Hey friends! I'm excited to share v2.8.0 with you. This update is all about you taking control. Let me explain.

The Problem

You know that feeling when PNL Reader doesn't work well on your favorite website? Maybe it grabs the wrong content, or the comments look weird. Before, you had to wait for me to fix it. That's slow. And honestly, you know your favorite sites better than I do!

The Solution: Site Customization

Now you can customize PNL Reader for any website. I added a new Site Customization page where you can:

Craft your own configurations — tell the reader exactly which parts of the page to grab Manage all your customizations in one place — edit, delete, or see where they came from Share your work with others at Reader Trove

Yes, sharing! If you make a great configuration for a popular site, why keep it to yourself? One click sends it to our community forum. And if someone else already made one? You can add it to your reader directly from the Reader Trove. No copy-paste needed.

Reddit: An Experiment

I spent a lot of time on Reddit support. Like, a lot. Reddit is tricky — comments live in shadow DOM, there are profile badges everywhere, and images hide in carousels. I tried my best to make it look decent.

Now PNL Reader can:

Show the full comment tree with proper threading Display image posts and gallery carousels correctly Hide those annoying profile badges and flairs Make the "more comments" button actually look nice

Is it perfect? Probably not. Reddit keeps changing things, and every subreddit has its own quirks. But here's the good news: with the new Site Customization feature, you can improve it! My Reddit config is just a starting point. If you find a better way to style comments or grab content, share it with the community. I'd love to learn from you.

Better TTS Experience

Two small but nice improvements for listening:

Auto scroll — When you use "read whole page," the screen now follows along. No more losing your place!

Smarter pauses — Those decorative dividers like ~~~ or *** that authors use between sections? The reader now pauses there instead of trying to pronounce them. Much better.

Fixes, Fixes, Fixes

I also fixed a bunch of small things:

Fonts now look correct on all sites (some sites had weird sizing) Dark theme checkboxes are visible again NovelFull navigation works properly Mobile theme selector doesn't overflow anymore Try It Out

Update to v2.8.0 and check out the new Site Customization page. It's in the extension menu under settings.

Made a cool customization? Share it at Reader Trove! I'd love to see what sites you're reading.

Happy reading! 📖

How to Customize a site

Site customization lets you tell PNL Reader exactly how to extract content from any website. When the default reader mode doesn't work well on a site, you can create your own configuration.

Getting Started Open PNL Reader extension menu Click Site Customization in the settings dropdown Fill in the form and click Save Customization Configuration Schema

Here's what each field does:

Required Fields name

A friendly name for your customization. This helps you identify it later.

Example: "Reddit Posts and Comments" urlMatch

A URL pattern to match. Can be a simple string or a regular expression.

Simple string (easiest):

"https://example.com/articles/"

This matches any URL that contains https://example.com/articles/.

Regular expression (more powerful):

"https://www.reddit.com/r/\\w+/comments/\\w+/.*"

This matches any Reddit post URL using regex patterns.

Regex tips (optional):

Use \\d+ to match numbers Use [^/]+ to match any characters except / Use .* to match anything Escape special characters like . with \\. Article Settings (Optional)

These fields tell PNL Reader where to find the article content.

article.content

CSS selector(s) for the main content. This is the most important field.

Single selector: "#chapter-content" Multiple selectors: [".post-body", ".comments"]

When you use multiple selectors, content from all matching elements is combined in order.

article.title

CSS selector for the article title.

Example: "h1.post-title" article.byline

CSS selector for author information.

Example: "a[href*='/user/']" article.publishedTime

CSS selector for the publish date/time.

Example: "time[datetime]" article.excludes

CSS selectors for elements to remove from the content. Useful for hiding ads, share buttons, or other clutter.

Example: [".ads", ".share-buttons", ".sidebar"] Navigation Settings (Optional)

Enable previous/next page navigation for multi-page articles.

navigation.previous

CSS selector for the "previous page" link.

Example: "a.prev-chapter" navigation.next

CSS selector for the "next page" link.

Example: "a.next-chapter" Custom CSS (Optional) css

Add custom styles for the extracted content. These styles are applied in reader mode.

