Calibre 7.22: Better eReader Support, New Restart Option

Calibre 7.22 is out — and yes, I’m making extra special effort to not mangle the version number this release as I always seem to insert an extra period in the string whenever I cover the the app!

Unwieldy looking though it can seem, the open-source Calibre ebook manager remains unsurpassed in terms of features, tools, and capabilities. Add in the fact it’s cross-platform too, and it’s easy to see why it remains a go-to for avid e-bookworms.

Calibre 7.22 builds on recent feature additions, adding a new option to set the position of the control bar when using ‘Read Aloud’ in the e-book viewer. It can now be set along the top or bottom edges of the window to avoid obscuring text.

The system tray menu adds an option to restart Calibre (which is sometimes required if adjusting certain settings or features that need to initialise on launch).

Elsewhere:

Tolino e-reader driver supports latest firmware
Read aloud bug affecting chapter transition resolved
PDF conversion handles tricky text flow better
DOCX conversion fixes, including proper ToC nesting
Economist News added to list of available news sources
Notifications will show on Windows if system tray icon is disabled
Scrollbar fix for macOS dark mode

That’s the back-page blurb on what’s new in Calibre 7.22. If any of it sounds interesting to you, go try it out!

Install Latest Calibre on Ubuntu

CLI distribution is the official – but not only – way to install Calibre on Linux

Calibre is free, open source software available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Ubuntu users can install an older Calibre build straight from the Ubuntu repos, but to enjoy the best experience it’s best to use the install the latest Calibre release.

Calibre’s official Linux builds come as a binary file downloaded and installed using a script and a command to move moves everything to the relevant root location so it can be accessed easily:

sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin

To run this command on Ubuntu 24.10 (and possibly 24.04, though I didn’t test it) you may first have to install the libxcb-package.

You will find Calibre on Flathub but it is an unverified package. And while the Calibre Github releases page offers a binary (download, extract, enter the folder, double-click to run) it won’t offer system integration unless you do it yourself.

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