Refer: https://support.kotobee.com/en/support/solutions/articles/8000123797$$$$$$Kotobee v1.9.2 Platform Release / 30th July 2025 Print$$$Modified on: Wed; 30 Jul; 2025 at 7:19 PM$$$$$$This release brings meaningful enhancements for Kotobee Author users; with a redesigned interface; improved review management tools; and greater export flexibility. Audiobook support and library customization have also been expanded; making this update a valuable step forward for content creators; publishers; and library administrators.$$$$$$Kotobee Author$$$Simplified Menu Layout and a New Preferences Window$$$Kotobee Author now features a redesigned menu layout for a cleaner and more user-friendly experience. In addition; a new Preferences window has been added to give you a centralized hub for adjusting interface settings and performance options to suit your workflow.$$$$$$Add the Publisher’s URL in Book Info$$$You can now add a publishers website to your book’s metadata. When readers view the book’s details; the website will appear as a clickable link.$$$$$$Review Management Enhancements$$$Managing reader feedback is now more flexible and efficient; thanks to the several new tools introduced in this release.$$$$$$Unpublish and Republish Reviews$$$Previously; removing a review meant deleting it permanently. Now you can unpublish reviews directly from Kotobee Author; with the option to republish them later if needed.$$$$$$Notification Emails for New Reviews$$$When a new review is submitted; the library or cloud ebook owner now receives an email notification. These emails include the review content and the book rating.$$$$$$Default Visibility Settings$$$You can now set whether new reviews are published by default or remain hidden until approved. When set to unpublished by default; the review notification email will include a direct “Publish” link; allowing you to approve the review with a single click; without needing to open Kotobee Author.$$$$$$Export Reviews to XLS$$$All reviews can now be exported as an XLS file; allowing you to analyze or archive them externally.$$$Kotobee Library$$$Export Assigned Books and Categories$$$The XLS export feature for library users has been updated to include two additional columns:$$$$$$Assigned Books: Lists the IDs of books assigned to each user.$$$Assigned Categories: Lists the IDs of categories each user can access.$$$This enhancement makes it easier to manage access permissions and perform external audits or data analysis.$$$$$$Book Info Display Options$$$A new library customization option enables you to display the book information (such as title; author; and publisher) to appear as inline wrapped text beneath its thumbnails rather than on separate lines. This helps maintain a compact and visually consistent layout.$$$Kotobee Reader$$$Visualizer Animations$$$Kotobee Reader now supports four different visualizer animations that appear when playing audiobooks. Each animation style responds dynamically to audio playback; giving users a more engaging listening experience.$$$$$$$$$$$$Audiobook Duration Display$$$The total duration of an audiobook is now displayed as part of its metadata when viewing the book’s information.$$$$$$$$$$$$To access these new features; make sure to download the latest version of Kotobee Author from here. If youre using Kotobee Cloud or Kotobee Library; the update has already been applied automatically.$$$$$$As always; we’d love to hear your feedback on these new features. If you have suggestions or run into any issues; feel free to contact our support team.$$$$$$Stay tuned for more exciting updates coming soon!

Refer: https://support.kotobee.com/en/support/solutions/articles/8000123797

Refer: https://support.kotobee.com/en/support/solutions/articles/8000123308-kotobee-v1-9-1-platform-release-june-2025$$$$$$Kotobee v1.9.1 Platform Release / 16th June 2025 Print$$$Modified on: Tue; 17 Jun; 2025 at 1:38 PM$$$$$$We’re happy to bring you another exciting update packed with usability improvements; customization options; and new AI tools to enhance the creation and reading experience across Kotobee products.$$$$$$Kotobee Author$$$Vertical Zoom Option (Fixed Layout)$$$For fixed-layout ebooks in Kotobee Author; a new zoom option has been added: “Fit Vertically.” This complements the existing ‘Fit Horizontally’ and ‘Original Size’ zoom options; giving you more control over your workspace.$$$$$$Customize Book Panel/Popup options$$$These new customization options allow you to selectively show or hide specific metadata (such as book description; publisher; book language; etc.) in the book’s information panel or pop-up.$$$$$$The book information panel now also gives you the option to display the date a book was last modified; in addition to its original publication date.$$$$$$Convert Text to Speech Using AI Voices$$$You can now generate AI speech from any selected text using multiple voice profiles. This feature helps add narration or accessibility audio with just a few clicks.