/* Style comments */ .comment { border-left: 2px dashed var(--pico-muted-border-color); padding-left: 1em; margin: 1em 0; } /* Highlight author names */ .author { font-weight: bold; color: var(--pico-primary); }

Available CSS variables:

--pico-primary - Primary accent color --pico-muted-color - Muted text color --pico-muted-border-color - Muted border color --pico-background-color - Background color --pnl-reader-line-height - Current line height setting Examples Simple Example: NovelFull { "name": "NovelFull Chapters", "urlMatch": "https://novelfull.com/[^/]+/[^/]+\\.html$", "article": { "content": "#chapter-content", "title": "a.chapter-title", "excludes": ["div"] } } Complex Example: Reddit

For a more advanced example with custom CSS styling, see Site Customization - Reddit Posts and Comments.

How to Find the Right Selectors Open the website you want to customize Right-click on the content you want to extract Click Inspect to open Developer Tools Look at the HTML structure and find unique selectors

Tips:

Use IDs when available (#main-content) Use class names (.article-body) Use attribute selectors ([data-type="post"]) Combine selectors for specificity (article .content p) Share Your Customization

Made a great customization? Share it with the community!

Fill in your configuration in the Site Customization page Click Share at pnl.dev Review and submit your post

Your configuration will be available at Reader Trove for others to use.

Formatting tips:

When sharing, your configuration is wrapped in a JSON code block. If you have custom CSS, it's better to put it in a separate CSS code block rather than inline in the JSON. This makes it easier to read and edit:

### Configuration ```json { "name": "My Site", "urlMatch": "https://example.com/", "article": { "content": ".article-body" } } ``` ### Custom CSS ```css .comment { border-left: 2px solid #ccc; padding-left: 1em; } ```

The Share at pnl.dev button does this automatically for you.

Need Help?

Creating customizations can be tricky. Don't hesitate to:

Ask questions at pnl.dev/category/3/feedback Browse existing configurations at Reader Trove Report issues if something doesn't work as expected

The community is here to help. Every question helps improve PNL Reader for everyone.

Happy reading! 📖

Great weekend again, everybody. I've been very busy! Here's a fresh Captionz upgrade with two shiny new features: Top Lists and Platform Stats. Because scrolling YouTube aimlessly looking for good learning content? Ain't nobody got time for that.

Discover More Content with Top Lists

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Finding the right videos for language learning just got way easier. I added a discovery section that shows you curated content based on your selected voice language:

🔥 Most Viewed

What's everyone watching? These are the most popular videos in your chosen language.

Caveat: These are views tracked through Captionz, not actual YouTube view counts. So it's more like "most watched by fellow Captionz users", which honestly might be more relevant for language learners anyway.

📚 Best for Learning

These videos have the most caption languages available — basically the Swiss knives of language learning. Perfect for comparing translations and leveling up your comprehension.

Caveat: "Best for learning" is measured by number of available captions, which is... debatable. Some amazing videos might only have one or two caption tracks. And with YouTube's auto-translate feature, technically any video can have captions in any language now. But hey, videos with many human-created captions are usually solid picks.

🎬 Top Channels

Find creators who consistently pump out great content in your target language. Less hunting, more learning.

Caveat: I added channel tracking to Captionz fairly late in the game, so a lot of older videos don't have channel info attached. That's why for some languages you might see "no channels found" even though there are plenty of videos. The list will fill in as more videos are watched going forward.

Click any video to jump straight into dual-subtitle mode, or check out top channels on YouTube.

Captionz at a Glance

I also added some stats because I'm a sucker for numbers (and donut charts, apparently). The new Platform Stats section shows:

Total Videos in the database Total Captions available Languages supported

And yes, there are pretty donut charts showing how captions and videos are distributed across languages. I spent way too long making them look nice.

Built by a Language Learner, for Language Learners

These features aren't just vanity metrics. Every video you watch with Captionz helps build these lists, making it easier for other learners to find great content. It's a virtuous cycle — and you're part of it!

Give it a spin! Head over to Captionz, pick your target language, and scroll down to see what's new.

Help Me Build the Ultimate Language Learning Database

Here's the thing: Captionz gets better the more you use it. I'm building a database specifically curated for language learners — not just random YouTube videos, but content that people actually find useful for learning. The more videos you watch through Captionz, the richer the recommendations become for everyone.

So go watch some videos! Find that obscure Japanese cooking channel you love, binge some Spanish podcasts, explore French vlogs — whatever helps you learn. Every view adds to the collective knowledge, and you'll be helping fellow learners discover great content too.

Happy learning! 🚀

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