Changelog
An archive of our updates and improvements to Literal.
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May 2022
Progress tracking, personalized recommendations, website widget & better sharing
Reading progress is finally here – track number of pages, percentage or minutes in audiobooks. Find people to follow and get book recommendations on our new explore page.
April 2022
Dark mode, search suggestions & more
If you have dark mode enabled on one of your devices, you might have already seen it. We sneaked in a dark mode and are so happy to have finally implemented it!
March 2022
Reading goals & design details
This news is so fun to share, as it’s without a doubt the most requested feature we’ve received from you: that’s right, Reading Goals are here!
February 2022
Barcode scanner & brand new search
It might not be visible at first sight, but our search got some major improvements! We’re now busy working on our most requested feature, reading goals. We’ve learned how important…
January 2022
Private clubs, better book recommendations & small improvements
Hope your New Year is off to a great start! The Literal reading community has really blossomed since launching five months ago and it’s been a joy to see. We’re just getting started – this year we’ll be launching many new features and of course improving the platform we already have today.
December 2021
Clubs are finally here along with audiobooks, read dates and book giveaways!
December is upon us so let’s get this cornucopia of updates, features and actual real-life gifts going!
November 2021
Big updates to your library, community power-ups and a special thank you
Before we dive into all the new features we’ve been chipping away this past month, I’d like share a short update on the amazing community that we’ve built together.
September 2021
New Android app, massive speed improvements & new features
As you may have already noticed in the last few weeks, we worked hard on improving the overall speed of the app & book search. But not only that, we also introduced a few new features…