Changelogs
Changelogs of all Yomihon stable releases, which are also available on GitHub.
Beta releases can be seen on GitHub.
0.3.1Latest
Check out the past release notes if you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
✨ Added
- Panel-by-panel reading mode (@leoxs22)
- This can be enabled from the bottom of the reader quick settings
- Cropped image export for Anki cards
- This can be enabled in the settings
🚀 Improved
- Normalize punctuation for OCR speech bubble text
- Allow Japanese/Chinese dictionary searches across spaces
🛠️ Fixed
- Fix saved searches not deleting when they are held
- Remove an accidental OCR image overlay filter
- Scale popup text properly for kanji with furigana
- Fix app crash on devices without LiteRT library
Other
- Derive region crop from page source, rather than PixelCopy
TIP
If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-universal-v0.3.1.apk
Contributors
0.2.5
Check out the past release notes if you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
✨ Added
- Dictionary results as a popup mode for pre-scanned chapters
- Requires clearing the scanned chapter cache (sorry)
- Allows for one-tap dictionary lookups of any word
- Setting toggle for darkening the reader when the dictionary is open
- Audio button for dictionary terms and Anki export
- You may need to map the audio field in settings
📝 Changed
- Default Anki card format no longer vertically centers definition
- Group dictionary results with the same expression
🛠️ Fixed
- Fix some incorrect dictionary styling
- Fix extra pitch and term info for dictionary searches
- Improve ruby format for exported Anki cards
TIP
If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-universal-v0.2.5.apk
0.2.4
Check out the past release notes if you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
⚠️ Note: Dictionary Migration for existing users Dictionaries will automatically migrate on your first launch. This may take 10-20 minutes (and searches will be a bit slower) but it's completely safe. The app will work mostly as normal during the process.
✨ Added
- Search filter presets (similar to Komikku)
- Full-page OCR chapter scanning
- For scanned chapters, you can tap on text regions and instantly search them
- Dedicated OCR setting screen
🚀 Improved
- Reposition the copy button next to OCR text (@leoxs22 )
- Better Japanese deinflection for searches
- Near instant dictionary imports and less storage use
📝 Changed
- Switch the dictionary database to use Hoshidicts
- Add whitespace above images for Yomihon's Anki note type
Other
- Added database automatic migration logic
- Added Android DevContainer development support (@leoxs22 )
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If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-universal-v0.2.4.apk
Contributors
0.2.2
Check out the past release notes if you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
✨ Added
- Add more frequency options for Anki export
- Includes dictionary-specific, average, and lowest frequency options
📝 Changed
- Export to Anki with each frequency value on a single line
🛠️ Fixed
- Fix styling for the word selector when there are no dictionary results
TIP
If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-universal-v0.2.2.apk
0.2.1
Check out the past release notes if you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
✨ Added
- English dictionary search support
- "Online" OCR model option (GLens) - many languages
- The model can be set in Settings > Reader > OCR Model (at the very bottom)
🚀 Improved
- Automatic fallback to another model if text recognition fails
📝 Changed
- Add and use word (furigana) for default Anki template
- Use checkmark icon for duplicate cards
🛠️ Fixed
- Fix dictionary highlight issue with romaji
- Fix pitch accent color on Anki light mode
- Fix reader crash on arm32 devices when running OCR
TIP
If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-universal-v0.2.1.apk
0.2.0
Check out the past release notes if you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
✨Added
- Add one-click AnkiDroid card creation
- You may need to go to More > Settings > AnkiDroid to allow Anki usage
- Add AnkiDroid settings screen and field mappings
- In-app one-click download and import for recommended dictionaries
- "Fast" OCR model option (experimental)
🚀 Improved
- OCR selection can be done on immediate hold + drag (no finger lift required)
- Dictionaries now import in the background
- Dictionary import status is shown in notifications
🛠️ Fixed
- Fix broken pitch accent graph display
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If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-universal-v0.2.0.apk
0.1.1
Check out the past release notes if you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
Fixed
- Fix crash on tablets when opening dictionary settings
- Fix missing app language options
Changed
- Improve display of OCR results on large screens
Helpful Details
- Need help? Join the Discord Server or open an issue on GitHub.
- Need dictionaries? Check out the Setup Guide to learn how to download and import your Yomitan files
- Migrating from Mihon? Full compatability with Mihon backups. Make sure to enable Japanese extensions if importing a Mihon backup.
TIP
If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-v0.1.1.apk
0.1.0
Added
- In-reader OCR - long tap an image and select the scan region
- Partial Yomitan dictionary support with term, pitch, kanji, and frequency dicts
- Dictionary search and sentence parsing
Other
- Initial release of Yomihon (based on Mihon v0.19.1)
- The full changelog for Mihon releases is available in their repository
Known Issues
- The model may be slow without a modern mid-range device - (it takes ~5 seconds on a Galaxy A6 from 2018)
- A faster model option will be added in the next release
Helpful Details
- Need help? Join the Discord Server or open an issue on GitHub.
- Need dictionaries? Check out the Setup Guide to learn how to download and import your Yomitan files
- Migrating from Mihon? Full compatability with Mihon backups. Make sure to enable Japanese extensions if importing a Mihon backup.
TIP
If you are unsure which version to download then go with yomihon-v0.1.0.apk