Hi everyone, first post here.
I was a Marvin user until the very end, and nothing since has scratched the
same itch. Apple Books keeps my highlights hostage, and the subscription
apps want $100 a year for books I already own. So I spent the last few
months building the reader I was missing. It went live on the App Store
last week.
It's called Leafmark. The one principle: your books and highlights are
yours. Your library is plain EPUB files on your device, highlights export
to Markdown (mine go straight into Obsidian), and there is no account, no
cloud, no tracking.
Reading is free with no limits import your whole library and judge the
rendering yourself. Three public-domain classics come pre-installed so you
can try the feel in the first minute. A single one-time purchase unlocks
unlimited highlights, the Markdown export and reading stats. No
subscription, ever.
To be upfront about what it does not do yet: no collections or tags, no
sync, no PDF, no DRM, no OPDS.
I would really value the judgment of the people here, especially former
Marvin users: what is the one missing thing that would stop you from
switching? That answer decides what I build next.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6781045740
A few screenshots attached. Happy to answer anything.
I was a Marvin user until the very end, and nothing since has scratched the
same itch. Apple Books keeps my highlights hostage, and the subscription
apps want $100 a year for books I already own. So I spent the last few
months building the reader I was missing. It went live on the App Store
last week.
It's called Leafmark. The one principle: your books and highlights are
yours. Your library is plain EPUB files on your device, highlights export
to Markdown (mine go straight into Obsidian), and there is no account, no
cloud, no tracking.
Reading is free with no limits import your whole library and judge the
rendering yourself. Three public-domain classics come pre-installed so you
can try the feel in the first minute. A single one-time purchase unlocks
unlimited highlights, the Markdown export and reading stats. No
subscription, ever.
To be upfront about what it does not do yet: no collections or tags, no
sync, no PDF, no DRM, no OPDS.
I would really value the judgment of the people here, especially former
Marvin users: what is the one missing thing that would stop you from
switching? That answer decides what I build next.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6781045740
A few screenshots attached. Happy to answer anything.
