Hey everyone,

I just pushed an update to Storefront that adds a dedicated screensaver section. You can now browse and download e-ink optimized screensavers directly on your device without needing to plug into a computer.

Highlights

• Browse on-device: Explore wallpapers across categories like Minimalist, Nature, Sci-Fi, Classic Art, Anime, and more.
• One-tap downloads: Save wallpapers straight into your screensaver folder so KOReader can display them on sleep.
• E-ink optimized: Sized and tuned for clear contrast on e-paper screens (both grayscale and color devices).
• Configure in Storefront: You can set and configure screensavers directly in Storefront.
• Cache management: Go to the settings menu for more granular cache management/deletion for readmes, wiki, and screensaver thumbnails.
• Community catalog: If you have wallpapers you would like to share with others, you can submit them to the community gallery.

Submit your own screensavers to the catalog here: https://ultimatejimmy.github.io/storefront-screensavers/

Install

Get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/releases, here are installation instructions: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/wiki/1.-Installation

If you already have this plugin and are updating, it should appear automatically or you can force check from Settings -> About Storefront -> Check for updates or the "Check for updates" on the Updates tab.

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

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New features

• Added translations for 17 languages. Thanks Martus0 for the testing and feedback! Currently supported languages:
  • Arabic
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Hungarian
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Dutch
  • Polish
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Russian
  • Serbian
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Simplified Chinese
• Added a wiki viewer to plugin details pages when a repository has a wiki.

Improvements

• Improved README fetching and loading.
• Added safeguards for README and wiki loading on low-memory devices.
• Improved pre-release update handling.
• Refined About card styling
• Added progress messages during Direct GitHub API catalog fetching.

Bug fixes

• Block duplicate catalog refreshes during manual refreshes.
• Fixed content overlapping the pagination bar on the Fonts and Installed tabs when the filter bar is enabled.

Install

Get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/releases, here are installation instructions: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/wiki/1.-Installation

If you already have this plugin and are updating, it should appear automatically or you can force check from Settings -> About Storefront -> Check for updates

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

Support me

I do this work for free, but if you want, you can support me via liberapay or Buy me a coffee

Thanks for all the positive support! I've been working hard on new features and improvements since my last post. Here are the highlights:

What's New

• New Fonts Tab: Browse, preview, and install fonts directly inside KOReader. You can view live text previews before downloading and manage or delete your installed fonts whenever you want. I curated the font list with popular options that are great for e-readers.
• Update All Button: Easily update all available plugins and patches in a single tap with the new Update All button.
• Gesture & Physical Button Navigation: Support added for swipe gestures and hardware page-turn buttons so you can comfortably turn pages without tapping the on screen buttons.

Improvements & Fixes

• Plugin Updater Fixes: Resolved update check issues for plugins missing extra release metadata.
• Core Plugin Updates: Improved core/default plugin update tracking to prevent mis-ID.
• Under the Hood: Reworked internal plugin structure for better performance, faster loading, and improved long-term stability.
• Multi-asset releases: Added support for plugins with multiple release versions for different devices. Now shows a picker menu before install.

Install

Get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/releases, here are installation instructions: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/wiki/1.-Installation

If you already have this plugin and are updating, it should appear automatically or you can force check from Settings -> About Storefront -> Check for updates

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

Support me

I do this work for free, but if you want, you can support me via liberapay or Buy me a coffee

Hey everyone! Here is a summary of all the latest features, improvements, and fixes in Storefront since my last post a few days ago.

Versions Tab & Release Management

• New Versions Tab: View all published releases for any plugin or user patch directly from the repository details page.
• Dedicated Version Details: Tap any version in the list to open a full-screen view with its complete release notes, release date, and version details.
• Direct Version Installation: Install any specific release—whether it's the latest version, an older release, or a pre-release build—with a single tap.
• Ignore Releases: Mark individual versions to be ignored so update notifications won't nudge you for releases you want to skip. An eye icon clearly shows which versions are active or ignored.
• Pre-Release Updates Toggle: Easily toggle whether pre-release and beta versions are shown in your available versions list, per plugin/patch.

