Version & Changelog

Changelog

A running log of what's changed in PageTurn — written for humans, not robots.

v1.2.0
Update
February 26, 2026

Brand identity update — PageTurn now has its own logo and is installable as a proper app.

What's New

  • Introduced the PageTurn logo — an open book with a signature amber page-curl — across the entire app.
  • Added full PWA icon set (32px favicon, 192px home screen icon, 512px splash icon).
  • Logo appears in the Library header, bottom navigation bar, empty library state, and as the browser favicon.
  • App can now be installed on iOS, Android, and desktop as a proper standalone application.
v1.1.0
Update
February 24, 2026

PDF documents can now be highlighted just like any other format.

What's New

  • PDF text highlighting: select any text in a PDF and apply one of six highlight colors (yellow, green, blue, pink, orange, purple).
  • Text in PDF pages is now fully selectable via a transparent overlay layer — copy text directly from any PDF.
  • Highlights applied to PDFs are saved and restored exactly as they were when you return to the document.

Improvements

  • PDF rendering performance improvements — pages load and display faster.
  • Text selection across the entire page is now more reliable.
v1.0.0
Major
February 8, 2026

The first release. A quiet, private place to read all your documents.

What's New

  • Library with grid and list views, full-text search, and sorting by recent, title, or date added.
  • Drag-and-drop upload for PDF, DOCX, EPUB, TXT, Markdown, ODT, and RTF files.
  • Collections to organise your documents into colour-coded groups.
  • Book-like reader with smooth page-flip animations and tap/swipe/keyboard navigation.
  • Reading modes: Day (clean white), Sepia (warm paper tone), and Night (dark theme for low-light reading).
  • Fully adjustable font size, font family (9 options), and line height.
  • Six-colour text highlighting that works across all supported formats.
  • Bookmarks — save your place on any page with a custom label.
  • Page-anchored notes — attach written notes to specific pages of a document.
  • Table of contents navigation for all formats that support it.
  • Full-text search within documents, with highlighted result snippets.
  • Page screenshot capture — save a visual snapshot of any page.
  • Reading statistics: 30-day activity chart, current streak, longest streak, and total reading time.
  • Reading goals: set daily page targets, daily reading time goals, or weekly book targets.
  • Reading calendar showing which days of the current month you've read.
  • Export your entire library, highlights, notes, and settings to a JSON backup file.
  • Import a backup file to restore everything on a new device.
  • Fully offline — works without an internet connection after the first visit (PWA).
  • Dark and light theme toggle, persisted across sessions.
  • All data stored locally in your browser — nothing is ever uploaded to a server.