diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 7be71238e..4f52bcc4e 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
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+      },
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+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc": {
+      "version": "0.1.97",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc/-/canvas-win32-x64-msvc-0.1.97.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sWtD2EE3fV0IzN+iiQUqr/Q1SwqWhs2O1FKItFlxtdDkikpEj5g7DKQpY3x55H/MAOnL8iomnlk3mcEeGiUMoQ==",
+      "cpu": [
+        "x64"
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "win32"
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+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@nodelib/fs.scandir": {
       "version": "2.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nodelib/fs.scandir/-/fs.scandir-2.1.5.tgz",
@@ -5570,6 +5821,13 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/node-readable-to-web-readable-stream": {
+      "version": "0.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-readable-to-web-readable-stream/-/node-readable-to-web-readable-stream-0.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/cMZNI34v//jUTrI+UIo4ieHAB5EZRY/+7OmXZgBxaWBMcW2tGdceIw06RFxWxrKZ5Jp3sI2i5TsRo+CBhtVLQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "node_modules/node-releases": {
       "version": "2.0.36",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-releases/-/node-releases-2.0.36.tgz",
@@ -5890,6 +6148,19 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/pdfjs-dist": {
+      "version": "5.5.207",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pdfjs-dist/-/pdfjs-dist-5.5.207.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WMqqw06w1vUt9ZfT0gOFhMf3wHsWhaCrxGrckGs5Cci6ybDW87IvPaOd2pnBwT6BJuP/CzXDZxjFgmSULLdsdw==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.19.0 || >=22.13.0 || >=24"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "@napi-rs/canvas": "^0.1.95",
+        "node-readable-to-web-readable-stream": "^0.4.2"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/perfect-debounce": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/perfect-debounce/-/perfect-debounce-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 996a92bc4..ef695998a 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "lucide-vue-next": "^0.562.0",
+    "pdfjs-dist": "^5.4.449",
     "pinia": "^3.0.4",
-    "reka-ui": "^2.6.1",
+    "reka-ui": "^2.7.0",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.1.18",
     "vue": "^3.5.26",
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
     "@types/jsdom": "^27.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.19.3",
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^6.0.3",
-    "@vitest/eslint-plugin": "^1.6.1",
+    "@vitest/eslint-plugin": "^1.6.4",
     "@vue/eslint-config-typescript": "^14.6.0",
     "@vue/test-utils": "^2.4.6",
     "@vue/tsconfig": "^0.8.1",
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-oxlint": "~1.35.0",
     "eslint-plugin-vue": "~10.6.2",
     "jiti": "^2.6.1",
-    "jsdom": "^27.3.0",
+    "jsdom": "^27.4.0",
     "npm-run-all2": "^8.0.4",
     "oxlint": "~1.35.0",
     "prettier": "3.7.4",
diff --git a/client/src/features/reader/ReaderView.vue b/client/src/features/reader/ReaderView.vue
index 0b4a1d692..05bf0d246 100644
--- a/client/src/features/reader/ReaderView.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/reader/ReaderView.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import ReaderSettingsPanel from './components/ReaderSettingsPanel.vue'
 import SelectionPopup from './components/SelectionPopup.vue'
 import ReaderSearchPanel from './components/ReaderSearchPanel.vue'
