Calibre 9.16 Adds Kokoro Read-Aloud Voices, AVIF Images, and Newer Kobo Support
Calibre's October 9 release adds Kokoro voices for read aloud, support for reading AVIF images, stronger PDF import, and a Kobo driver update.
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Calibre added support for reading images in the AVIF format
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