Changelog

First public release

Saga 1.0 is the first signed and notarized public version of the native Mac library for books, audiobooks, and the reading life around them.

Library

• Native books and audiobooks library with cover-only grids.
• Search, sorting, status filters, manual entry, and catalog search.
• Paginated book shelves for long libraries.
• Reversible hiding through a dedicated Hidden shelf.
• Detailed title windows for ratings, status, notes, summaries, and metadata.
• Locally stored cover art and title information for reliable offline access.

Connections

• Goodreads and Audible information can complement the Saga database.
• A single Sync command runs available library updates.
• Source data adds and advances; it does not delete or overwrite stronger Saga values.
• Audible support checks for the Mac App Store app and explains required macOS permission.

Insights and appearance

• Reading-year summaries, frequency patterns, current reading, authors, and other useful trends.
• Avenir Next by default with a focused set of font choices.
• Snow, Fjord, Pine, Cabin, custom accent color, and matching sidebar choices including Glass.

Data and reliability

• Selectable live-database and backup folders.
• Cloud-folder-friendly single-writer locking and careful SQLite checkpointing.
• Optional Books and Audio sections, automatic sync on launch, and remembered landing tab.
• Optional local publishing folder, with setup help linked directly from Saga Settings.
• Independent backup schedule measured in days, plus a configurable maximum number of backups to keep.
• Changing the backup folder takes effect immediately for a manual backup, even before saving the rest of Settings.
• Faster launch with the library cache loaded away from the main interface.