Mobilev1.14.8
Bigger PDF Imports, iPad Fix
Improvements
- PDF imports now support much larger files
Bug Fixes
- Fixed font and review-mode pickers not opening on iPad
Changelog
Product updates and improvements across the SentiaRead apps.
Desktopv1.12.6
No More PDF Page Limit
New Features
- PDF import no longer caps the page count, so thousand-page textbooks, manuals, and paper collections come in whole
Improvements
- Signing in works more reliably on slow or unstable connections
Bug Fixes
- Inline vocabulary meanings now scale with your reading font, and no longer get squeezed at tight line spacing
Mobilev1.14.7
Reading Layout Polish
Improvements
- Clearer reading fonts across the app, with an extra font-weight tune-up for e-ink screens
- Fixed inline vocabulary meaning labels overlapping or sitting in the wrong place
Mobilev1.14.6
E-ink Experience Refinements
Improvements
- Screen stays awake while you're reading
- Vocabulary search adds a clear button and dismisses the keyboard when you exit search
- Refined e-ink reading: a cleaner interface, larger tap targets, and smoother volume-key page turning
Browser Extensionv1.3.1
Reader Mode Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Reader mode no longer triggers a dictionary lookup on non-English text such as Chinese or plain numbers
- Fixed reader mode showing a blank page on some articles
Desktopv1.12.5
Rebuilt Onboarding & Steadier Imports
New Features
- A rebuilt welcome and first-run guide, in step with the mobile app
- A Chrome extension shortcut in the sidebar, and an X contact option under Help & Support
- Settings links straight to the changelog on our website
Improvements
- Reworked import and sync status: big files no longer freeze the window, uploads show real progress, and the indicator clears as soon as everything is up
- Deleted books leave your library right away, without waiting on the cloud
- Rebuilt upgrade and trial screens that follow your interface language
- The main window opens roomier by default
Bug Fixes
- The upgrade screen no longer flashes English when it opens
- Interface language no longer carries over to another account after switching
Mobilev1.14.3
Learning Methods Redesign & Experience Polish
A video-first Learning Methods tab and a batch of fixes across purchases, review, and background playback.
New Features
- New Learning Methods tab with a videos-first layout and in-app playback, plus new learning videos for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean readers
Improvements
- Vocabulary review now mixes in more example-sentence words for better balance
- Better support for Android devices without Google Play Services
Bug Fixes
- Fixed vocabulary review quiz cards sometimes showing too few options, or an always-correct one, when few words were due
- Fixed background audio mode not resetting correctly after playback finished
Mobilev1.14.1
E-ink Mode & Vocabulary Upgrades
E-ink reading mode, widget shortcuts, and a smoother vocabulary workflow.
New Features
- E-ink reading mode for e-paper devices
- Tap the home widget to jump straight back into your last book
- Add highlighted words from Reading Assist to your vocabulary
- Floating bottom tab bar on iPad
Improvements
- Plus voice quota increased to 120 minutes per month
- Vocabulary review uses native iOS 26 sheets
- Podcast and vocabulary playback pauses automatically when you start reading or reviewing
Bug Fixes
- Fixed database connection errors on Android
- Cancelling Apple sign-in no longer shows an error
- Fixed home discover list layout glitches
Mobilev1.14.0
Onboarding quiz and e-ink power profile
First launch now starts with a short quiz that sets up your level and goals, and e-ink devices get a books-only low-power profile.
