BenReader v0.1.1

The desktop companion my iOS app BenReader. Allows you to import ".epub" files and generate an audiobook for them. This file can then be imported into the iOS app.

Windows

CPU

Windows-BenReader-1.1-CPU.msi is the windows installer for BenReader. Just run it to install. The program will be installed to your user's /Appdata/Local/ directory under "BenReader." If you want to uninstall the app at any point, you can do so through the Windows Settings App's "Add or Remove Programs" section.

GPU (Recommended if you have a dedicated graphics card)

I have compiled a version of the TTS-side of the software that uses CUDA to greatly accelerate the speed at which your files get generated. On my machine, for example, the generation goes ~7-9x faster using the GPU version. The size of pytorch to get CUDA to work, however, is very large which is why I couldn't make a standalone installer for it. JPackage wouldn't compile with a file that large (the tts_epub.exe with CUDA is 3 GB). So, I've included a separate download for the CUDA tts_epub.exe here. I had to split it up to keep it under Github's filesize limits, but you can recombine it using a software like 7zip. This doesn't change the uninstall process.

Installation Instructions

First download and install the CPU version, then follow these steps:

1. Download tts_epub.exe 001 through 004.
2. Stick them all in a folder, open that folder with 7zip, right click one of the files and click "Combine files..."

3. With the full-sized tts_epub.exe file you just created, go to the install location of BenReader ( C:/Users/YOUR_USER/Appdata/Local/BenReader/app/tts/ ) and replace the old tts_epub.exe that is there.

MacOS

Simply open the .dmg file, drag the BenReader.app to your applications folder, and it's installed. You can uninstall by deleting the app from your Applications folder

Supports .epub files

If you get an error that says something like "Cannot open because this program is from an unverified developer", Open your system settings, go to Privacy & Security, and scroll down until you see "Open Anyway." This will allow you to open the app and you shouldn't see that error again.

BenReader v0.1.0-Windows

BenReader v0.1.0

Requirements

This release was packaged using JPackage, so it has everything you need except for FFMPEG. That needs to be installed on the system separately

CPU

BenReader_1.0_Windows_CPU.msi is the windows installer for BenReader. Just run it to install. The program will be installed to your user's /Appdata/Local/ directory under "BenReader." If you want to uninstall the app at any point, you can do so through the Windows Settings App's "Add or Remove Programs" section.

GPU (Recommended if you have a dedicated graphics card)

Description

I have compiled a version of the TTS-side of the software that uses CUDA to greatly accelerate the speed at which your files get generated. On my machine, for example, the generation goes ~7-9x faster using the GPU version. The size of pytorch to get CUDA to work, however, is very large which is why I couldn't make a standalone installer for it. JPackage wouldn't compile with a file that large (the tts_epub.exe with CUDA is 3 GB). So, I've included a separate download for the CUDA tts_epub.exe here. I had to split it up to keep it under Github's filesize limits, but you can recombine it using a software like 7zip.

First download and install the CPU version, then follow these steps:

1. Download tts_epub.exe 001 through 004.
2. Stick them all in a folder, open that folder with 7zip, right click one of the files and click "Combine files..."

3. With the full-sized tts_epub.exe file you just created, go to the install location of BenReader ( C:/Users/YOUR_USER/Appdata/Local/BenReader/app/tts/ ) and replace the old tts_epub.exe that is there.