add any OPDS link is handy, as it allows you to expand the range of sources to download eBooks (free and paid) from, and the optional cloud sync is handy for keeping reading position, bookmarks, etc in sync across all platforms you use it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>So if it intrigues you, check it out.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t work for me <a href=\"#6a1f0f0f-c78b-46f2-bce9-6b795ad68fac-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also available on the Mac App Store but that version does not include online eBook downloads\/purchases per Apple\u2019s roolz <a href=\"#fbafbe82-a932-4ebf-8b8d-079212331d4f-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBReader 2.1 has been released for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with the team behind the eBook reading app calling it \u201ca major update for desktop platforms\u201d. 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