LRFVIEWER(1)

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version 9.14.0 · 8 versions
, in arch rolling, nixos 26.05, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, so this is lrfviewer, from the calibre universe — it's the lil' viewer that opens up your LRF e-books and lets you actually read them. 💅

the vibe (SYNOPSIS) ✨

lrfviewer [options] book.lrf

Read the LRF e-book book.lrf. that's it. that's the whole job. 🦋

🫶 one tiny thing before you go, bestie

whenever you pass arguments to lrfviewer that have spaces in them, put those arguments inside quotation marks. like literally:

"/some path/with spaces"

no quotes = chaos. quotes = slay. 🌸

🌈 OPTIONS 🌈

the full menu of flags, no skips, no edits, we list everything:

  • --disable-hyphenation — turns hyphenation OFF. and lowkey that should "significantly speed up rendering." so if it's feeling slow, this is your girl. ⚡
  • --help, -h — show this help message and exit. the classic. the icon.
  • --profile — Profile the LRF renderer. (yes bestie, you're clocking how long the rendering engine takes, main character detective energy 🔍)
  • --verbose — Print more information about the rendering process. it will yap. you will learn things. 💬
  • --version — show program's version number and exit. quick peek, then bye 👋
  • --visual-debug — Turn on visual aids to debugging the rendering engine. little visuals, big insights. ✨
  • --white-background — By default the background is off white, as the author finds this easier on the eyes. Use this option to make the background pure white. <cyan>pure. white.</cyan> 🤍
real talk: every flag above keeps its exact spelling and its exact meaning. i'm just here to make it pretty. 🎀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Kovid Goyal. periodt. 💖

Kovid Goyal.

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🫶 this was lrfviewer(1) from calibre, version 9.14.0, dated August 28, 2026 — go read something iconic. 💅✨📚

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