Refer: https://support.kotobee.com/en/support/solutions/articles/8000123308-kotobee-v1-9-1-platform-release-june-2025$$$$$$Kotobee v1.9.1 Platform Release / 16th June 2025 Print$$$Modified on: Tue; 17 Jun; 2025 at 1:38 PM$$$$$$We’re happy to bring you another exciting update packed with usability improvements; customization options; and new AI tools to enhance the creation and reading experience across Kotobee products.$$$$$$Kotobee Author$$$Vertical Zoom Option (Fixed Layout)$$$For fixed-layout ebooks in Kotobee Author; a new zoom option has been added: “Fit Vertically.” This complements the existing ‘Fit Horizontally’ and ‘Original Size’ zoom options; giving you more control over your workspace.$$$$$$Customize Book Panel/Popup options$$$These new customization options allow you to selectively show or hide specific metadata (such as book description; publisher; book language; etc.) in the book’s information panel or pop-up.$$$$$$The book information panel now also gives you the option to display the date a book was last modified; in addition to its original publication date.$$$$$$Convert Text to Speech Using AI Voices$$$You can now generate AI speech from any selected text using multiple voice profiles. This feature helps add narration or accessibility audio with just a few clicks.

Refer: https://support.kotobee.com/en/support/solutions/articles/8000123308-kotobee-v1-9-1-platform-release-june-2025$$$$$$Kotobee v1.9.1 Platform Release / 16th June 2025 Print$$$Modified on: Tue; 17 Jun; 2025 at 1:38 PM$$$$$$We’re happy to bring you another exciting update packed with usability improvements; customization options; and new AI tools to enhance the creation and reading experience across Kotobee products.$$$$$$Kotobee Author$$$Vertical Zoom Option (Fixed Layout)$$$For fixed-layout ebooks in Kotobee Author; a new zoom option has been added: “Fit Vertically.” This complements the existing ‘Fit Horizontally’ and ‘Original Size’ zoom options; giving you more control over your workspace.$$$Customize Book Panel/Popup options$$$These new customization options allow you to selectively show or hide specific metadata (such as book description; publisher; book language; etc.) in the book’s information panel or pop-up.$$$$$$The book information panel now also gives you the option to display the date a book was last modified; in addition to its original publication date.$$$Convert Text to Speech Using AI Voices$$$You can now generate AI speech from any selected text using multiple voice profiles. This feature helps add narration or accessibility audio with just a few clicks.$$$

Refer: https://support.kotobee.com/en/support/solutions/articles/8000123308-kotobee-v1-9-1-platform-release-june-2025$$$$$$Kotobee v1.9.1 Platform Release / 16th June 2025 Print$$$Modified on: Tue; 17 Jun; 2025 at 1:38 PM$$$$$$We’re happy to bring you another exciting update packed with usability improvements; customization options; and new AI tools to enhance the creation and reading experience across Kotobee products.$$$$$$Kotobee Author$$$Vertical Zoom Option (Fixed Layout)$$$For fixed-layout ebooks in Kotobee Author; a new zoom option has been added: “Fit Vertically.” This complements the existing ‘Fit Horizontally’ and ‘Original Size’ zoom options; giving you more control over your workspace.$$$Customize Book Panel/Popup options$$$These new customization options allow you to selectively show or hide specific metadata (such as book description; publisher; book language; etc.) in the book’s information panel or pop-up.$$$$$$The book information panel now also gives you the option to display the date a book was last modified; in addition to its original publication date.$$$Convert Text to Speech Using AI Voices$$$You can now generate AI speech from any selected text using multiple voice profiles. This feature helps add narration or accessibility audio with just a few clicks.$$$