 import NoteDialog from './components/NoteDialog.vue'
+import PdfReaderView from './components/PdfReaderView.vue'
 import type { ReaderState } from './composables/useReaderState'
 import type { FoliateRenderer } from './composables/useFoliate'
 
@@ -219,7 +220,9 @@ function navigateSearch(cfiTarget: string) {
 </script>
 
 <template>
+  <PdfReaderView v-if="fileFormat === 'pdf'" :bookId="bookId" :fileId="fileId" />
   <div
+    v-else
     class="fixed inset-0 overflow-hidden"
     :style="{
       background: activeMode.bg,
diff --git a/client/src/features/reader/components/PdfReaderView.vue b/client/src/features/reader/components/PdfReaderView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b417e15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/features/reader/components/PdfReaderView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,386 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { ArrowLeft, Minus, Plus, Maximize2, AlignJustify } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { usePdf, type ZoomMode } from '../composables/usePdf'
+import { useReaderProgress } from '../composables/useReaderProgress'
+import { useVisibility } from '../composables/useVisibility'
+
+const props = defineProps<{ bookId: number; fileId: number }>()
+
+const router = useRouter()
+const { pdfDoc, totalPages, loading, error, load, renderPageToCanvas, getPageViewport } = usePdf()
+const progress = useReaderProgress(props.bookId, props.fileId)
+const { headerVisible, showHeader } = useVisibility()
+
+// ── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const scrollRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+const currentPage = ref(1)
+const zoomMode = ref<ZoomMode>('fit-width')
+const customScale = ref(1.0)
+const PAGE_GAP = 12 // px between pages
+
+// Page dimension cache: pageNum → { width, height } at scale=1
+const pageDims = ref<{ width: number; height: number }[]>([])
+
+// ── Scale computation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const containerWidth = ref(0)
+const containerHeight = ref(0)
+
+const scale = computed(() => {
+  const first = pageDims.value[0]
+  if (!first) return 1
+  if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-width') return (containerWidth.value - 32) / first.width
+  if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-page') {
+    const sw = (containerWidth.value - 32) / first.width
+    const sh = (containerHeight.value - 48) / first.height
+    return Math.min(sw, sh)
+  }
+  return customScale.value
+})
+
+const zoomPercent = computed(() => Math.round(scale.value * 100))
+
+// ── Page placeholder heights at current scale ─────────────────────────────────
+const pageHeights = computed(() => pageDims.value.map((d) => Math.round(d.height * scale.value)))
+
+// ── Canvas render tracking ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const canvasRefs = ref<(HTMLCanvasElement | null)[]>([])
+const rendered = new Set<number>() // 1-based page numbers already rendered
+let renderQueue: number[] = []
+let rendering = false
+
+async function flushQueue() {
+  if (rendering || renderQueue.length === 0) return
+  rendering = true
+  while (renderQueue.length > 0) {
+    const pageNum = renderQueue.shift()!
+    if (!pdfDoc.value) break
+    const canvas = canvasRefs.value[pageNum - 1]
+    if (!canvas) continue
+    await renderPageToCanvas(pdfDoc.value as Parameters<typeof renderPageToCanvas>[0], pageNum, canvas, scale.value)
+    rendered.add(pageNum)
+  }
+  rendering = false
+}
+
+function enqueuePage(pageNum: number) {
+  if (rendered.has(pageNum) || renderQueue.includes(pageNum)) return
+  renderQueue.push(pageNum)
+  flushQueue()
+}
+
+// When scale changes, clear rendered cache and re-render visible pages.
