Winglet Software

What has been

Two lists per build: + added, − removed. Trimming is part of the work.

What's New — it starts here

The record begins at alpha.

  1. Winglet-Software.com goes live

    2026 · UNRELEASED

    This site. Six Windows, one sky.

  2. WingletReader enters alpha

    2026-05-14

    Free, unsigned, Windows 10/11, no account. Expect rough edges — that is what alpha means.

  3. v0.1.0-alpha.2 · 2026-06-17 · LATEST (version resolved at build time)

Where we're at

The state of every feature.

  1. WingletReader recovers when something goes wrong

    2026-07-16 EXPERIMENTAL
    • An unexpected interface error that could leave a blank surface
    • A recovery message with Reload and the location of the local crash log
    • A damaged library file that could trap WingletReader in a crash loop
    • A preserved copy of the damaged file and a fresh usable Library

  2. Every build is tested before it ships

    2026-07-16 EXPERIMENTAL
    • The full test suite runs for every proposed change
    • A failed test blocks the release pipeline
    • Tagged releases produce the same tested Windows installer for everyone

  3. Fonts and identity now follow the system

    2026-07-16 EXPERIMENTAL
    • A bundled proprietary serif font
    • A system serif that is already available on your computer
    • A setting for choosing between logo styles
    • One consistent logo that follows the active theme

  4. Library controls join the hub-style tile system

    2026-07-15 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Flat text cards and mismatched Reader controls
    • Hub-style frames and square action tiles across the Library and Reader
    • Theme-specific hover art for resume, view and delete actions
    • An animated preview for choosing WingletReader's appearance
    Library cards and action tiles in the dark theme

  5. Sessions end with a clear choice

    2026-07-13 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Pause and hold a session without losing its starting place
    • Continue reading or end the session from one clear prompt
    • See your progress when a goal or bookmark ends the session
    • Return to the Library or keep reading through deliberate exit choices

  6. The Grid fits the space it is given

    2026-07-13 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Reader layouts that could extend beyond the available viewport
    • A layout solver that fits the Grid to the current window
    • A clear advisory when the chosen settings cannot fit legibly

  7. Plain text becomes a paged reading surface

    2026-07-12 EXPERIMENTAL
    • One long plain-text surface for the whole document
    • Paragraph-aware Pages that follow the current reading position
    • Arrow-key paging with a Locate control to rejoin the current word
    • The redundant Standard view beside the Text view
    • One paged Text view for browsing, selecting and following along
    A paged text sheet with Reader controls

  8. Bookmarks replace the stop target

    2026-07-12 EXPERIMENTAL
    • The session-only stop target, which could mark just one place
    • Persistent normal and goal bookmarks set at any selected word
    • Labels, jump controls and deletion from the Standard Reader
    • A goal marker and normal bookmark ticks along reading progress
    • Inline markers on the current Page and bookmark management in the Library
    Bookmarked words and reading progress in the Standard Reader

  9. Long books open without blocking WingletReader

    2026-07-12 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Opening a long book while its Stacks were built on the main thread
    • Stack building that continues without holding up the first paint
    • Text pagination that waits until you actually open the Text view

  10. The Library names content by where it came from

    2026-07-12 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Source-format labels such as parts mixed across every text
    • Chapters for built-in books and Contents for your own texts
    • Add Content controls only where a user-owned text can be extended

  11. Reader settings become one shared editor

    2026-07-02 EXPERIMENTAL
    • A card overview and a separate Edit everything surface
    • One two-tab editor for Playback and Grid Layout, Display, Colors and Spacing
    • A Preview control that opens the live result beside the settings
    • The same editor inside Settings and the Standard Reader drawer
    • Automatic saving while you adjust controls

  12. Interface zoom stays legible

    2026-06-27 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Unbounded browser zoom that could shrink WingletReader beyond recognition
    • A safe minimum and maximum zoom range
    • Keyboard controls to zoom back in or reset to the default

  13. Library deletion becomes reversible

    2026-06-24 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Immediate permanent removal from the Library
    • A reversible delete flow for texts you remove
    • A way to restore a deleted text before it is gone

  14. Analytics leave WingletReader

    2026-06-24 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Automatic analytics initialised whenever WingletReader opened
    • Local-first use without an analytics service or dependency

  15. WingletReader can travel on a USB drive

    2026-06-23 EXPERIMENTAL
    • A local installation required to carry your Library between computers
    • A portable copy that keeps its Library, settings and data beside it
    • A Create Portable Drive action in Settings
    • Reliable launches when Windows assigns the drive a different letter

  16. Import cleans up messy text

    2026-06-22 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Bullet lines flattened into the surrounding prose
    • Bullets, wrapped continuations and list spacing preserved during import
    • Unicode minus signs and repeated hyphens left inconsistent
    • Minus signs normalised to hyphens and repeated hyphens to em-dashes
    • The same word positions preserved between cleaned and displayed text
    Imported text ready for cleanup and reading

  17. Settings become calmer and save themselves

    2026-06-19 EXPERIMENTAL
    • Simplified and Advanced switches built around named control triplets
    • Focused setting cards with an Edit everything path for the full set
    • Built-in Calm, Focus, Skim and Fast Profiles alongside your own
    • A Save button after each group of changes
    • Changes saved automatically as you make them

  18. Cold starts no longer open on a blank window

    2026-06-18 EXPERIMENTAL
    • A blank main window while WingletReader finished starting
    • A branded animated splash that stays until the Library is ready
    • A keyboard shortcut to skip the animation once startup is safe

  19. WingletReader gains an installer and in-place updates

    2026-06-16 SHIPS
    • Manual archive launches for each new alpha build
    • A Windows installer with a normal installation location
    • Update checks at startup with installation after you quit
    • Updates that keep your Library, settings and reading progress intact

  20. Your Library gains categories

    2026-06-15 SHIPS
    • Create your own categories for Library texts
    • Filter the Library with category chips and see the result count
    • Choose a category while importing a text
    • Reassign a text from its Library card
    A Library organised with category filters
  21. 2026-05-14 · FIRST DRAFT

What's coming

In development.

  1. In development

    IN DEVELOPMENT
    • The fixed word cap that could leave short, uneven Stacks
    • Elastic Stack packing that stays close to your chosen words per Stack
    • Sentence-aware packing that keeps sentence endings between Stacks
    • A multi-line Grid that grew and shifted as each line appeared
    • A full-height line box with centred and top-anchored layouts
    • Flat Library cards with generic action controls
    • Theme-aware framed tiles for opening, viewing and deleting texts
    • Overlay Reader, an always-on-top reading surface for selected text
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