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lue is a terminal eBook reader that offers audiobook-quality text-to-speech. It supports various formats like EPUB, PDF, DOCX, HTML, RTF, TXT, and MD, allowing users to read and listen to books directly in the terminal.

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Pricing

Open Source

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Technical

About

What is lue?

lue is a versatile terminal eBook reader designed for CLI enthusiasts and bookworms, providing an immersive reading experience with audiobook-quality text-to-speech. It boasts broad multi-format support, handling EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX, DOC, HTML, RTF, and Markdown files with seamless format detection. The tool features a modular TTS system, including Edge TTS (online) and Kokoro TTS (local/offline), with an extensible architecture for new models. Cross-platform compatibility across macOS, Linux, and Windows (via WSL) ensures a consistent global experience with over 100 languages. Users can adjust playback speed, benefit from auto-scroll with precise word highlighting, and enjoy smart persistence that saves progress automatically. Fast navigation, extensive customization options for keyboard layouts (including Vim-style), UI elements, colors, and display modes further enhance the reading experience.

Best used for

Ideal for students, teachers, and content creators who need to read and listen to digital books and documents, manage various file formats, and customize their reading environment. Especially valuable for those who prefer a terminal-based interface and require offline text-to-speech capabilities.

Common actions

read ebooks

listen to audiobooks

convert text to speech

manage digital documents

customize reading experience

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Capabilities

Key features

Multi-format eBook support
Modular text-to-speech
Cross-platform compatibility
Adjustable playback speed
Auto-scroll & word highlighting
Automatic progress saving
Customizable keyboard layouts

Target Audience

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Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Open Source

Free

FAQs

What file formats does lue support for reading?

lue supports a wide range of eBook and document formats, including EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX, DOC, HTML, RTF, and Markdown. It automatically detects the format for seamless reading and text-to-speech conversion.

Can lue be used offline for text-to-speech?

Yes, lue offers a modular TTS system that includes Kokoro TTS, which provides local and offline text-to-speech capabilities. This requires additional installation steps, including uncommenting Kokoro packages in requirements.txt and installing PyTorch.

How can I customize the keyboard controls in lue?

lue allows extensive customization of keyboard layouts. You can choose between default and Vim-style layouts, or create your own by modifying existing JSON files. Each command can be assigned a single key or multiple keys.

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