Utility to switch between applications

Kotobee v1.9.0 Platform Release / 16th February 2025 Print$$$Modified on: Sun; 16 Feb; 2025 at 1:14 PM$$$$$$Were excited to announce one of the most significant updates yet for Kotobee; packed with innovative features that are designed to enhance your experience. This release introduces our groundbreaking new product; Kotobee Narrator; alongside other powerful enhancements like Smart Explain AI; multiple LTI integrations; and improved security options.$$$$$$Create Audiobooks with Kotobee Narrator$$$Our new product; Kotobee Narrator; allows authors and publishers to easily create audiobooks. All you need to do is simply import MP3 files for each chapter; organize and customize metadata; and finally; compile your audiobook. Once complete; your audiobook can be published in your library or shared independently and accessed through Kotobee Reader.

Kotobee v1.9.0 Platform Release / 16th February 2025 Print$$$Modified on: Sun; 16 Feb; 2025 at 1:14 PM$$$$$$Were excited to announce one of the most significant updates yet for Kotobee; packed with innovative features that are designed to enhance your experience. This release introduces our groundbreaking new product; Kotobee Narrator; alongside other powerful enhancements like Smart Explain AI; multiple LTI integrations; and improved security options.$$$$$$Create Audiobooks with Kotobee Narrator$$$Our new product; Kotobee Narrator; allows authors and publishers to easily create audiobooks. All you need to do is simply import MP3 files for each chapter; organize and customize metadata; and finally; compile your audiobook. Once complete; your audiobook can be published in your library or shared independently and accessed through Kotobee Reader.

Version 27.0.0$$$Click to see what is new in Web Author 27.0.0$$$Oxygen XML Web Author version 27.0.0 is the latest major release of the innovative web-based XML authoring tool. This release is packed with innovative new AI features and improvements that have been implemented in recent updates to the Oxygen AI Positron Assistant Enterprise for Web Author plugin; the powerful productivity-enhancing tool that provides you with the ability to use a specific AI engine (OpenAI; Microsoft Azure OpenAI; or Anthropic Claude) and assist in leveraging AI-generated content. Additionally; this release sees the implementation of new features for the file comparison and merge tool; support to make DITA maps editable in a specialized tree editor; various general editing improvements; and security enhancements.

Kotobee v1.8.16 Platform Release / 16th July 2024 Print$$$Modified on: Tue; 16 Jul; 2024 at 7:35 AM$$$$$$This update addresses issues reported over the past few months and includes several enhancements to boost the softwares stability and reliability. Here are the newly added features to this release.$$$$$$Adding Image URLs to Image Galleries$$$When creating an interactive image gallery for your ebook; you can now add images from external websites using their respective URLs. This will reduce the file size of the ebook; making it more efficient to store and share. However; keep in mind that users will need an active internet connection to view these images; as they will be loaded on demand.$$$$$$New Keyboard Shortcuts$$$A few new keyboard shortcuts have been added for better accessibility:$$$$$$CTRL + MtCreate a new chapter$$$CTRL + SHIFT + ItAdd an image$$$CTRL + SHIFT + V$$$Add a video$$$CTRL + SHIFT + Q$$$Add self-assessment questions$$$CTRL + SHIFT + A$$$Add audio$$$Android 14 Support$$$Android 14 (API level 34) is now supported when exporting mobile apps. This update ensures that your apps will run seamlessly on the latest Android devices; offering improved performance and new features.$$$$$$New Default Book Cover$$$Weve given the default book cover image a stylish makeover! The default cover image used in Kotobee Author has been replaced with a more elegant one.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Download the newest version; v1.8.16; from https://www.kotobee.com/products/author/versions.$$$$$$If you have any feedback or special requests for any of our Kotobee products; we would be more than happy and grateful to hear them. You can contact us through our website.

