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Terminal eBook reader with text-to-speech and multi-format support. Version 0.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-31.
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Package summary
Terminal eBook reader with text-to-speech and multi-format support
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Commands and aliases
- lue
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Project history and usage
Lue is a terminal ebook reader with text-to-speech, supporting formats such as EPUB, PDF, DOCX, HTML, RTF, TXT, and Markdown.
Project history
The project appeared publicly on GitHub in August 2025. Its README presents Lue as a Python terminal reader focused on synchronized listening and reading, with Edge TTS as the default online voice backend and Kokoro TTS as an optional local/offline path.
Adoption history
Lue is a young project, but it had hundreds of GitHub stars by mid-2026 and official installation instructions for PyPI, Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu prerequisites, Arch AUR, and Windows via WSL. Homebrew packages it as `lue-reader` while the command exposed to users is `lue`.
How it is used
The quick start tells users to install FFmpeg, install `lue-reader`, run `lue --guide`, and open a book path such as `lue path/to/your/book.epub`. The README also documents navigation modes, highlighting, TTS voice configuration, and customization through files in the installed Python package.
Why package nerds care
Lue is interesting to package maintainers because it combines terminal UI behavior, document parsing, audio generation, and optional TTS backends. That mix makes system dependencies such as FFmpeg and optional speech tooling part of the packaging story, not just Python metadata.
Timeline
- 2025: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2025: v0.1.x releases published, followed by v0.2 and v0.3 releases.
- 2025: v0.4.0 published in December.
- 2026: Homebrew formula available as `lue-reader`.
Related projects
- The README documents Edge TTS and Kokoro TTS as speech backends.
- FFmpeg is listed as a core requirement for audio processing.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for lue-reader. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
lue | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.5.0
manager updated2026-07-31
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:lue-reader |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/superstarryeyes/lue |
| Last updated | 2026-07-31T12:44:48Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation