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'''Foliate''' is a free e-book reading application for desktop [[GNU]]/[[Linux]] systems. |
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The name refers to [[leaf (books)|leaves]], meaning "leafy". |
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<!--(It's FOSS: "App of the week")--> |
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==Features== |
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It has a customizable, [[Theme (computing)|theme]]-based [[user interface]] that is streamlined for distraction-free reading and is described as pleasant and more polished than other free desktop applications. Its modern design is inspired by those known from portable e-book readers and follows the [[GNOME]] standards.<ref name="Rork 2020"/> |
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It focuses on reading and does not support book management. |
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Books are displayed in a paginated view, with double-page or single-page view depending on screen size, or in a continuous scrolling view, with customizable typeface, spacing/margins, brightness and size/zoom. |
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Control elements hide with an automatic fading effect while basic navigation with hidden controls is still possible by clicking/tapping on pages or arrow keys.<ref name="Sneddon 2020"/> |
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It has a toggleable navigation [[Sidebar (computing)|sidebar]], can display a reading time estimate with a progress slider with chapter markers and supports [[multi-touch]] gestures such as pinch zoom. |
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A full-screen mode and an optional traditional title bar can be activated.<ref name="Sneddon 2020"/> |
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It supports [[speech synthesis]] using [[eSpeak]], eSpeakNG or [[Festival Speech Synthesis System|Festival]], albeit without automatic detection of the content language. |
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A full-text search is available (also for annotations), as well as word lookup (in [[Wikipedia]] and [[Wiktionary]] or offline dictionaries via a [[dict]]d interface) and integration of [[Google Translate]]. |
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It stores reading progress, bookmarks and annotations in a central directory using one JSON file per book. These can be synchronized with other devices, although it uses a format that does not work immediately with other reading software. It can also export annotations as [[Markdown]] and spellcheck them.<ref name="Source Digit 2020"/> |
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It is not able to synchronize e-books with a hardware reader. |
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It supports typical e-book formats with reflowable text: [[EPUB]] (primary focus), [[Comparison of e-book formats#Mobipocket|Mobipocket]], [[Kindle File Format|AZW]](3), and no formats with static text layout, although PDF support is being considered. |
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==Technology== |
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The application is written in [[JavaScript]], based on the JavaScript interpreter [[List of language bindings for GTK|GJS]], the [[epub.js]] library, the rendering engine [[WebKit]] and [[GTK]] 3 for the user interface. Optionally [[gspell]] can be used for spellchecking annotations.<ref name="Linux Uprising 1.4"/> |
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Resource consumption is low. |
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==Distribution== |
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Foliate is published as [[Free software|Free Software]], and therefore with its complete source code, under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]] in version 3 or later. It was first published on 26 May 2019 on [[GitHub]]. |
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Binary files are distributed primarily as [[Flatpak]] packages via flathub. These can be installed on several major [[Linux distribution]]s using on-board tools.<ref name="Linux Uprising 1.4"/> |
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It has been included in the default [[software repository|package repositories]] of several distributions,<ref name="Linux Uprising 2.0"/> including [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], [[Arch Linux|Arch]] and [[OpenSUSE]]. Additionally there are [[Snap (package manager)|Snap]] packages available through the snap store and a [[Deb (file format)|.deb]] file for [[Debian]]-based distributions which can also be installed and updated via a [[Personal Package Archive]] under [[Ubuntu]] and its siblings. |
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==External links== |
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* [https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/ Website] |
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* [https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate GitHub page] |
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== Sources == |
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*{{cite web | last=Das | first=Ankush | title=Foliate: A Modern eBook Reader App for Linux | website=It's FOSS | date=2020-04-13 | url=https://itsfoss.com/foliate-ebook-viewer/ | access-date=2020-05-25}} |
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*{{cite web | last=Langner | first=Christoph | title=Tutorial – Foliate | website=Linux Magazine | date=2019-12 | url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2019/229/Reading-Material | access-date=2020-05-25}} |
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*{{cite web | last=Sneddon | first=Joey | title=Foliate is an Epic eBook Reader for Linux Desktops (Updated) | website=OMG! Ubuntu! | date=2019-05-30 | url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/05/foliate-ebook-reader-linux | access-date=2020-05-25}} |
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== References == |
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<ref name="Sneddon 2020">{{cite web | last=Sneddon | first=Joey | title=Foliate eBook Reader app for Linux Just Got HUGE Update | website=OMG! Ubuntu! | date=2020-04-07 | url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/04/foliate-app-major-update | access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Linux Uprising 1.4">{{cite web | author=Logix | title=Foliate Linux eBook Reader 1.4.0 Includes Wikipedia Lookup, Google Translate Support | website=Linux Uprising Blog | date=2020-05-25 | url=https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/07/foliate-linux-ebook-reader-140-includes.html | access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Source Digit 2020">{{cite web | title=Install Foliate Ebook Reader On Linux Ubuntu | website=Source Digit | date=2020-04-09 | url=https://sourcedigit.com/25422-install-foliate-ebook-reader-on-linux-ubuntu/ | access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Linux Uprising 2.0">{{cite web | author=Logix | title=Foliate Linux GTK eBook Reader 2.0 Released With A Plethora Of Changes | website=Linux Uprising Blog | date=2020-05-25 | url=https://www.linuxuprising.com/2020/04/foliate-linux-gtk-ebook-reader-20.html | access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Rork 2020">{{cite web | author=Rork | title=Foliate | website=Linux Hub | date=2020-03-18 | url=https://linuxx.info/foliate/ | access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
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}} |
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[[Category:EPUB readers]] |
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[[Category:Linux text-related software]] |
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