Modified on: Tue; 16 Jul; 2024 at 7:35 AM$$$$$$This update addresses issues reported over the past few months and includes several enhancements to boost the softwares stability and reliability. Here are the newly added features to this release.$$$$$$Adding Image URLs to Image Galleries$$$When creating an interactive image gallery for your ebook; you can now add images from external websites using their respective URLs. This will reduce the file size of the ebook; making it more efficient to store and share. However; keep in mind that users will need an active internet connection to view these images; as they will be loaded on demand.$$$$$$New Keyboard Shortcuts$$$A few new keyboard shortcuts have been added for better accessibility:$$$$$$CTRL + MtCreate a new chapter$$$CTRL + SHIFT + ItAdd an image$$$CTRL + SHIFT + V$$$Add a video$$$CTRL + SHIFT + Q$$$Add self-assessment questions$$$CTRL + SHIFT + A$$$Add audio$$$Android 14 Support$$$Android 14 (API level 34) is now supported when exporting mobile apps. This update ensures that your apps will run seamlessly on the latest Android devices; offering improved performance and new features.$$$$$$New Default Book Cover$$$Weve given the default book cover image a stylish makeover! The default cover image used in Kotobee Author has been replaced with a more elegant one.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Download the newest version; v1.8.16; from https://www.kotobee.com/products/author/versions.$$$$$$If you have any feedback or special requests for any of our Kotobee products; we would be more than happy and grateful to hear them. You can contact us through our website.$$$$$$

5.0.2.0 (May 23; 2024)$$$Bug Fixes$$$$$$BCN-16127: (XC5 only) Fixed a regression from version 5.0.1.5; to ensure that multi-screen plugins can again be successfully applied

Kotobee v1.8.15 Platform Release / 14th May 2024 Print$$$Modified on: Tue; 14 May; 2024 at 8:33 AM$$$$$$This update introduces several new features and enhancements that particularly benefit Kotobee Author and Kotobee Library users. These features offer greater flexibility and provide users with more control over the customization of their digital content.$$$$$$Gallery Slideshow Mode$$$When organizing your photos into interactive galleries; you can now activate the Slideshow Mode. This feature lets each photo automatically transition to the next one after a customizable time interval that you can adjust. Additionally; you can choose to display an animated icon in the bottom corner to show the remaining time before the next photo appears.$$$$$$$$$$$$New Import Formats ODF; MD; Tex; RTF$$$We have added support for importing Open Document Format (ODF); MarkDown (MD); LaTeX (Tex); and Rich-Text Format (RTF) files into Kotobee Author.$$$$$$$$$$$$Answer Explanations in Popups$$$When creating self-assessment questions; providing the user with meaningful explanations for each answer submission is a useful feature that has long existed in Kotobee Author. Now instead of displaying the explanation directly underneath the answer; you can show a clickable button that will open the explanation in a popup window. This can reduce clutter on the page and prevent the explanations from causing the question set to grow vertically; resulting in a more organized and visually appealing layout.$$$$$$Book Price Under Library Thumbnails$$$For users displaying their ebooks in Kotobee library; it is now possible to display book prices underneath their thumbnails. This option can be set from the librarys thumbnail customization settings.$$$$$$$$$$$$Startup Text Color$$$You can now customize the color of the slogan text that appears on the ebook’s startup screen.$$$$$$$$$$$$Page Top/Bottom Margins$$$When viewing your reflowable ebook in non-scroll mode (paginated); including double-page view; you can now adjust the top and bottom margins of each page.$$$$$$$$$$$$More Accurate Word Import$$$When you import a Word Document into Kotobee Author; you now get more accurate results; with support for image extraction and multi-lingual text.$$$$$$Better Book Positioning$$$There is now an easier way to manually control the order of ebooks in your library. Simply double-click on the arrange handler icon and enter the desired order index of each book.$$$$$$$$$$$$Hiding Login Popup by Default$$$If your library is set to allow browsing book titles without the need to log in; the login popup would display at startup. We have changed this default behavior and made the login popup appear only if the user clicks on the Login button.$$$$$$$$$$$$Download the newest version; v1.8.15; from https://www.kotobee.com/products/author/versions.$$$$$$If you have any feedback or special requests for any of our Kotobee products; we would be more than happy and grateful to hear them. You can contact us through our website.