+watch(scale, () => {
+  rendered.clear()
+  renderQueue = []
+  rendering = false
+  nextTick(() => observerCallback(currentObserverEntries))
+})
+
+// ── IntersectionObserver — detects visible pages ──────────────────────────────
+let currentObserverEntries: IntersectionObserverEntry[] = []
+let observer: IntersectionObserver | null = null
+
+function observerCallback(entries: IntersectionObserverEntry[]) {
+  currentObserverEntries = entries
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (!entry.isIntersecting) continue
+    const idx = Number((entry.target as HTMLElement).dataset.page)
+    enqueuePage(idx)
+    // Preload adjacent pages
+    if (idx > 1) enqueuePage(idx - 1)
+    if (idx < totalPages.value) enqueuePage(idx + 1)
+  }
+}
+
+function setupObserver() {
+  observer?.disconnect()
+  observer = new IntersectionObserver(observerCallback, {
+    root: scrollRef.value,
+    rootMargin: '200px',
+    threshold: 0,
+  })
+  nextTick(() => {
+    const items = scrollRef.value?.querySelectorAll('[data-page]') ?? []
+    items.forEach((el) => observer!.observe(el))
+  })
+}
+
+// ── Scroll → current page tracking ───────────────────────────────────────────
+let saveTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+function onScroll() {
+  const el = scrollRef.value
+  if (!el || !pageHeights.value.length) return
+
+  let offset = el.scrollTop
+  let pg = 1
+  for (let i = 0; i < pageHeights.value.length; i++) {
+    const h = (pageHeights.value[i] ?? 0) + PAGE_GAP
+    if (offset < h) {
+      pg = i + 1
+      break
+    }
+    offset -= h
+    pg = i + 2
+  }
+  currentPage.value = Math.min(pg, totalPages.value)
+
+  // Debounced progress save
+  if (saveTimer) clearTimeout(saveTimer)
+  saveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    progress.pageNumber.value = currentPage.value
+    progress.percentage.value = (currentPage.value / totalPages.value) * 100
+    progress.save()
+  }, 2000)
+}
+
+// ── Keyboard navigation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (!scrollRef.value) return
+  const pageH = pageHeights.value[currentPage.value - 1] ?? containerHeight.value
+  if (e.key === 'ArrowDown' || e.key === 'PageDown') {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    scrollRef.value.scrollBy({ top: pageH + PAGE_GAP, behavior: 'smooth' })
+  } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp' || e.key === 'PageUp') {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    scrollRef.value.scrollBy({ top: -(pageH + PAGE_GAP), behavior: 'smooth' })
+  } else if (e.key === 'Home') {
+    goToPage(1)
+  } else if (e.key === 'End') {
+    goToPage(totalPages.value)
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Navigation helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function goToPage(n: number) {
+  const el = scrollRef.value
+  if (!el) return
+  const clamped = Math.max(1, Math.min(n, totalPages.value))
+  let top = 0
+  for (let i = 0; i < clamped - 1; i++) top += (pageHeights.value[i] ?? 0) + PAGE_GAP
+  el.scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' })
+}
+
+const pageInput = ref(1)
+watch(currentPage, (v) => {
+  pageInput.value = v
+})
+
+function onPageInputCommit() {
+  const n = parseInt(String(pageInput.value))
+  if (!isNaN(n)) goToPage(n)
+}
+
+// ── Zoom helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function setZoom(mode: ZoomMode) {
+  zoomMode.value = mode
+  if (mode !== 'custom') return
+}
+
+function adjustZoom(delta: number) {
+  const next = Math.max(0.25, Math.min(4, (zoomMode.value === 'custom' ? customScale.value : scale.value) + delta))
+  customScale.value = Math.round(next * 20) / 20 // snap to 5% increments
+  zoomMode.value = 'custom'
+}
+
+// ── Resize observer ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null
+
+function measureContainer() {
+  if (!scrollRef.value) return
+  containerWidth.value = scrollRef.value.clientWidth
+  containerHeight.value = scrollRef.value.clientHeight
+}
+
+// ── Initialisation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+onMounted(async () => {
+  window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
+
+  await progress.load()
+  await load(props.fileId)
+  if (!pdfDoc.value) return
+
+  // Fetch all page natural dimensions (scale=1) upfront
+  const dims: { width: number; height: number }[] = []
+  for (let i = 1; i <= totalPages.value; i++) {
+    const vp = await getPageViewport(i, 1)
+    dims.push(vp ? { width: vp.width, height: vp.height } : { width: 595, height: 842 })
+  }
+  pageDims.value = dims
+  canvasRefs.value = new Array(totalPages.value).fill(null)
+
+  await nextTick()
+  measureContainer()
+
+  resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+    measureContainer()
+    rendered.clear()
+    renderQueue = []
+    rendering = false