New Features
- First launch is now a step-by-step quiz: pick your level and what you want to read, and try tapping a word, a reading-assist card and a review card before you sign up — your answers set the app up for you
- A welcome screen before sign-in shows the books, podcasts and videos you can start with
- E-ink mode now runs a power-saving profile: home, history and search keep to books, audio and video pages stay out of the way, and switching the mode restarts the app to apply it
Improvements
- iPad and iPhone use the system top bar and sheets: header actions sit in glass capsules, iPad gets a floating bottom tab bar, and review sheets open as native iOS sheets
- The home screen widget has its own settings page, with a guide for adding it
Mobilev1.13.0
Widget shortcut and vocabulary playback polish
New Features
- Tap the home screen widget to jump straight back into the book you were reading, with the choice synced across your devices
- Add a word to your vocabulary straight from a reading-assist highlight, and see its status and occurrence count update right away
Improvements
- Redesigned vocabulary playback screen — the floating mini bar is gone — plus cleaner review cards and end-of-session summary
- Single-tap pronunciation is more reliable and no longer fights with podcast or read-aloud playback
- Podcast and video detail pages reopen faster and use less memory, and your account details refresh once the network is back
Browser Extensionv1.3.0
Vocabulary Capture & Upgrade Flow
New Features
- Add a word to your vocabulary in one tap — from a highlighted word in the Explain card or from the dictionary lookup card — whenever it isn't saved yet
- Upgrade from monthly to annual Plus right inside the extension, with a prorated amount shown before you confirm
Improvements
- Clearer labels on the Explain panel tabs
Desktopv1.12.4
PDF Import, Read-Aloud & Collections
New Features
- PDF import, parsed right on your computer, with chapters, images, and the cover picked up automatically
- Read-aloud that keeps going through a whole chapter
- Collections for organizing your library from the sidebar
- A rebuilt quick lookup card with a steadier layout and one-click add to your vocabulary
- An interface font size control under Appearance
- Footnotes open in place, without leaving the page you're on
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the white screen on launch in 1.11.0
- Fixed sign-in failing when the computer's clock is off
- Fixed the translation card running off the window near the bottom of a page
Mobilev1.12.0
Vocabulary audio loop and reading assist rework
Listen to your vocabulary on repeat while you do something else, and work through a rebuilt AI reading-assist panel and review flow.
New Features
- Play your vocabulary as an audio loop — word, phonetics and meaning on repeat — in a dedicated player you can leave running while you do something else
- Meanings and explanations in Chinese, Japanese and Korean are now read aloud with a matching voice
Improvements
- Rebuilt AI reading-assist panel: a sentence is laid out in clearer grammar groups that are easier to scan
- Redesigned vocabulary review flow, with review settings and audio autoplay synced across devices
- Reader tips now walk you through selecting a sentence and marking a word
Desktopv1.12.0
Clearer credits and Plus limits
Improvements
- Usage settings show how many credits you get each week, and note that they refresh every Monday without carrying over
- Upgrade prompts and the usage screen spell out what Plus covers — unlimited lookups, translation and AI explanations within fair use
Mobilev1.11.0
Review preferences
New Features
- Choose which review modes you want from a new review preferences panel
Improvements
- Clearer tab names in the reading-assist panel, and the original sentence expands automatically on the structure tab
Desktopv1.11.0
In-app browser, YouTube, and collections
Six weeks of work on where your reading material comes from and how you keep it organised: a browser inside the app for finding and downloading books, YouTube videos you can study the way you study podcasts, search across everything with one shortcut, and collections for arranging your library.
New Features
- A browser window inside the app: open a site, download a book, and it is imported without leaving SentiaRead, with a task panel showing what is still coming in
- Book sources moved into the Discover page, with a set of built-in sites you can search one by one and fuller result rows to tell editions apart
- YouTube videos come with captions you can study: the player sits above the transcript, the current line is lifted onto a card, and the word being spoken fills in as you listen
- Press Cmd+K to search your library and the catalog from any screen, with covers shown in the results
- Group books into your own collections, which sit in the sidebar alongside the automatic ones, and switch between categories with tabs on the library page
Improvements
- Lookup windows can be dragged out of the way, and the detail panel shows the sentence the word came from
Mobilev1.10.0
YouTube videos, PDF books, and read-aloud
Six weeks of work: a home built around discover and search, English YouTube videos with tappable captions, PDF import, whole-book read-aloud, and review passages written from your own vocabulary.
