Changelog
All notable changes to Lector are documented in this file.
The format is based on Keep a Changelog.
Unreleased
Fixed
- Articles no longer disappear (and get lost as read) when you switch tabs or windows and come back; the list only changes when you refresh, change view or toggle the filter.
- Selecting text further down an article no longer jumps the page back to the top of the article.
Added
- Show: all / updated in the sidebar, like Google Reader: "updated" hides subscriptions and folders with no unread items. Your choice is remembered on each device.
- What's new popup: a short, easy-to-close summary of key features and recent updates, shown automatically only once per announcement; reopen it anytime from "What's new" in the top bar.
- Remembered reading preferences: the reader now keeps your chosen view (List / Expanded) and filter (Unread only / All items) on each device, with a new "Reading preferences" section in Settings.
- This changelog, also public at
/changelogand linked from the footer and Settings. - Highlights & notes: select text in any article to highlight it (single yellow marker, shortcut
h) and attach a note; highlights persist when you return to the article. - Highlights section in the sidebar listing every highlight and note, grouped by article. Works in trial mode too (stored in the browser).
Fixed
- Highlight toolbar and note popover now stay anchored to the text while scrolling instead of closing or drifting; they close on Save, Close, Escape or a click outside.
0.6.0 - 2026-11-02
Added
- Trial / guest mode: use the reader without an account, from the landing page or the sign-in page.
- Local storage: trial data stays in the browser; feeds are fetched through public server functions that never touch the database.
- Starter feeds:
- Daniel Torres Burriel's blog (
torresburriel.es). - Design folder: Julie Zhuo and Erika Hall.
- Artificial intelligence folder: Melanie Mitchell and Janelle Shane.
- Import on sign-in: trial subscriptions can be moved into a Google account.
- User guide: new "Trial mode" section.
0.5.0 - 2026-11-02
Fixed
- Special characters (e.g.
‘, double-encoded entities) now display correctly in titles and list snippets.
0.4.0 - 2026-11-02
Added
- User guide at
/guide: getting started, subscriptions, reading, folders, keyboard shortcuts and privacy. - Guide links on the landing page, reader top bar, shortcuts dialog, footer and settings.
0.3.0 - 2026-11-01
Added
- Legal notice (LSSI-CE), privacy policy (GDPR) and accessibility statement (WCAG 2.1 AA).
- Delete account and all data from Settings.
- Visible keyboard focus styles.
0.2.0 - 2026-11-01
Added
- Full article loading on demand for truncated feeds.
- Fallback extractor for blogs without RSS/Atom, flagged as "Web" in Settings.
- Smarter feed discovery: the site's own feeds and standard paths win over stale external links.
Fixed
- Articles no longer close and disappear after loading their full text.
0.1.0 - 2026-11-01
Added
- App icon, favicon, Apple touch icon and social share image.
- Google-only sign-in (email sign-in removed).
Changed
- List view is the default.
- Interface in English by default.
0.0.1 - 2026-11-01
Added
- Initial release recreating the classic Google Reader experience: sidebar, folders, article list, read/starred states and keyboard shortcuts.
- RSS, Atom and RDF parsing with HTML sanitization.
- Per-user accounts and data.