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All thanks to your support \ud83d\ude4f"}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"If you\u2019re in a hurry, here is a TL;DR:"}),(0,i.jsxs)(n.ul,{children:["\n",(0,i.jsx)(n.li,{children:"Comic sites support"}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(n.li,{children:"Mobile App: Custom Magazine management"}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(n.li,{children:"Browser Extension: Send articles to Daily & Weekly Magazine using the context menu"}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(n.li,{children:"RSS performance improvements"}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(n.li,{children:"One more thing: I built 2 new AI apps"}),"\n"]}),(0,i.jsx)(n.h2,{id:"comic-sites-support",children:"Comic sites support"}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"By popular request, I\u2019ve added support for a few comic sites: XKCD, leasticoulddo.com, questionablecontent.net\u2026"}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"You can subscribe to their RSS feeds and enjoy reading comics every day."}),(0,i.jsxs)(n.p,{children:["Protip: Use the ",(0,i.jsx)(n.a,{href:"https://share.cleanshot.com/GmxFWKYp",children:"Bulk import feature"})," to create a comic book with multiple chapters."]}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"If you\u2019re on the Platinum Plan, feel free to request support for more sites. Send me an email with the comic sites you wanted to read on Kindle and I will try my best to develop a parser for them."}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:(0,i.jsx)(n.img,{src:"/images/blog/v1.8/send-comics-to-kindle.jpg",alt:"Send Comics to Kindle"})}),(0,i.jsx)(n.h2,{id:"mobile-app-custom-magazine-management",children:"Mobile App: Custom Magazine management"}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"You can now preview, delete, and deliver custom magazines manually on the mobile app."}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"Enjoy reading on the go!"}),(0,i.jsx)(n.h2,{id:"browser-extension-send-articles-to-daily-weekly-magazine-using-the-context-menu",children:"Browser Extension: Send articles to Daily & Weekly Magazine using the context menu"}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"The browser extension just got a minor improvement. 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If you\u2019re a Mac user and are looking to integrate AI into your day-to-day workflow then give it a try."}),(0,i.jsxs)(n.ul,{children:["\n",(0,i.jsxs)(n.li,{children:[(0,i.jsx)(n.a,{href:"https://boltai.com?ref=ktool_changelog",children:"BoltAI"}),": Instant access to ChatGPT on any Mac app"]}),"\n",(0,i.jsxs)(n.li,{children:[(0,i.jsx)(n.a,{href:"https://pdfpals.com?ref=ktool_changelog",children:"PDF Pals"}),": Chat with any PDF on your Mac"]}),"\n"]}),(0,i.jsx)(n.h2,{id:"thats-all-for-now",children:"That\u2019s all for now"}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"Thanks again for your support."}),(0,i.jsx)(n.p,{children:"See you on the next updates \ud83d\udc4b"})]})},o=e.components||{},r=o.wrapper;return r?(0,i.jsx)(r,Object.assign({},e,{children:(0,i.jsx)(n,{})})):n()}}},function(e){e.O(0,[1833,2737,8735,7762,453,6897,854,9774,2888,179],(function(){return n=31830,e(e.s=n);var n}));var n=e.O();_N_E=n}]);