Calibre-Web NextGen v4.1.6
docker pull ghcr.io/new-usemame/calibre-web-nextgen:v4.1.6
(or :latest)
A community-maintained continuation of Calibre-Web-Automated. This release adds font and layout controls to the new interface, fixes cross-device KOReader sync, and clears a startup crash-loop for servers that synced to Hardcover.
New
- Cross-device KOReader reading position now stays in sync even after you re-upload or edit a book. If one reader was ahead (say 80%) and another behind, the second device could refuse to jump forward and a manual pull just said "already synced". The server now recognises the same book across the slightly different files each device holds, so the furthest position wins everywhere. Reported by @Glalith121 (#633).
- Choose the interface font in the new UI — Account settings now has body- and display-font pickers (system sans-serif, a bookish serif, or monospace), saved to your account so it follows you across devices. Contributed by @kurtlieber (#701).
- Customize your sidebar from the new interface — reorder sections (drag Shelves to the top) and hide the ones you don't use, with mouse, touch, or keyboard. Requested by @Glennza1962 and @alva-seal (#585).
- A "What's New" page in the Help ("?") menu — a plain-English log of recent changes, newest first, each with a "Try it" link.
- Pick the right Hardcover edition when fetching metadata — drill into a book's individual editions so the correct edition ISBN lands on your book (which is what Hardcover progress-sync needs). Requested on Discord by mgrimace and Wasabi.
- Much fuller Russian translation — roughly doubled coverage. Contributed by @standhaftsohnsergius.
Fixed
- Startup crash-loop on servers that had synced annotations to Hardcover — an upgrade could get stuck restarting forever. It now boots normally; no data loss, no manual steps. Reported by @PulsarFTW (#684).
- Your profile picture now shows in the new interface (top bar + account page), not a generic silhouette. Reported by @chloeroform (#668).
- Marking a book "unread" now clears its reading progress instead of leaving a stuck "0.6% read". Reported by @uschi1 (#683).
- The new interface hides the smart shelves you turned off in Magic Shelves Visibility. Reported by @chloeroform (#667).
- The "Currently reading" badge shows on the new-UI book page for books you're partway through on KOReader/Kobo. Reported by @iroQuai (#634).
- Fetch Metadata no longer applies the same cover to every volume of a series — it rejects artwork whose volume number disagrees with the book. Reported by @boegill (#638).
- Your shelves are listed under the SHELVES heading in the new-UI sidebar again, not pushed to the bottom.
- Removed a stray, unlabeled number next to "User administration" in the new-UI admin page. Reported by @chloeroform (#669).
- The "Contribute here!" translation-banner link works again (pointed at a renamed wiki page).
- A refreshed browser-tab icon that matches the app.
Thanks
@Glalith121, @kurtlieber, @chloeroform, @standhaftsohnsergius, @PulsarFTW, @uschi1, @iroQuai, @boegill, @Glennza1962, @alva-seal, and mgrimace + Wasabi on Discord.