New Features
- Home now holds the discover feed and a search box that looks across your library, books, podcasts and videos at once; the library gains categories, a card/list switch, collections for grouping books, and a notebook view with your highlights grouped by chapter
- Watch English YouTube videos with their captions below the player: tap a line to jump there, follow the active line as it fills in word by word, browse channels by level, and find watched videos in your reading history
- Import PDF books, and find new ones without leaving the app: search built-in book sites in one tap, or browse a site in the in-app browser, where book links are detected and added to your library
- Have a whole book read aloud with the sentence you're hearing highlighted as it plays (experimental), and EPUB3 read-along books are tagged as audiobooks in your library
- Vocabulary review can generate a short passage built from the words you're learning, pitched just above your current level, and adds a produce mode where you recall the word yourself
Improvements
- Daily reading reminders you can turn on, a banner that tracks imports and downloads anywhere in the app, and an app-wide text size setting
Browser Extensionv1.2.1
Movable lookup card and original sentence
New Features
- The full lookup card now keeps the sentence you looked the word up from under an "Original" toggle — open it to reread that sentence or play it back
Improvements
- When the lookup card covers the text you're reading, drag it somewhere else — it stays inside the window, and dragging no longer gets in the way of the buttons on the card
Mobilev1.9.1
Now on Google Play
New Features
- SentiaRead is available on Google Play, so Android users can install it and get updates from the store instead of downloading the APK from our site
Desktopv1.10.0
Sentence analysis in reading assist
New Features
- Reading assist adds a sentence analysis view and a simplified rewrite of the sentence, alongside the explanation, meanings and highlighted expressions
Improvements
- Reading assist is organised into tabs and the original sentence can be collapsed, so the panel stays compact
Browser Extensionv1.2.0
Native-language explanations and Reading Assist tabs
New Features
- The lookup card can now show an explanation of the word in your native language, either right away or behind a single tap
- Reading Assist is now split into tabs — Sentence Rewrite, Highlights, and Sentence Analysis — so you can go straight to the part you want
Improvements
- The selection toolbar follows the action order you set in SentiaRead, so the action you reach for most comes first
Mobilev1.9.0
Vocabulary review
Your vocabulary list becomes something you can practise: a spaced review flow with two card types, and explanations in your own language.
New Features
- Review your saved words in a dedicated flow built on the FSRS-6 spaced repetition scheduler: it works out which words are due and spaces them out over time, with progress synced across your devices
- Two card types — pick the right meaning, or recall the word yourself — mixed according to how solid each word already is
- Hear the example sentence read aloud on a review card, not just the word
- Vocabulary entries can explain a word in your own language, and each meaning can pull up its own example sentences
Improvements
- Reorder the buttons in the text selection toolbar so the ones you use most come first
- Better default reading fonts per platform, and review screens show placeholders while cards load
Desktopv1.9.0
Windows support
The desktop app now runs on Windows as well as macOS. This release also brings native-language explanations to vocabulary lookups and lets you paste text from the web straight into your library.
New Features
- SentiaRead desktop now runs on Windows (64-bit), with the same library, reader and sync as the Mac app
- Vocabulary lookups explain each meaning in your native language, and you can pull up an example sentence for the specific meaning you are looking at
- Podcast transcripts can show inline meanings for words already in your vocabulary list, the same way books do
- Copy an article from the web, paste it in, tidy it up in the editor, and save it to your library — clippings get their own badge on the cover
Improvements
- Page turning in the reader is now done by clicking the left or right side of the page instead of scrolling
- Reading fonts ship with the app, so a book looks the same on Windows and macOS, and each platform starts from a sensible default
Browser Extensionv1.1.0
In-page lookup, Reading Assist, and sign-in
The extension no longer just hands articles over to the desktop app — you can read and learn inside the browser. Sign in, look up any word with an explanation matched to your level, have long sentences rewritten, and see the words you've saved highlighted wherever you read.
New Features
- Sign in with Google, Apple, or an email code — the sign-in opens in a normal browser tab, so an account you're already signed into carries over, and your reader preferences follow your account
- Select a word or phrase in Reader Mode to look it up, explain it, translate it, listen to it, or copy it — the lookup card gives one meaning matched to your level, with US and UK pronunciation and examples you can play
- Reading Assist rewrites a long sentence into a simpler version at your level, with a translation alongside it when you need one
- Words you've saved are highlighted in every article you open, and you can turn on inline meanings to show them above the word as you read
- The interface is available in English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and a quick-start page opens the first time you install
Improvements
- Upgrade to Plus without leaving the browser, with pricing for your region; when your free allowance runs out, the reader now tells you instead of quietly failing
Mobilev1.8.0
Android and e-ink support
SentiaRead comes to Android phones, tablets and Android e-ink readers, with a reading mode built for slow-refresh screens.
New Features
- SentiaRead runs on Android: reading, dictionary lookup, vocabulary and podcasts, with Android-native navigation, bottom sheets, immersive full-screen reading and the home screen widget
- An e-ink mode for Android e-readers: high-contrast pages without animation, adapted to slow-refresh screens, with faster page turning in long chapters
- Sign in with Google or Apple, and see which sign-in methods your account uses in settings
Improvements
- Large libraries and vocabulary lists sync in pages, so they load faster
- Rename a book in your library, and choose whether word explanations use your native language
- Check how your credits have been used in a usage history, and subscribe through web checkout on Android
Desktopv1.8.0
Podcast subscriptions and What's New
New Features
- Subscribe to a podcast and find every show you follow on one subscriptions page
- A What's New section on your library shows content recently added to the catalog, with a full list when you want more
- Import Markdown files and read them like any other book
Mobilev1.7.0
Podcast subscriptions and iPad layout
Follow the shows you listen to, see their new episodes in one feed, and get an interface that fits iPad properly.
