v7.0.0

A new page number crop algorithm has been implemented to optimize vertical screen real estate, please test and provide feedback. It is optimized for power = 1.0

Several smaller releases were created recently, please scroll through the changelogs in case a recent change breaks your use case and report the issue.

Relabeling manga as PDOC instead of EBOK means that cover uploading while plugged in or manually copying thumbnails is no longer needed.

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qj7wpnUHav

Donate: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc?tab=readme-ov-file#issues--new-features--donations

What's Changed

• simplify cover upload on newer MTP based Kindles by replacing EBOK with PDOC by @axu2 in #767
• fix bookmark drift when dedupecover is checked by @axu2 in #772
• A better page number-crop algorithm with NumPy. (Manga) by @neyney10 in #709

New Contributors

• @neyney10 made their first contribution in #709

Full Changelog: v6.2.2...v7.0.0

v6.3.1

Several smaller releases were created recently, please scroll through the changelogs in case a recent change breaks your use case and report the issue.

Relabeling manga as PDOC instead of EBOK means that cover uploading while plugged in or manually copying thumbnails is no longer needed.

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qj7wpnUHav

Donate: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc?tab=readme-ov-file#issues--new-features--donations

What's Changed

• simplify cover upload on newer MTP based Kindles by replacing EBOK with PDOC by @axu2 in #767
• fix bookmark drift when dedupecover is checked by @axu2 in #772

Full Changelog: v6.2.2...v6.3.1

v6.3.0

Several smaller releases were created recently, please scroll through the changelogs in case a recent change breaks your use case and report the issue.

Relabeling manga as PDOC instead of EBOK means that cover uploading while plugged in or manually copying thumbnails is no longer needed.

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qj7wpnUHav

Donate: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc?tab=readme-ov-file#issues--new-features--donations

What's Changed

• simplify cover upload on newer Kindles by replacing EBOK with PDOC by @axu2 in #767

Full Changelog: v6.2.2...v6.3.0

v6.2.2

For Colorsoft/Scribe/12 gen Kindle covers, please test this build: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/releases

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qj7wpnUHav

Donate: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc?tab=readme-ov-file#issues--new-features--donations

What's Changed

• add kindle 12th gen, including colorsoft by @axu2 in #762
• fix ComicInfo.xml chapters by @axu2 in #770
• Make it easier to add new profiles by @axu2 in #764

Full Changelog: v6.2.0...v6.2.2

v6.2.1

For Colorsoft covers, please test this build: #767

What's Changed

• add kindle 12th gen, including colorsoft by @axu2 in #762

Full Changelog: v6.2.0...v6.2.1

v6.2.0

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qj7wpnUHav

What's Changed

• add APFS to external drive cover generation list by @axu2 in #729
• search for kindlegen in %UserProfile% by @axu2 in #722
• fix no such file or directory 7z by @axu2 in #728
• add Python 3.12 support by @axu2 in #733
• Bump python from 3.11-slim-bullseye to 3.12-slim-bullseye by @dependabot in #605
• fix image file is corrupted by @axu2 in #738
• fix image file is corrupt for real by @axu2 in #740
• fix Docker linux arm by @axu2 in #746
• fix _cffi_backend by @axu2 in #758

Full Changelog: v6.1.0...v6.2.0

v6.1.0

Has bugs related to 7z and cannot identify image file, use 6.0.0 if you have issues.

New Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qj7wpnUHav

What's Changed

• Kindle Scribe 1860 max width by @axu2 in #691
• reduce dependency on 7z, unar, homebrew by using builtin tar by @axu2 in #693
• Add de-dupe cover option for landscape alignment by @resendeBruno in #561
• Add Kobo Libra/Clara colour by @nodeg in #703
• don't display upscale warning on kindle scribe by @axu2 in #707
• fix linux appimage, include libxcb-cursor0 by @detournemint in #713
• improve kindlegen detection windows by @axu2 in #688
• update prereq readme by @axu2 in #714
• Build windows GUI version normally without docker by @axu2 in #718

New Contributors

• @resendeBruno made their first contribution in #561
• @nodeg made their first contribution in #703
• @detournemint made their first contribution in #713

Full Changelog: v6.0.0...v6.1.0

v6.0

2015: v5.0

2024: v6.0

The new macos_arm build runs twice as fast on M1 chip and later. QT5 was upgraded to QT6 for native Apple silicon support.

This also drops Windows 7 support: #678

Cover upload guide: #508

What's Changed

• fix Shift+Click convert button to select output directory renaming by @VampiroMedicado in #657
• rename and reorder kindle models by generation by @axu2 in #655
• Add native Apple Silicon support by upgrading qt5 to qt6 by @axu2 in #523
• fix dependencies by @darodi in #666
• store GUI settings in separate location than older versions of KCC by @axu2 in #664
• prepare m1 build pipeline by @axu2 in #669
• fix Error: image file is truncated by @axu2 in #679
• add install from source and qt creator instructions by @axu2 in #684
• Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 1 to 2 by @dependabot in #681
• search for 7z on C/D/E drives by @axu2 in #682
• Adds --author argument to CLI by @resendeBruno in #683
• Revert "fix package-windows-with-docker.yml" by @axu2 in #687

Full Changelog: v5.6.5...v6.0.0

v5.6.5

UPDATE: re-released to fix Windows-only GUI issues

If you want Windows 7 support: #678

To generate covers for Kindle Scribe, refer to: #508

What's Changed

• fix utf-8 error by removing kindlegen location from GUI by @axu2 in #639
• Added natsort to the dependency list in environment.yml by @jaroslawjanas in #643
• Bump actions/setup-python from 4 to 5 by @dependabot in #642
• add FAT to list of drives for kindle cover generation by @axu2 in #635
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #647
• Bump github/codeql-action from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in #646
• use os_sorted natsort with IGNORECASE by @axu2 in #645
• fix access is denied by @axu2 in #631
• fix update detection by using requests library over urllib by @axu2 in #649
• fix kobo file names with . by @axu2 in #616
• fix p7zip-rar error and files with ' or " by using arg lists instead of strings by @axu2 in #633
• Fix missing dependencies in setup.py by @inganault in #653
• hide 7z/kindlegen consoles on Windows by @VampiroMedicado in #656

New Contributors

• @inganault made their first contribution in #653
• @VampiroMedicado made their first contribution in #656

Full Changelog: v5.6.4...v5.6.5

v5.6.4

Mostly bugfixes!

What's Changed

• replace exit() with sys.exit() by @axu2 in #590
• Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #592
• lower auto crop threshold from 0.045 to 0.015 by @axu2 in #598
• add c2e and c2p note by @axu2 in #606
• add Kindle 4/5/7/8/10 label by @axu2 in #614
• fix pdf order and more by using natural sort instead of python sort by @axu2 in #589
• Bump actions/setup-node from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #609
• make c2e and c2p versions last in file order by @axu2 in #624
• Speed up mac startup from 17 seconds to 1 second by not using -F flag by @axu2 in #621
• remove "Unsupported archive format" check by @axu2 in #619
• fix list index out of range by skipping bookmarks when splitting mobi by @axu2 in #620
• streamline downloads and installation readme by @axu2 in #623
• link to readme not wiki for 7z kindlegen by @axu2 in #627

Full Changelog: v5.6.3...v5.6.4