+    nextTick(() => observerCallback(currentObserverEntries))
+  })
+  if (scrollRef.value) resizeObserver.observe(scrollRef.value)
+
+  setupObserver()
+
+  // Restore saved page
+  if (progress.pageNumber.value && progress.pageNumber.value > 1) {
+    await nextTick()
+    goToPage(progress.pageNumber.value)
+  }
+})
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
+  observer?.disconnect()
+  resizeObserver?.disconnect()
+  if (saveTimer) clearTimeout(saveTimer)
+})
+
+// ── Derived ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const progressPercent = computed(() => (totalPages.value ? Math.round((currentPage.value / totalPages.value) * 100) : 0))
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="fixed inset-0 bg-[#404040] flex flex-col overflow-hidden" @mousemove="showHeader()">
+    <!-- Header -->
+    <div
+      class="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-50 h-12 flex items-center px-3 gap-1 transition-all duration-300"
+      :class="headerVisible ? 'opacity-100 translate-y-0' : 'opacity-0 -translate-y-full pointer-events-none'"
+      style="background: rgba(30, 30, 30, 0.92); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"
+    >
+      <!-- Back -->
+      <button
+        class="flex items-center justify-center w-8 h-8 rounded-md text-white/80 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors shrink-0"
+        @click="router.back()"
+        title="Go back"
+      >
+        <ArrowLeft :size="18" />
+      </button>
+
+      <div class="w-px h-5 mx-1 bg-white/15 shrink-0" />
+
+      <!-- Page navigation -->
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+        <button
+          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-30"
+          :disabled="currentPage <= 1"
+          @click="goToPage(currentPage - 1)"
+        >
+          ‹
+        </button>
+        <div class="flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-white/80">
+          <input
+            v-model.number="pageInput"
+            type="number"
+            min="1"
+            :max="totalPages"
+            class="w-10 text-center bg-white/10 rounded px-1 py-0.5 text-white text-sm outline-none focus:bg-white/20 [appearance:textfield] [&::-webkit-outer-spin-button]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-inner-spin-button]:appearance-none"
+            @keydown.enter="onPageInputCommit"
+            @blur="onPageInputCommit"
+          />
+          <span class="text-white/50">/</span>
+          <span>{{ totalPages }}</span>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-30"
+          :disabled="currentPage >= totalPages"
+          @click="goToPage(currentPage + 1)"
+        >
+          ›
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="flex-1" />
+
+      <!-- Zoom controls -->
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+        <button
+          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors"
+          @click="adjustZoom(-0.1)"
+          title="Zoom out"
+        >
+          <Minus :size="14" />
+        </button>
+        <span class="w-12 text-center text-xs text-white/70 font-mono tabular-nums">{{ zoomPercent }}%</span>
+        <button
+          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors"
+          @click="adjustZoom(0.1)"
+          title="Zoom in"
+        >
+          <Plus :size="14" />
+        </button>
+
+        <div class="w-px h-4 mx-1 bg-white/15 shrink-0" />
+
+        <button
+          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded transition-colors text-xs font-bold"
+          :class="zoomMode === 'fit-width' ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : 'text-white/60 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10'"
+          @click="setZoom('fit-width')"
+          title="Fit width"
+        >
+          <AlignJustify :size="14" />
+        </button>
+        <button
+          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded transition-colors"
+          :class="zoomMode === 'fit-page' ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : 'text-white/60 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10'"
+          @click="setZoom('fit-page')"
+          title="Fit page"
+        >
+          <Maximize2 :size="14" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Hover zone to re-show header -->
+    <div class="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-40 h-16 pointer-events-auto" @mouseenter="showHeader()" />
+
+    <!-- Loading -->
+    <div v-if="loading" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center">
+      <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
+        <div class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-white/30 border-t-white animate-spin" />
+        <p class="text-sm text-white/60">Loading PDF…</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Error -->
