https://github.com/0x6f677548/intellireading-calibre-plugins
Calibre plugins to generate metaguided versions of your ebooks, improving your reading focus and speed
https://github.com/0x6f677548/intellireading-calibre-plugins
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Calibre plugins to generate metaguided versions of your ebooks, improving your reading focus and speed
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/0x6f677548/intellireading-calibre-plugins
- Owner: 0x6f677548
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2022-11-17T16:10:01.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-20T14:04:55.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-21T13:38:52.117Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: adhd, bionic-reading, calibre-plugin, ebook, epub, kindle, kobo, speed-reading
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://www.intellireading.com
- Size: 74.2 KB
- Stars: 16
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Calibre Plugins
[](https://go.hugobatista.com/gh/intellireading-calibre-plugins/actions/workflows/lint.yml)
**Th**is **re**po **cont**ains **th**e **sou**rce **co**de **fo**r [**Intelli**reading](https://intellireading.com/) **Cali**bre **plug**ins. **The**se **plug**ins **all**ow **yo**u **t**o **gene**rate **metag**uided **vers**ions **o**f **yo**ur **eboo**ks, **b**y **implem**enting **a** **stream**lined **vers**ion **o**f **th**e [**Intelli**reading](https://intellireading.com/) **algor**ithm, **usi**ng **th**e [**Cali**bre](https://calibre-ebook.com/) **ebo**ok **mana**ger.
Example of a text converted to a metaguided text:
This repo is part of the [Intellireading](https://intellireading.com/) project, which aims to help people with dyslexia, ADHD, or anyone who wants to improve their reading focus and speed.
## [Other Intellireading Code Repositories](https://go.hugobatista.com/ghstars/lists/intellireading)
- [Intellireading website](https://go.hugobatista.com/gh/intellireading-www), which allows anyone to convert an Epub to the metaguided version.
- [API Server](https://go.hugobatista.com/gh/intellireading-api_server), that support the Intellireading website.
- [CLI Tool](https://go.hugobatista.com/gh/intellireading-cli). A standalone tool and library that can be used to metaguide epub files.
- [Calibre Plugins](https://go.hugobatista.com/gh/intellireading-calibre-plugins). A set of plugins that can be used to metaguide epub files using Calibre.
## What is Epub Metaguiding?
**Metagu**iding **i**s **a** **techn**ique **th**at **ca**n **b**e **us**ed **t**o **impr**ove **yo**ur **read**ing **foc**us **an**d **spe**ed **(some**times **cal**led **Bio**nic **Readi**ng). **I**t **i**s **bas**ed **o**n **th**e **id**ea **th**at **yo**u **ca**n **us**e **a** **vis**ual **gui**de **t**o **he**lp **yo**ur **ey**es **foc**us **o**n **th**e **te**xt **yo**u **ar**e **read**ing. **I**n **th**is **cas**e, **th**e **vis**ual **gui**de **i**s **do**ne **b**y **bold**ing **a** **pa**rt **o**f **th**e **tex**t, **crea**ting **vis**ual **anch**ors **th**at **yo**ur **ey**es **ca**n **us**e **t**o **foc**us **o**n **th**e **tex**t. **Th**is **i**s **simi**lar **t**o **th**e **wa**y **a** **fin**ger **ca**n **b**e **us**ed **t**o **gui**de **yo**ur **ey**es **alo**ng **a** **li**ne **o**f **tex**t, **whi**ch **ha**s **be**en **sho**wn **t**o **impr**ove **read**ing **spe**ed **an**d **foc**us. ([**stu**dy: **"Do**es **finger-t**racking **poi**nt **t**o **chi**ld **read**ing **strate**gies"](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2769/paper_60.pdf))
**Howe**ver, **unl**ike **a** **fing**er, **th**e **vis**ual **gui**de **i**s **no**t **distra**cting, **an**d **i**t **ca**n **b**e **us**ed **t**o **gui**de **yo**ur **ey**es **alo**ng **mult**iple **lin**es **o**f **te**xt **a**t **onc**e. **Th**is **all**ows **yo**u **t**o **re**ad **fast**er, **an**d **wi**th **le**ss **effo**rt.
