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I've been playing with Polar ( https://getpolarized.io https://getpolarized.io ) as a cross platform PDF "consuming" app. By "consuming" I mean reading but also

by ivarv 7y ago

I've been playing with Polar ( https://getpolarized.io https://getpolarized.io ) as a cross platform PDF "consuming" app. By "consuming" I mean reading but also note taking / flashcard making. So far it's been pretty good, and in addition to the note taking functionality, it doesn't have the creepy surveillance of Kindle or whathaveyou.

ramblerman 7y ago
doesn't support epub
- prophesi 7y ago
  For more information on this: https://github.com/burtonator/polar-bookshelf/blob/master/docs/EPUB_SUPPORT.md https://github.com/burtonator/polar-bookshelf/blob/master/do... And you get a free year of cloud storage if you make a non-trivial contribution.
- jgraeupner 7y ago
  epub support will be implemented in Q1 '20 finally
  - ramblerman 7y ago
    Nice, that would be a big one for me to switch over for language learning as well
getpolarized 7y ago
I'm the author of Polar if you guys have any questions. We're working on EPUB. We want to do it right so it's taking a bit longer. A lot of our users are using Calibre to convert from EPUB to PDF. We've seen a LOT of uptake among students/academics so PDF has been the main focus so far. We also have HTML capture and are working to unify the EPUB and HTML capture functionality. We're trying to be far far more than a reader and view polar as more of a spaced repetition platform with integrated reading so that it's insanely easy to read while learning using spaced repetition. Anyway... if you have any questions AMA.
jgraeupner 7y ago
Quick note: Since we (Polar) got our start here on HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18219960 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18219960), Kevin and I decided to give anybody who signs up 2 months free premium (valid until Jan 31, 2020). Just respond to my welcome email when you sign up :)
senorsmile 7y ago
I don't see any mobile option. For me, Linux laptop is 40% and android movile device is the other 60%. It looks nifty, but doesn't quite get me there.
- rgoulter 7y ago
  Mobile is supported via the webpage. Reading isn't supported on phones/tablets (yet; though its settings menu offers this as an under-development feature). IIRC, recent development to polar was to make it much more friendly for viewing on mobile.
  - burtonator 7y ago
    Yes... it's a mobile webapp right now and is very close to native. We're working on finishing reading up on mobile too. then we're going to package it as a native mobile app.

by ivarv 7y ago

ramblerman 7y ago

doesn't support epub

prophesi 7y ago
For more information on this: https://github.com/burtonator/polar-bookshelf/blob/master/docs/EPUB_SUPPORT.md https://github.com/burtonator/polar-bookshelf/blob/master/do... And you get a free year of cloud storage if you make a non-trivial contribution.
jgraeupner 7y ago
epub support will be implemented in Q1 '20 finally
- ramblerman 7y ago
  Nice, that would be a big one for me to switch over for language learning as well

getpolarized 7y ago

I'm the author of Polar if you guys have any questions. We're working on EPUB. We want to do it right so it's taking a bit longer. A lot of our users are using Calibre to convert from EPUB to PDF. We've seen a LOT of uptake among students/academics so PDF has been the main focus so far. We also have HTML capture and are working to unify the EPUB and HTML capture functionality. We're trying to be far far more than a reader and view polar as more of a spaced repetition platform with integrated reading so that it's insanely easy to read while learning using spaced repetition. Anyway... if you have any questions AMA.

jgraeupner 7y ago

Quick note: Since we (Polar) got our start here on HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18219960 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18219960), Kevin and I decided to give anybody who signs up 2 months free premium (valid until Jan 31, 2020). Just respond to my welcome email when you sign up :)

senorsmile 7y ago

I don't see any mobile option. For me, Linux laptop is 40% and android movile device is the other 60%. It looks nifty, but doesn't quite get me there.

rgoulter 7y ago
Mobile is supported via the webpage. Reading isn't supported on phones/tablets (yet; though its settings menu offers this as an under-development feature). IIRC, recent development to polar was to make it much more friendly for viewing on mobile.
- burtonator 7y ago
  Yes... it's a mobile webapp right now and is very close to native. We're working on finishing reading up on mobile too. then we're going to package it as a native mobile app.