Paperback is a lightweight, fast, and accessible ebook and document reader built with C++ and wxWidgets. It's designed for cross-platform compatibility, screen reader accessibility, and a bloat-free experience.
- Written entirely in C++ and optimized for speed.
- Supports many common document formats, including but not limited to HTML, epub, PDF, and txt.
- Intuitive tabbed interface for managing multiple documents.
- Full screen reader accessibility.
- Robust find functionality for quick document searches.
- Seamless navigation between EPUB sections, headings, and pages via hotkeys.
- Precise navigation to specific lines or percentages within documents.
- Command-line file opening for 'Open With' integration.
We use VCPKG for managing dependencies. Currently we manage our own VCPKG installation through a submodule. As such, make sure to clone Paperback recursively:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/trypsynth/paperbackIf you've already cloned and forgot the --recursive flag, run the following in your paperback directory before trying to build:
git submodule update --initYou'll also need CMake and Ninja installed alongside a functional Visual Studio 2022 installation. Once you have everything necessary, you can compile the project. It's recommended to build from an x64 Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt to ensure all paths are correctly configured.
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -GNinja
cmake --build .This will generate paperback.exe and all its dependencieds, including its readme in HTML format, in your build folder, as well as creating a ready-to-release zip file containing everything someone needs to get up and running with Paperback.
Contributions are welcome! Whether through issues, pull requests, discussions, or other means, your interest is appreciated.
When modifying the code, please adhere to the established coding style (tabs for indents, stars attached to the type, not the variable name, braces on the same line, etc.). A .clang-format file is included to assist with this. To format the code on Windows, simply run the fmt.bat script in the root of the repository.
This project is licensed under the MIT license.