Kotobee v1.8.15 Platform Release / 14th May 2024 Print$$$Modified on: Tue; 14 May; 2024 at 8:33 AM$$$$$$This update introduces several new features and enhancements that particularly benefit Kotobee Author and Kotobee Library users. These features offer greater flexibility and provide users with more control over the customization of their digital content.$$$$$$Gallery Slideshow Mode$$$When organizing your photos into interactive galleries; you can now activate the Slideshow Mode. This feature lets each photo automatically transition to the next one after a customizable time interval that you can adjust. Additionally; you can choose to display an animated icon in the bottom corner to show the remaining time before the next photo appears.$$$$$$$$$$$$New Import Formats ODF; MD; Tex; RTF$$$We have added support for importing Open Document Format (ODF); MarkDown (MD); LaTeX (Tex); and Rich-Text Format (RTF) files into Kotobee Author.$$$$$$$$$$$$Answer Explanations in Popups$$$When creating self-assessment questions; providing the user with meaningful explanations for each answer submission is a useful feature that has long existed in Kotobee Author. Now instead of displaying the explanation directly underneath the answer; you can show a clickable button that will open the explanation in a popup window. This can reduce clutter on the page and prevent the explanations from causing the question set to grow vertically; resulting in a more organized and visually appealing layout.$$$$$$Book Price Under Library Thumbnails$$$For users displaying their ebooks in Kotobee library; it is now possible to display book prices underneath their thumbnails. This option can be set from the librarys thumbnail customization settings.$$$$$$$$$$$$Startup Text Color$$$You can now customize the color of the slogan text that appears on the ebook’s startup screen.$$$$$$$$$$$$Page Top/Bottom Margins$$$When viewing your reflowable ebook in non-scroll mode (paginated); including double-page view; you can now adjust the top and bottom margins of each page.$$$$$$$$$$$$More Accurate Word Import$$$When you import a Word Document into Kotobee Author; you now get more accurate results; with support for image extraction and multi-lingual text.$$$$$$Better Book Positioning$$$There is now an easier way to manually control the order of ebooks in your library. Simply double-click on the arrange handler icon and enter the desired order index of each book.$$$$$$$$$$$$Hiding Login Popup by Default$$$If your library is set to allow browsing book titles without the need to log in; the login popup would display at startup. We have changed this default behavior and made the login popup appear only if the user clicks on the Login button.$$$$$$$$$$$$Download the newest version; v1.8.15; from https://www.kotobee.com/products/author/versions.$$$$$$If you have any feedback or special requests for any of our Kotobee products; we would be more than happy and grateful to hear them. You can contact us through our website.

Whats New in Oxygen XML Author 27.1$$$March 24; 2025$$$Related version: 27.0 $$$Oxygen XML Author version 27.1 is an incremental release of the industry-leading bundle of tools for content authors; collaborators; and publishers.$$$$$$In version 27.1; the AI Positron Assistant has been enhanced to include new AI-driven actions for validation fixes; MathML generation; and automatic code annotations.$$$$$$Enhancements to the Git Client add-on ensure a smoother user experience. Highlighted among the various improvements are the new Cherry-pick and Merge actions in the Git History view that make it easier to incorporate changes from selected commits.$$$$$$For DITA publishing; the built-in publishing engine now integrates DITA-OT 4.3.0 to deliver more robust and efficient output.$$$$$$This release also offers new APIs; refreshed components; security enhancements; and numerous bug fixes to refine the overall user experience.$$$$$$For more details refer - https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_author/whatisnew27.1.html

Kotobee v1.8.14 Platform Release / 21st March 2024 Print$$$This light release mainly covers a lot of bug fixes and performance issues. Additionally; we added two new features for a better user experience.$$$$$$Adding a Support URL or Email$$$You can now set a support URL or email in both your library and cloud ebook email settings. This email or URL will show up in relevant places when your users need help; including error popup messages that can appear while they are attempting to log in.$$$$$$$$$$$$Selectable Book Info Text$$$Previously; when users opened the description panel they couldnt select or copy the text for the book title; author; and other visible details. This has been updated; and users can now easily select and copy this information.$$$$$$Download the newest version; v1.8.14; from https://www.kotobee.com/products/author/versions.$$$$$$If you have any feedback or special requests for any of our Kotobee products; we would be more than happy and grateful to hear them. You can contact us through our website.

