New in Calibre 9.0
3 days ago
- #calibre
- #ebooks
- #AI
- Introduction of a new Bookshelf view in calibre 9.0 for browsing books like physical shelves.
- Bookshelf view allows grouping by Authors/Series/etc., with customizable spine fonts and cover thumbnails.
- New built-in Pages column estimates book thickness, customizable with other columns.
- AI integration for discussing books, suggesting next reads, and answering questions about books.
- AI features require opt-in configuration of an AI provider, supporting both cloud-based and local-only options.
- E-book viewer now includes AI for selected text, offering explanations, translations, and summaries.
- Community contributions acknowledged for enabling new features.
- Some features introduced during the 8.x series, with this update highlighting changes since 8.0.