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Release Notes

What's new in German News Reader

Every update and performance enhancement shipped to the Chrome Web Store, plus a live preview of upcoming roadmap features.

v1.2.0 Latest Release
August 2026
Added
  • Configurable audio playback speed (0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x) in side panel settings.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for play/pause (Space) and sentence navigation (J/K).
  • Auto-detection support for Austrian (ORF) and Swiss (NZZ, SRF) regional news outlets.
Improved
  • Smart extraction speed optimized by 40% on long-form Die Zeit investigative dossiers.
  • Phonetic timing alignment between German spoken audio and sentence visual highlighting.
Fixed
  • Resolved side panel layout clipping on narrow vertical browser viewports below 700px.
  • Fixed audio desynchronization bug when rapidly switching between multiple Chrome tabs.
v1.1.0
June 2026
Added
  • One-click sentence replay: click any German paragraph in the side panel to replay its audio immediately.
  • Customizable side panel theme (Auto, Dark, Light) matching system preferences.
Improved
  • Upgraded DeepL integration to handle complex compound technical terms in Handelsblatt articles.
  • Smoother auto-scrolling animation that prevents viewport stuttering on sticky headers.
Fixed
  • Fixed session token expiry prompt when browser restarted in offline mode.
v1.0.0
April 2026
Added
  • Initial public launch of German News Reader Chrome Extension on the Chrome Web Store.
  • Persistent Chrome side panel architecture for uninterrupted browsing.
  • DeepL-powered context-aware translation and dual-language synchronized audio streaming.
  • Automatic ad, navbar, and clutter removal across all major German news publications.
Product Roadmap

What we're building next

We release updates regularly based on subscriber feedback. Here is what is currently on our development workbench.

Vocabulary Export & Anki Flashcard Sync

In Progress

Save unfamiliar words directly from the side panel with one click and export them into customized Anki decks complete with contextual example sentences and audio clips.

CEFR Vocabulary Density Highlighting

Next

Visual difficulty tags (B1, B2, C1) overlaid on advanced vocabulary words to help learners recognize idioms and formal academic expressions at a glance.

Custom RSS & Newsletter Reader Mode

Considering

Support for reading German webmail newsletters (Substack, Steady, corporate briefings) with the same side-panel bilingual audio integration.

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