I'm an animator, learning to be a programmer. I built a free ebook reader with AI. Here's how...

说明与用途

作者使用 AI 指导和 foliate-js 库，构建了一个支持 EPUB/MOBI/AZW3 的免费阅读器，提供平滑滚动和笔记功能。

Existing ebook readers lacked a smooth scrolling experience, consistent page counts, and easy bookmarking for EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 files.

bulleye provides a smooth, feature‑rich reading experience for EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 files, addressing gaps in existing readers.

1. Identified desired features by comparing existing readers.
2. Consulted an AI assistant, providing a concrete reference (Acrobat) and describing needed behavior.
3. Iteratively changed one feature at a time, testing and refining based on observed issues.
4. Leveraged the open‑source foliate-js library for file parsing.
5. Implemented optional auto‑update checks and ensured offline functionality.
6. Added user‑friendly features (tabs, themes, auto‑scroll, pomodoro).
7. Released bulleye as a free, ad‑free app and solicited user feedback.

I had never built an app before this year.

The result is bulleye, a free ebook reader for Windows and Linux.

The part that reads book files is an existing open library called foliate-js.