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2025 / wk 25
2025-06-20
New: Added “Discover” tab with an advanced text recommendation engine.
New: Added the ability to generate word pronunciations.
2025 / wk 23-24
2025-06-13
Expanded collection features. You can now:
Add texts to collections.
Re-order texts within collections.
Rename collections.
Search within collections.
Added the ability to remove and re-generate supplementary content (Q&As, Summaries, and Explanations).
Improved text pagination.
Improved general mobile experience.
Improved video player in mobile view.
Improved collections tab layout.
Improved search functionality.
Improved transition when moving between texts.
2025 / wk 22
2025-05-30
Transitioned from desktop to web application.
Implemented email authentication.
Expanded access to let users test more app features without an API key.
Texts with audio or video now remember your position and resume playback from where you left off when reopened.
Implemented AI-powered related text suggestions.
Added Claude Sonnet 4 to AI model options.
2025 / wk 21
2025-05-23
Added multi-word phrases. Hold shift to select multiple words as a phrase. These are automatically translated and will display whenever you encounter them again.
Improved design across the app.
Added Mistral Medium 3 to AI model options.
2025 / wk 19-20
2025-05-09
Added the ability to top up with extra credits.
Added import/export functionality.
Added text archival.
Minor improvements all around.
2025 / wk 18
2025-05-02
Hend+ release!
TTS word pronunciations (Hend+)
Text narrations (Hend+)
Import from YouTube (Hend+)
Import any page from the web (Hend+)
2025 / wk 17
2025-04-25
Minor improvements.
2025 / wk 16
2025-04-18
Added the three new OpenAI models: GPT 4.1, GPT 4.1 Mini, and GPT 4.1 Nano, as well as Grok 3 Beta to the AI model options.
2025 / wk 15
2025-04-11
Collections can now be deleted.
Fixed bug that sometimes occurred when switching from a language with collections to a language without collections.
Added Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview, Sonar Pro, as well as the two new Llama 4 models to AI model options.
Text editing improvements – You can now change a text’s level and type.
Fixed a bug that prevented manual addition of translations for new words.
Improved shelf tabs.
2025 / wk 14
2024-04-04
Improved content loading on app start.
Fixed various state-management issues – app should be more robust now.
Changed how collections work behind the scenes, should load faster.
Added option to enable or disable automatic translation of new words.
Resolved a scrolling issue in the settings dialog.
2025 / wk 13
2024-03-28
Improved activity graph.
Improved AI model selection.
Added GPT 4.5 Preview, Perplexity Sonar, and DeepSeek Chat (03/24) to AI model options.
Added ‘raw’ text import.
Fixed bug where disabling AI while reading a text would cause a crash.
Various small improvements:
Improved the design of popup dialogs.
Fixed alignment of question text in Q&As.
Improved update button visual feedback.
Improved sidebar spacing and fixed small issues.
2025 / wk 12
2024-03-21
Added Mistral Small 3.1 to AI model options.
Minor onboarding improvements.
2025 / wk 11
2024-03-14
First public release.