Kotobee v1.8.14 Platform Release / 21st March 2024 $$$$$$This light release mainly covers a lot of bug fixes and performance issues. Additionally; we added two new features for a better user experience.$$$$$$Adding a Support URL or Email$$$You can now set a support URL or email in both your library and cloud ebook email settings. This email or URL will show up in relevant places when your users need help; including error popup messages that can appear while they are attempting to log in.$$$$$$Selectable Book Info Text$$$Previously; when users opened the description panel they couldnt select or copy the text for the book title; author; and other visible details. This has been updated; and users can now easily select and copy this information.$$$$$$Download the newest version; v1.8.14; from https://www.kotobee.com/products/author/versions.$$$$$$If you have any feedback or special requests for any of our Kotobee products; we would be more than happy and grateful to hear them. You can contact us through our website.

Save ebook changes (hosted ebooks or library ebooks) as draft. Undo deleted books and users. More category formatting options. Support for displaying Google AdMob interstitial ads. Bug fixes.

Save ebook changes (hosted ebooks or library ebooks) as draft. Undo deleted books and users. More category formatting options. Support for displaying Google AdMob interstitial ads. Bug fixes.

5.0.1.9$$$Bug Fixes$$$$$$BCN-14418: (HD5; XD5) Fixed an issue with adding a second video zone on HD5 and XD5 players$$$$$$BCN-14945: A second zone can now be selected by clicking; rather than just the drop down; when using Portrait Bottom on right$$$$$$BCN-15210: Fixed an issue with BrightAuthor not starting in Windows 11 because of the 9/23 security update

Whats New in Oxygen XML Author 26.0$$$October 11; 2023$$$Oxygen XML Author version 26 introduces the exciting new Oxygen AI Positron Assistant; an add-on that provides a powerful tool to help writers increase their productivity by performing repetitive tasks; reviewing grammar; generating structure and text; or proposing changes to improve readability. It always keeps the writer in control; offering a visual diff comparison to help quickly understand what changed and the ability to continue the chat with the AI to refine the proposals.$$$$$$There are several productivity boosting features and user experience enhancements for DITA authors and more customization options for DITA publishers along with the update to version 4.1.1 of the bundled DITA-OT distribution. It is now possible to generate comparison results as documents containing change tracking highlights to allow the changes to be rendered visually in the resulting documents; making it easy to review; accept; or reject them.$$$$$$Some of our popular add-ons were updated such as Git Client; Batch Documents Converter; and OpenAPI Documentation Generator. As always; this release also provides various important component updates; bug fixes; and security enhancements.$$$$$$There are changes in:$$$$$$Oxygen AI Positron AssistantDITA AuthoringDITA PublishingAuthorXML RefactoringFile ComparisonMarkdownAdd-on UpdatesScriptingTrusted CertificatesComponent UpdatesOther ChangesAPI

Whats New in Oxygen XML Author 26.0$$$October 11; 2023$$$Oxygen XML Author version 26 introduces the exciting new Oxygen AI Positron Assistant; an add-on that provides a powerful tool to help writers increase their productivity by performing repetitive tasks; reviewing grammar; generating structure and text; or proposing changes to improve readability. It always keeps the writer in control; offering a visual diff comparison to help quickly understand what changed and the ability to continue the chat with the AI to refine the proposals.$$$$$$There are several productivity boosting features and user experience enhancements for DITA authors and more customization options for DITA publishers along with the update to version 4.1.1 of the bundled DITA-OT distribution. It is now possible to generate comparison results as documents containing change tracking highlights to allow the changes to be rendered visually in the resulting documents; making it easy to review; accept; or reject them.$$$$$$Some of our popular add-ons were updated such as Git Client; Batch Documents Converter; and OpenAPI Documentation Generator. As always; this release also provides various important component updates; bug fixes; and security enhancements.$$$$$$There are changes in:$$$$$$Oxygen AI Positron AssistantDITA AuthoringDITA PublishingAuthorXML RefactoringFile ComparisonMarkdownAdd-on UpdatesScriptingTrusted CertificatesComponent UpdatesOther ChangesAPI