# Bibliotheca Feature Requests

Curated backlog of larger improvements and polish items to help guide future development of Bibliotheca.

- **Reading Experience**
  - Integrate a built-in EPUB/PDF reader with bookmarking, annotations, and night mode so users can stay inside the app.
  - Introduce full-text search across library contents (index on import, allow per-book search results).
  - Track reading progress with per-book positions and last-opened timestamps; surface “continue reading” shortcuts.

- **Library Management**
  - Support editable tags/collections with filters and smart shelves (e.g., “Recently Imported”, “Favorites”).
  - Allow metadata editing (title, author, description) with batch operations and optional online lookup (e.g., Open Library).
  - Provide duplicate detection and resolution workflow (preview matches, pick canonical record, merge metadata).

- **Import & Sync**
  - Watch designated folders for new books and auto-import with configurable rules.
  - Offer export/import of the database and covers to enable syncing or backups.
  - Add optional cloud sync (WebDAV/Nextcloud/GDrive) for cross-device library sharing.

- **UI & Accessibility**
  - Implement a book detail pane with richer metadata, actions (open location, edit tags), and similar book suggestions.
  - Add keyboard shortcut overlays plus improved navigation (arrow-key focus, type-to-select).
  - Provide theming options (light/dark/system, accent colors) and configurable cover sizes.

- **Performance & Stability**
  - Introduce background tasks queue with progress UI for imports, hashing, and metadata downloads.
  - Cache commonly used queries and covers to speed up large libraries; include pagination/virtualization for thousands of books.
  - Add diagnostics panel (logs, database stats) and automatic issue reporting hooks.

- **Testing & Tooling**
  - Build an automated test suite (unit + UI smoke tests) with CI integration.
  - Package releases for major platforms (Flatpak/AppImage/MSIX) and add telemetry opt-in to understand usage patterns.

Feel free to append, reorder, or promote items into milestones as priorities evolve.