+    <div v-else-if="error" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center p-8">
+      <div class="text-center max-w-sm">
+        <p class="text-sm font-medium text-white/90 mb-2">Failed to load PDF</p>
+        <p class="text-xs text-white/50">{{ error }}</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Pages -->
+    <div v-else ref="scrollRef" class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-auto" @scroll="onScroll">
+      <div class="flex flex-col items-center py-4" :style="{ gap: `${PAGE_GAP}px` }">
+        <div
+          v-for="n in totalPages"
+          :key="n"
+          :data-page="n"
+          class="bg-white shadow-lg"
+          :style="{
+            width: `${Math.round((pageDims[n - 1]?.width ?? 595) * scale)}px`,
+            height: `${pageHeights[n - 1] ?? 0}px`,
+          }"
+        >
+          <canvas
+            :ref="
+              (el) => {
+                canvasRefs[n - 1] = el as HTMLCanvasElement | null
+              }
+            "
+            class="block"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Footer progress bar -->
+    <div v-if="!loading && !error && totalPages > 0" class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 h-0.5 bg-white/10">
+      <div class="h-full bg-white/40 transition-all duration-300" :style="{ width: `${progressPercent}%` }" />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/client/src/features/reader/composables/usePdf.ts b/client/src/features/reader/composables/usePdf.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c7022572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/features/reader/composables/usePdf.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { onUnmounted, ref } from 'vue'
+import * as pdfjsLib from 'pdfjs-dist'
+import pdfWorkerUrl from 'pdfjs-dist/build/pdf.worker.min.mjs?url'
+
+pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = pdfWorkerUrl
+
+export type ZoomMode = 'fit-width' | 'fit-page' | 'custom'
+
+// Renders one page onto the given canvas at the given scale (pdfjs-dist v5 API).
+async function renderPageToCanvas(doc: pdfjsLib.PDFDocumentProxy, pageNum: number, canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, scale: number) {
+  const page = await doc.getPage(pageNum)
+  const viewport = page.getViewport({ scale })
+  canvas.width = viewport.width
+  canvas.height = viewport.height
+  await page.render({ canvas, viewport }).promise
+  page.cleanup()
+}
+
+export function usePdf() {
+  const pdfDoc = ref<pdfjsLib.PDFDocumentProxy | null>(null)
+  const totalPages = ref(0)
+  const loading = ref(false)
+  const error = ref<string | null>(null)
+
+  async function load(fileId: number) {
+    loading.value = true
+    error.value = null
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/books/files/${fileId}/serve`)
+      if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`)
+      const data = await res.arrayBuffer()
+      const doc = await pdfjsLib.getDocument({ data }).promise
+      pdfDoc.value = doc
+      totalPages.value = doc.numPages
+    } catch (e) {
+      error.value = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Failed to load PDF'
+    } finally {
+      loading.value = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Returns the natural width/height of a page at scale=1 (used to size placeholder divs).
+  async function getPageViewport(pageNum: number, scale: number) {
+    if (!pdfDoc.value) return null
+    const page = await pdfDoc.value.getPage(pageNum)
+    const vp = page.getViewport({ scale })
+    page.cleanup()
+    return vp
+  }
+
+  onUnmounted(() => {
+    pdfDoc.value?.destroy()
+    pdfDoc.value = null
+  })
+
+  return { pdfDoc, totalPages, loading, error, load, renderPageToCanvas, getPageViewport }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json b/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
index 948045a29..49719b479 100644
--- a/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
@@ -5,28 +5,28 @@
     {
       "idx": 0,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766913138285,
+      "when": 1766926208614,
       "tag": "0000_init_schema",
       "breakpoints": true
     },
     {
       "idx": 1,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766913138285,
+      "when": 1766926208614,
       "tag": "0001_lethal_pixie",
       "breakpoints": true
     },
     {
       "idx": 2,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766913138285,
+      "when": 1766926208614,
       "tag": "0002_powerful_thundra",
       "breakpoints": true
     },
     {
       "idx": 3,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766913138285,
+      "when": 1766926208614,
       "tag": "0003_reading_progress_by_file",
       "breakpoints": true
     }