Installed Plugin & Patch Manager

• Manage Installed Items: Enable, disable, or remove your installed plugins and patches directly from the new Installed tab.
• Robust Searching & Filtering: Search, sort, and filter your installed items quickly and easily.

New Features & Visual Improvements

• In-App Image Viewer: Preview README screenshots and images directly inside the reader.
• Release Notes Viewer: View full release notes for plugins directly within the plugin browser.
• Filter Bar Toggle: Toggle the search/filter bar on or off whenever you want via a new filter icon on the Plugins, Patches, and Installed tabs.
• Easy Filter Reset: A "Clear search/filters" button pops up if a search or filter turns up empty, letting you reset everything with a single tap.
• Better Sorting & Display: Added sorting options.
• E-Ink Readability Enhancements: Updated text colors to solid black and dark gray for higher contrast, increased font sizes for easier reading on high-DPI screens, and simplified status text.

Performance & Reliability

• Background Catalog Updates: The catalog now refreshes quietly in the background without blocking the UI, keeping searching, scrolling, and browsing fast and smooth.
• Gesture Support Restored: Assign KOReader gestures directly to open Storefront using the Storefront: Open action in the Gesture Manager. Also enables this for use with the ZenUI launcher.
• Speed & Navigation Fixes: Various bug and performance fixes. Thanks to everyone who reported them!

Install

If you haven't tried it yet, get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/releases

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

Support me

I do this work for free, but if you want, you can support me via liberapay or Buy me a coffee

I promise I won't spam this sub with every release, but due to all the feedback from my post yesterday, there were a lot of testers to help me find bugs and give me feature ideas. I fixed all the biggest bugs in today's release. Here's the summary:

GitHub Rate Limit Fix

• Hosted Catalog: By default, Storefront now accesses a hosted catalog that updates hourly, so individual users won't run into GitHub API rate limits. This makes browsing noticeably faster and more reliable.
• Flexible Options: You can still switch back to direct GitHub API fetching and set up a GitHub Personal Access Token if you prefer.

Plugin Matching & Installed Status

• Accurate Installed Badges: Fixed an issue where multiple plugins sharing the same name (such as forks or community variants) would all show up as Installed. Storefront now precisely matches installed plugins strictly to their specific repository.
• Better Auto-Matching: Improved plugin author and repository metadata detection for smoother automatic pairing of local plugins.

Settings & Updates

• Update Channels & About Dialog: Added an About screen displaying your current installed version and allowing you to switch between Stable and Beta update channels. These are update channels for the Storefront app only, but I plan to add an option in the future for updating other plugins to pre-release versions.
• GitHub Token Input: You can now enter or clear your GitHub personal access token directly inside the Settings menu to help prevent rate-limiting issues if you want to keep using the API, eliminating the need to edit configuration files manually.
• Clear README Cache: Added a new Clear README Cache button in Settings to free up storage whenever needed.
• Settings Preservation: Guaranteed that user configuration files are kept intact whenever Storefront updates itself.

README & Visual Enhancements

• Fixed README Images: Resolved issues with missing or broken README graphics, properly supporting relative image paths, SVG badges, and raw repository links.
• Icon & UI Cleanup: Polished logo and icon rendering across screens for a cleaner, sharper look.

Install

If you are on an older version that doesn't have built-in updates or you haven't tried it yet, get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin

Here is the releases page: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin/releases

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

Support me

I do this work for free, but if you want, you can support me via liberapay or Buy me a coffee

[Release] Storefront - A redesigned plugin & patch manager for KOReader

Hey everyone,

I'm excited to announce the initial release of Storefront, a new plugin for KOReader that lets you discover, install, and update community plugins and user patches directly from your device.

