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Comic reader. Version 10.4.0.261009428 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Comic reader
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Project history and usage
YACReader is an open-source, cross-platform comic-reading suite consisting of a reader, a collection manager, and library-serving facilities.
Project history
YACReader's first version was released in 2009. By 2012, the project had a dedicated website for releases, help, and development news.
The project evolved into a suite comprising YACReader, YACReaderLibrary, and server or web components. Modern upstream development uses C++, Qt, and CMake and continues to publish cross-platform releases.
Adoption history
YACReader grew through user feedback and community contributions. The project's tenth-anniversary post thanked long-term users and contributors, while its source tree and downloads support multiple desktop operating systems.
Its separate library manager broadened the project from a file-by-file reader into a collection-management system. The project also offers a server and web interface for accessing managed libraries.
How it is used
Users open comic archives, PDFs, or image directories in YACReader and organize larger collections with YACReaderLibrary. Library facilities track collections and reading-oriented metadata.
Packagers can select platform-appropriate archive and PDF backends. Upstream recommends libarchive where packaging and GPL compatibility are priorities, while other platforms may default to different backends.
Why package nerds care
YACReader matters to package enthusiasts as a long-lived, open-source Qt application for CBZ, CBR, PDF, and directory-based comic collections. It pairs a focused reader with a separate library-management application rather than treating comics as generic image archives.
Its build documentation explicitly discusses downstream Linux packaging and alternative decompression and PDF backends, exposing portability and licensing choices that package maintainers commonly need to make.
Timeline
- 2009: First version of YACReader released.
- 2012: Dedicated YACReader project website launched.
- 2019: Project marked ten years since its first release.
- 2026: Upstream continues publishing application and library-management releases.
Related projects
- The suite includes YACReader, YACReaderLibrary, and YACReaderLibraryServer. Its packaging ecosystem intersects with Qt, CMake, 7-Zip, libarchive, Poppler, PDFium, and platform-native PDFKit.
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version10.4.0.261009428
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/YACReader/yacreader
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/YACReader/yacreadernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:yacreader |
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| Version | 10.4.0.261009428 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/yacreader |
| Homepage | https://www.yacreader.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/YACReader/yacreader |
| Upstream docs | https://www.yacreader.com/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/YACReader/yacreader/releases/download/10.4.0/YACReader-10.4.0.261009428.MacOSX-U.Qt6.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 679e4820b51225bec739282f038f2868e2b00349740eb8ccd2160592608abf5b |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | yacreader |
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| Disabled | no |
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