Release notes

Sharon 1.3.0

Cloud reading for difficult Arabic prints, Sharon Plus and Pro plans, and a full reader that stays free.

Cloud reading (Sharon OCR)

High-accuracy cloud text recognition for difficult Arabic prints — even lithograph editions — from the text-extraction sheet in the PDF reader.

The feature is optional and consent-gated: only the image of the requested page is sent, never the whole file, as the privacy page explains.

Three extraction tiers

Choose Instant on-device recognition, Cloud for higher accuracy, or Deep for the hardest pages. A single general cloud-processing consent governs them, managed under Account & Privacy.

Plans for the cloud-reading quota

Sharon Plus and Sharon Pro are monthly auto-renewing subscriptions with a free trial quota every month, plus a one-time 40-page pack when you need it.

The full reader stays free

Plans only raise the cloud-reading quota and never lock away any part of the reader. Reading, the library, highlights, and open sources remain available to everyone.

Broad improvements

Refinements across the reading experience and interface, with stability and accessibility fixes, including larger text sizes.

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