**Metagu**iding **i**s **partic**ulary **use**ful **fo**r **peo**ple **wi**th **dysl**exia **o**r **ADH**D, **bu**t **i**t **ca**n **b**e **us**ed **b**y **any**one **wh**o **wan**ts **t**o **impr**ove **the**ir **read**ing **foc**us **an**d **spe**ed. **Fo**r **mo**re **inform**ation, **vis**it **th**e [**Intelli**reading **webs**ite.](https://intellireading.com/)
## What is Calibre?
**Cali**bre **i**s **a** **fr**ee **an**d **open-s**ource **e-b**ook **mana**ger. **I**t **i**s **us**ed **fo**r **catalo**ging, **conver**ting, **read**ing **an**d **sync**ing **e-bo**oks **wi**th **e-b**ook **rea**der **devi**ces. **I**t **i**s **prima**rily **a** **fr**ee **soft**ware **sui**te **devel**oped **b**y **use**rs **o**f **e-bo**oks **fo**r **use**rs **o**f **e-bo**oks.
**Fo**r **mo**re **inform**ation, **vis**it **th**e [**Cal**ibre **webs**ite](https://calibre-ebook.com/).
## Calibre Plugins available
### Basic plugins
**The**se **plug**ins **ar**e **avail**able **i**n **th**e [**Cali**bre **Plu**gin **Sto**re](https://plugins.calibre-ebook.com/), **an**d **ca**n **b**e **insta**lled **fr**om **th**e **Cali**bre **inter**face. **Yo**u **ca**n **al**so **down**load **th**e **plug**ins **fr**om **th**is **rep**o, **an**d **inst**all **th**em **manua**lly. **Al**l **plug**ins **ar**e **compa**tible **wi**th **Cali**bre **6.5**.0 **an**d **abo**ve.
#### [Epub Metaguider GUI (Interface Action)](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=358615)
**Ad**ds **butt**ons **t**o **th**e **Cali**bre **inter**face, **allo**wing **yo**u **t**o **gene**rate **metag**uided **vers**ions **o**f **yo**ur **ebo**oks **fr**om **th**e **Ma**in **Tool**bar **o**r **th**e **Cont**ext **Men**u.
#### [KoboTouch Metaguider (Device Interface)]()
**Exte**nds **th**e **KoboT**ouch **dri**ver, **allo**wing **yo**u **t**o **automa**tically **gene**rate **metag**uided **vers**ions **o**f **yo**ur **ebo**oks **wh**en **sen**ding **the**m **t**o **yo**ur **Ko**bo **devi**ce.
### Advanced plugins
**Th**ese **plug**ins **ar**e **no**t **avail**able **i**n **th**e [**Cali**bre **Plu**gin **Sto**re](https://plugins.calibre-ebook.com/), **an**d **ca**n **b**e **insta**lled **fr**om **th**e **Cali**bre **inter**face **o**nly. **Down**load **the**se **plug**ins **fr**om **th**is **rep**o, **an**d **inst**all **th**em **manua**lly.
#### [Epub Metaguider output format (Output Format)](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=358616)
**Exte**nds **th**e **ep**ub **out**put **form**at, **allo**wing **yo**u **t**o **gene**rate **metag**uided **vers**ions **o**f **yo**ur **ebo**oks **wh**en **conve**rting **t**o **epu**b.
#### [Epub Metaguider post processor (FileType)](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=358613)
**Wor**ks **o**n **po**st **conve**rsion **an**d **po**st **impo**rt, **allo**wing **yo**u **t**o **gene**rate **metag**uided **vers**ions **o**f **yo**ur **ebo**oks **wh**en **conve**rting **t**o **ep**ub **o**r **impor**ting **ep**ub **fil**es.