AVATeR: Annotation Viewer and Tools for (PocketBook) e-Readers
Interactive annotation viewer/exporter for PocketBook e-readers, with additional tools.
We do:
- Interactive annotations reading, searching and exporting directly from the e-reader
- Store annotations locally for viewing after disconnecting
- provide basic tools for e-readers, including backup options
We don’t:
- manage device content or an e-book library
- modify e-book files
Some highlights:
- auto-detect e-reader (dis)connection
- cross-platform: Windows and Linux. (Apple planned)
- device settings/annotation files can be easily copied/synced.
Supported E-Reader devices
- PocketBook e-readers with recent 6.x firmware.
- Older firmware versions (5.x) are likely only partially supported - we are open to feedback.
- Vivlio e-readers (these are rebranded PocketBook readers)
Downloads
For downloads see the release pages.
Requirements
Windows
Requires Windows 8/10/11 (64-bit). Windows 7 (64-bit) will likely also work.
Linux
Two Debian versions exist: a standard version and a compatible version for older Buster-based distros. Aside from the dependencies, the latter omits the ability to cancel running backups. Distinguish either version using their Qt dependency (open Help > About, 5.15+ is the standard version).
- Standard : Debian Bullseye (i.e. Ubuntu 20+) or newer
- Minimal requirements: glibc 2.33, qt 5.15.1, libzip 1.6, udev
- Compatible version: Debian Buster based distro's (i.e. Ubuntu 18-19).
- Minimal requirements: glibc 2.28, qt 5.11, libzip 1.3, udev
The Fedora binary is build using Fedora Workstation 35, and should be useable on compatible systems with at least glibc 2.34. If the .rpm does not add the required dependencies, you will need to manually install libzip and qt5-qtbase.
! Note: the device monitor has not yet been implemented for Linux.
Windows and Linux differences
The USB implementations differ, but this is mostly a technical aspect. The Linux version generally appears to run faster: Window's API function for device names can stall at times; Qt's row resizing was excruciatingly slow on Windows, but has been replaced by smart-row-resizing. That has it's own caveats: the intention is to allow either, at least in the Linux version.
Support
- Online help (English)
- Mobilereads topic
- support [at] syncoda.nl
Donate
You are encouraged to donate, if you are able to do so.
For downloads see the release pages.