New Features
- Subscribe to podcast shows and find their new episodes in a what's-new feed, with a subscriptions page and your listening position carried over
- A notes page collects your highlights and notes, reachable from settings
- Import Markdown files alongside EPUB and TXT
Improvements
- On iPad, dialogs open as sheets, settings pages use the full width, and text keeps a comfortable line length in landscape
- Translation, explanation, history and invite screens show placeholders while they load instead of a blank page
- A rebuilt empty library screen that points you to importing a book or browsing the catalog
Desktopv1.7.0
Open With on macOS
New Features
- Open a book from Finder straight into SentiaRead — right-click the file and use Open With, or make SentiaRead the default
Improvements
- The library home has a Continue row for the books and episodes you are partway through, and a History page listing what you opened recently
- Book details open as a page you can go back from, returning you to the same spot in the catalog, and scrollbars now sit over the content instead of taking up width
- Podcast pages and the play button show their loading state, so it is clear when audio is still being fetched
Mobilev1.6.0
Continue reading section and media settings
New Features
- Pick up where you left off from a continue section on the home feed, filter your library, and check what's new in a sheet
- A media settings sheet for podcast playback, with theme display on podcast pages fixed
Improvements
- Podcast screens show placeholders while loading, and the reader interface gets a round of visual fixes
Browser Extensionv1.0.0
First release: Reader Mode on Chrome
The SentiaRead browser extension is now on the Chrome Web Store. Open any English article in a clean reading view, adjust it to your taste, and send it to the SentiaRead desktop app when you want to keep it.
New Features
- Open Reader Mode from the extension icon, or right-click a page and choose "Read with SentiaRead" — the article comes out of the page and the ads and navigation stay behind
- Six reading themes, with adjustable font, text size, and line spacing
- A table of contents for long articles, with code blocks and tables kept readable
- Send the article to the SentiaRead desktop app in one click — if the app isn't installed yet, the extension points you to the download
Desktopv1.6.0
Podcasts with interactive transcripts
Listening joins reading on the desktop. Browse podcasts, play an episode, and follow the transcript while it plays — with the same lookup, vocabulary highlighting and note-taking you already use in books.
New Features
- Find podcasts in the app, open a show to see its episodes and description, and play an episode in a two-column player with the transcript beside it
- The transcript follows the audio word by word, and you can look a word up, save it, or highlight a line exactly as you would in a book
- Slow an episode down or speed it up, and come back later to the second you stopped at
Improvements
- Word lookups, translation and reading assist respond faster from mainland China, and you can pick your service region by hand in account settings
- Saved words highlight without lag in long chapters
- The quick lookup toolbar shows a placeholder while the definition loads, instead of an empty box
Mobilev1.5.0
Podcast highlights and faster lookups
Podcast transcripts become as workable as books, and word lookups get noticeably faster from mainland China.
New Features
- The podcast transcript highlights the word being spoken as the audio plays
- Highlight lines in a podcast transcript and attach notes, then find them in the highlights list as you do with books
- Show pages move to tabs with an episode detail sheet, and there are more podcasts to choose from
Improvements
- Word lookups, translation and reading assist respond faster from mainland China
- Choose your service region manually in account settings if the automatic choice isn't the fastest for you
Mobilev1.4.0
Podcasts, iOS widget, and share extension
Listen to English podcasts with a transcript you can look words up in, send pages to SentiaRead from Safari, and see your reading days on the home screen.
New Features
- Listen to English podcasts with a synced transcript: tap any line to jump to that moment, and let the transcript follow your reader theme
- Select and look up words right in the transcript, with your saved words highlighted and their meanings shown inline
- Send a page or selected text to SentiaRead from Safari and other apps, through the iOS share sheet or the action extension
- An iOS home screen widget showing how many days you've completed your reading, updating as you read
Improvements
- The vocabulary list loads in pages, shows how many words are in each status, and has a pronunciation button on every row
- The reading assist panel gets a sentence-chunking toggle, and the quick lookup toolbar shows a placeholder while it fetches
Desktopv1.5.0
Reading goals and streaks
New Features
- Set a daily reading goal and watch it fill in: a progress ring on your library, plus a page with your calendar, longest streaks and a trend chart
Improvements
- Reading assist lets you turn the thought-group split on or off, so you can keep a sentence whole when you don't need it broken up
Mobilev1.3.0
Reading assist and reading tracker
Break a long sentence into thought groups before you read the translation, and see your reading tracked day by day.