This project is a fork of the original appstore.koplugin by omer-faruq as a redesign to refine the interface and user experience.

Key Features

While the original appstore plugin introduced on-device plugin and patch downloading and updating, Storefront expands on the concept with a brand-new design and workflow:

• Overhauled E-Ink UI: A clean, paginated layout specifically tuned for e-ink contrast, featuring tabbed navigation, update notification badges, and smooth list controls.
• Unified Plugin & User Patch Browser: Browse both KOReader plugins and user patches (.lua files) with search filtering, sorting, and star thresholds.
• Built-in Update Tracking: Track updates for all your installed plugins and patches in one place. Storefront compares local and remote commit SHAs, giving you one-tap Update and Reinstall options.
• In-App README Viewer: Read full GitHub README documentation directly inside KOReader before or after installing a plugin. No need to download the readme or delete the file later
• Plugin & Patch Management: Easily install, reinstall, or uninstall plugins and user patches.
• Fast Offline Caching: All repository metadata is saved in a local cache file, keeping list scrolling fast and usable even without an active Wi-Fi connection.

Install

If you are on an older version that doesn't have built-in updates or you haven't tried it yet, get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/storefront.koplugin

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

Support me

I do this work for free, but if you want, you can support me via liberapay or Buy me a coffee

Hey everyone,

I've recently released a new update for the KOReader X-Ray plugin. This release introduces a smart unit converter and a redesigned settings card UI.

Smart Unit Conversion

• Detect and underline measurements: The plugin now scans book text to detect and underline measurements (like distance, speed, weight, temperature, volume, and area) that are not in your configured/native unit system.
• Interactive popup: Tapping any of these underlined measurements will display a tooltip showing the converted value in your preferred unit system.
• This feature is configurable or you can just disable it if you don't need/want it
• This does not rely on AI and works entirely offline
• It does require a scan, once per book. This is defaulted to scanning automatically or you can trigger this manually.
• I had an idea to add something this while reading The Martian a couple weeks ago and the next day @Fank1 posted about https://github.com/Fank1/foot-cream with imperial -> metric. I took some of that code/logic/UX and worked it into my vision for this in X-Ray. Credit to Fank1 for his work.

Redesigned Settings Card

• The settings menu layout and design have been rebuilt from scratch. It functions the same as before, but looks nicer with a consistent design language and modern look and feel.

Bug fixes

• Fix view log font size
• fix font size issue when reader font is very large

Install

If you are on an older version that doesn't have built-in updates or you haven't tried it yet, get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/koreader-xray-plugin or via appstore.koplugin

Here's the direct link the releases: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/koreader-xray-plugin/releases

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker
• GitHub ideas

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

Support me

I do this work for free, but if you want, you can support me via liberapay or Buy me a coffee

I've put together a bunch of updates for the KOReader X-Ray plugin since my last post over a month ago. Here is a summary of the main features, improvements, and fixes in the latest releases:

New Features & UI Settings

• Footnote-style Popup UI: Added a new inline popup style to view character, location, and term descriptions at the bottom of the screen, similar to KOReader’s native footnote previews. This lets you quickly view descriptions without blocking your book view or closing your page. Thanks to u/DisastrousPatience83 for the suggestion and initial code
• Customizable Lookups: You can toggle the new popup layout independently under Display & UI Settings:
  • Use Footnote Style for In-text Lookups (when tapping a name directly in the book text)
  • Use Footnote Style for Menu Lookups (when selecting an entry from the plugin’s menus, like the character list or glossary)
• Prior Series Context: The plugin can now detect if your book is part of a series and ask if you want to pull context from prior books.
• New AI Models & Provider Organization: Added support for the new Gemini 3 models, updated DeepSeek model compatibility, and reorganized the AI model settings menu by provider so it's easier to find and switch between them.
• Glossary & Mentions Improvements:
  • The Glossary view now uses separate, tailored logic depending on whether you are reading fiction or non-fiction.
  • Added a manual Book Type setting so you can override the fiction/non-fiction detection if it gets it wrong.
  • Polished the Mentions layout: the mentions navigation bar is now at the bottom, and word highlighting has been added.

