- DesignA refreshed home page and currently-reading card, and a tidier add-quote dialog.
What changed in readme
Built from the project's own history, newest first.
September 2026
- DesignNew typography across the app, and redesigned finish-book, Goodreads import and settings dialogs.
- NewSee where your authors come from on a world map in your stats.
- NewA breakdown of your authors by gender. Both use author data from Wikidata.
August 2026
- NewMention books and mutual follows in your posts.
- SecurityTighter permissions around creating and changing challenges.
- FasterCovers and avatars stay cached much longer, plus general performance work.
- FixedCreating challenges, the floating tab bar, and item menus that didn't all open the same way.
July 2026
- DesignA refreshed currently-reading card.
- NewSet any book cover as your background from the image viewer, or let it follow whatever you're currently reading.
- NewA menu on reading-calendar books to view the cover, open the book, or jump to its reading timeline.
- NewThe guided library migration is now open to everyone.
- DesignRedesigned settings and new-challenge dialogs; your background now shows on the challenges page too.
- FixedBook lookups that sometimes came back empty.
- NewGroup challenges, in two modes: race your friends to a target, or set a goal together. You can also set a solo goal.
- NewSet the page you're starting from when you pick up a book.
- NewLog your final reading session right from the finish-book dialog.
- DesignBetter readability over background images.
- NewMake it yours: pick an accent color and a background image for your home page and profile.
- NewCreate your own reading lists alongside the built-in ones.
- NewSearch filters for language and title or author, and paste an ISBN to jump straight to the book.
- NewSee who liked a comment, and spot mutual follows in follower lists.
- FixedBlurry covers in the image viewer, Safari's floating toolbar, and challenge start times.
- NewReading challenges: challenge a friend and see who gets there first.
- NewCompare your stats side by side with anyone you visit.
- NewEdit your comments, and optionally share a new quote to the feed.
- DesignStats charts in a more useful order.
- NewLike comments in the activity feed, not just the activities themselves.
- FixedCommenter names now open their profile, just like activity authors.
- NewSave your favorite passages with the new Quotes collection.
- SecurityFollowing someone now requires their consent.
- FixedPush notification delivery, plus assorted fixes and type definitions.
- NewBook data moved to Google Books: richer search, covers and editions, and a top-genres breakdown, plus a guided migration page for existing libraries.
- DesignA new animated book loader.
June 2026
- FixedBoard-tab tweaks and the "books read per year" label in the reading calendar.
May 2026
- FasterAuthor lookups now cache their results for snappier repeat visits.
- NewAuthor pages you can open from any book.
- NewA "past reads" panel in book and edition details.
- NewEditable progress on the currently-reading card, bound to your saved percentage.
- FixedStats dialogs no longer jump to the top when closed; email and password autocomplete properly on login.
- NewA forgot-password flow and infinite scrolling in the activity feed.
- NewMove a book between reading lists and update its rating from more places.
- FixedSign-up feedback and resend-confirmation, plus book-detail fixes.
- NewAverage-rating stats, a sign-up captcha, and the option to delete activities.
- DesignMore theme and style refinements.
- NewA full light theme to go with dark, both in the warm paper palette.
- FixedBook order in the reading calendar.
April 2026
- NewTier lists: rank your books into tiers.
- NewDrag-and-drop ranking on the board tab, and more streak tiers with a streak dialog.
- FixedDialogs now close on the Android back button and web Esc; better skeleton loaders and safe-area handling.
- DesignReading-list styling and a restyled Goodreads import dialog.
- DesignFinished the book-details redesign and added a book-edition modal.
- FixedFinishing a book.
- NewA pinboard "board" tab on your profile.
- NewA notification when you update your page count.
- New"Quickest reads" in the stats tab.
- NewA notification when your book count updates.
- RemovedSome leftover test code.
- New"Longest books read" in stats.
- FixedAlways scroll to top on navigation, larger-screen styling, and faster search results.
March 2026
- FixedReading-streak calculation.
- NewA "finish book" dialog.
- FixedDialog headers on mobile.
- DesignRedesigned profile, book-details and timeline pages, with fixes.
- DesignHomepage and activity-feed redesign.
- NewDeep links for activities, a likes dialog, and a books-by-author chart in stats.
- FixedPush-notification device handling and routing.
- NewDeep routing for activities.
- NewNotifications.
- DesignTab and header coloring.
- NewFollower and following counts and modals, tap-to-open covers in the feed, a crop-profile-picture dialog, and skeleton loaders for book details.
- FixedProfile-picture handling, activity-to-book routing, and image modals.
- NewThe activity feed, with likes and comments (including threaded replies).
- NewFriends and viewing other people's profiles.
- FixedStats and lists tabs on the profile page.
- NewA reading calendar and monthly chart in the stats tab.
February 2026
- NewThe profile page and a currently-reading card.
- FixedMinor fixes and improvements.
- NewSettings in your profile, logout, and full-size image viewing.
- NewGoodreads import, reading lists, and the first reading timelines.
- Newreadme is born. The very first commit.