New Features
- Ask for help on a long sentence and get it broken into thought groups, so you can see how it's built
- See how much you've read each day, with the record kept across your devices
- Tapping a word can expand the selection to the whole sentence, and a word split by a hyphen across lines looks up as one word
Improvements
- Books sync more often and more reliably, with a check that everything arrived intact
- Clearing local data and resyncing runs in stages you can follow, and App Store purchase problems come with a clearer message
Desktopv1.4.0
Reading assist for long sentences
New Features
- Select a long sentence and reading assist breaks it into thought groups, translates it, and points out the expressions worth knowing — each part can be read aloud
Improvements
- If your library ever looks out of date, you can clear the local copy and pull everything down from your account again, step by step
- Books added on another device download in one piece and are checked for completeness before they open
Mobilev1.2.0
Native-language quick lookup
New Features
- Quick lookup can show the meaning in your native language, not only in English
- Saved words in the text can show their meaning inline, without opening a card
- Pick American or British pronunciation from a reader preferences panel
Improvements
- Reader panels sit better with the toolbar, and settings now link to the macOS download
Desktopv1.2.0
Inline meanings and native-language lookup
New Features
- Quick lookup now answers in your native language, so a word you don't know isn't explained with more words you don't know
- Words already in your vocabulary list can show their meaning inline, right above the word, so you can keep reading without opening a card
Improvements
- Quick lookup results appear without a wait on a page you have just turned to
Desktopv1.1.0
Quick lookup toolbar
New Features
- Select a single word and a compact toolbar appears right there, so a quick lookup no longer opens the full dictionary card
Mobilev1.1.0
Marking words from quick lookup
New Features
- Mark a word as known or still learning straight from the quick lookup toolbar
Improvements
- Quick lookup results appear immediately after a page turn
Desktopv1.0.0
SentiaRead desktop for macOS
The first stable desktop release, for macOS. Build a library from your own EPUB and TXT files, read them in a paginated reader made for a big screen, and look up words in context without leaving the page. Your library, reading progress, vocabulary, highlights and notes stay in sync with your account, so you can carry on where your phone left off.
New Features
- Build your library by dragging EPUB or TXT files in, picking them from Finder, or adding free books from the built-in catalog — covers are pulled from the file and duplicates are caught before they pile up
- Each book opens in its own window with a paginated reader: one or two columns, twelve reading fonts, six themes, a chapter outline, click zones on either side to turn the page — and it reopens where you stopped
- Look up any word right in the page: definitions that take the surrounding sentence into account, in English and your native language, US and UK phonetics you can play, and example sentences
- Save words to your vocabulary list, mark what you know with a keyboard shortcut, and see saved words highlighted as you read — a word you look up repeatedly is added for you
- Highlight passages — including selections that run across paragraphs — attach notes to them, and browse everything you have marked from one place
- Have a selected passage read aloud, with each word highlighted as it is spoken, in an American or British voice
Mobilev1.0.0
SentiaRead 1.0 for iPhone and iPad
The first release of SentiaRead on iOS: bring in your own English books, read them with a tap-to-look-up dictionary, and build a vocabulary list that follows your account.
New Features
- Build a library from your own material: import EPUB and TXT files, or bring in a web page and read it as clean text; covers, files and reading data sync to your account
- A reader that paginates the whole book: swipe to turn pages, a hierarchical table of contents, page numbers, adjustable theme, font and spacing, and a two-column layout on iPad
- Tap a word to look it up without leaving the page: bilingual definitions that take the surrounding sentence into account, US and UK phonetics with pronunciation, example sentences, and translation of a selected sentence
- A vocabulary list that fills itself: words you look up repeatedly are added automatically, saved words are highlighted wherever they appear in your books, and each entry keeps its phonetics, source and how often you've met it
- Highlight passages — including across paragraphs — attach notes, and find them all in one list that syncs to your other devices
- Sign in and continue on another device: reading position, settings and vocabulary follow your account, and setup asks for your CEFR level and native language so lookups match you