A minimalistic Vim-like TUI document reader supporting PDF, EPUB, DOCX, and more with keyboard-first navigation.
Hygg is a terminal-based document reader designed to simplify reading by providing a distraction-free interface with powerful keyboard-driven workflows. It supports a wide range of document formats through pandoc integration and respects user privacy by running locally.
Developers, technical writers, and power users who prefer keyboard-centric, terminal-based workflows and need to read various document formats without distractions.
Developers choose Hygg for its Vim-like keybindings, universal document format support via pandoc, and privacy-focused local execution, offering a highly efficient and extensible reading environment directly in the terminal.
📚 Simplifying the way you read. Minimalistic Vim-like TUI document reader.
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Leverages pandoc to read PDF, EPUB, DOCX, and many other formats, including OCR for scanned documents, making it versatile for various document types.
Implements Vim-like keybindings for fast movement and commands, catering to developers and power users who prefer keyboard-driven workflows.
Runs entirely locally with optional self-hosted sync, ensuring user data and reading progress are kept private without cloud dependencies.
Allows executing shell commands from copied text and viewing output in split view, enhancing productivity for technical tasks.
Limited to text-based display in terminals, which may not render complex document layouts, images, or formatted text as effectively as GUI readers.
Relies on pandoc and ocrmypdf for format support and OCR, adding setup complexity and potential compatibility issues across different systems.
Roadmap items like AI summarization, text-to-speech, and self-hosted sync server are planned but not yet implemented, limiting current functionality.