UI Tweaks & Performance Improvements

• Refined Interface Styling: Improved button spacing, text box padding, and font scaling in both the classic and new popup layouts for better readability on various e-ink and Android screen resolutions.
• Setting Menu Reorganization: Grouped settings by category for a cleaner experience
• No More UI Freezes: Fixed the issues that caused brief freezes or lags during background operations.
• Settings folder cleanup: Improved how language settings are stored and added automatic cleanup for old temporary files in the settings folder.

New Translations & Bug Fixes

• Added official language support for Dutch, Hungarian, Indonesian, and Polish.
• Cleaned up the language settings logic and user interface.
• Fixed unexpected network popups.
• Improved background logic

Install

If you are on an older version that doesn't have built-in updates or you haven't tried it yet, get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/koreader-xray-plugin

Here's the direct link the releases: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/koreader-xray-plugin/releases

It's also listed in appstore.koplugin.

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker
• GitHub ideas

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

Support me

I do this work for free, but if you want, you can support me via liberapay or Buy me a coffee

I'm not posting all the updates here on Reddit to avoid spamming, but this one was meaningful with the "Mentions" feature. I hope you like it!

Features:

Entity Mentions The biggest change is the addition of a mentions list. You can now see every time a character or place is mentioned in your book and jump right to that page. I've also made it so the menus close automatically once you jump, which makes it much faster to get back to your book.

In-text fetching If you highlight a name and they aren't in the cache yet, you can fetch that one person/place right in the highlight menu.

Fixes/enhancements:

AI and GPT Support The backend has been updated to better handle OpenAI models like GPT-4o. The communication with the AI is now more standardized, which makes it more reliable and fixes some issues with token limits and 400 errors.

Stability There was a lot of internal refactoring to clean up the code. It should be faster and more stable overall.

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Install:

If you are on an older version that doesn't have built-in updates or you haven't tried it yet, get it here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/koreader-xray-plugin

Here's the direct link to this release: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/koreader-xray-plugin/releases/tag/26.4.27

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback. If you have ideas or issues, you can let me know. GitHub is ideal so things don't get missed:

• GitHub issue tracker
• GitHub ideas

I will also respond on Reddit or via Reddit chats.

I haven't been posting every release on Reddit (I don't want to spam), but this was a bigger release. Let me know if you have any questions!

Release Notes - Version 26.4.27: Mentions

This update introduces several major features and quality-of-life improvements to make your X-Ray experience smoother, faster, and more localized.

New Features & Enhancements

Entity Mentions & Navigation

You can now see exactly where characters and locations appear throughout your book. The new "Mentions" feature provides a list of occurrences, allowing you to jump directly to that specific page. We've also polished the navigation so that menus close automatically when you jump, getting you back to your reading immediately.

Improved GPT & AI Compatibility

We've standardized the way the plugin communicates with OpenAI models. This update includes better handling for newer models like GPT-4o, improved token management to prevent errors, and a more robust fallback system to ensure your requests always go through.

Smarter Background Fetching

The "inline fetching" logic has been overhauled to be less intrusive. Data for new chapters is now merged more efficiently in the background, significantly reducing the "freezing" or lag that could occur on older hardware like the Kindle Paperwhite when the plugin was busy fetching new insights.

Performance & Stability

Under the hood, we've completed a major refactoring of the plugin's architecture. This makes the code faster, more reliable, and easier for us to maintain, ensuring a more stable experience on all devices.

Bug Fixes

Resolved potential crashes related to multi-byte character handling in AI responses.

Fixed inconsistent token limit settings for various AI models.

Get this release here: https://github.com/ultimatejimmy/koreader-xray-plugin/releases/tag/26.4.27 Or via the updater