# Kavita v0.8.7 — v0.8.7 - Comic Metadata Downloading, Reading Profiles, Browse by Genre and More

- Product: Kavita (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kavita)
- Vendor: Kavita
- Date: 2025-07-05
- Version: v0.8.7
- Original notes: https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/releases/tag/v0.8.7
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kavita/releases/v0.8.7

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- **added** — Add comic metadata for Kavita+ including publisher, imprint, people roles, issue-level reviews, release date, cover image, issue title, average rating, and summary from Comic Book Roundup
- **added** — Add ability to browse and filter by people, genres, and tags
- **added** — Add reading profiles feature to capture and manage reader settings bound to libraries and series
- **added** — Add implicit reading profiles that capture changes made during reading sessions and persist between sessions
- **added** — Add ability to promote implicit profiles into manageable profiles from the reader
- **added** — Add Koreader sync support for epubs
- **added** — Add special lists filter to Mihon extension to view Want to Read or Reading lists
- **added** — Add custom detail page for reading lists in Mihon extension
- **added** — Add option to automatically update cover to match latest volume in Mihon extension
- **added** — Add option to use GroupTags with multiple categories in Mihon fork
- **added** — Add ability to disable metadata parsing for users who prefer the old PDF parser
- **changed** — Expand metadata system to work on any entity including people
- **changed** — Update Mihon extension with improved features and polish
- **changed** — Make actionables across the app smarter by only showing applicable options based on current status
- **changed** — Change libraries to not import collections and reading lists from ComicInfo by default, making it opt-in
- **fixed** — Fix multiple issues plaguing Kavita+ users with bugfixing and polish

This was supposed to be Scanner Improvements, but due to my 2 week holiday in the middle, then getting massively distracted when I got back, we ended up with some nice features instead. This release is feature packed with a ton of Feature Requests: Comic Metadata for Kavita+, Reading Profiles, Expanded Browse by support, Koreader Sync Support, Ability to disable metadata parsing (for those that want the old pdf parser), a revamped Mihon extension, and much more!

Before we get started, I first want to announce that @Fesaa has officially joined the Kavita team. She has been a strong and continuous contributor for the last few months, she's also is behind one of the most requested FRs (Reading Profiles). Really excited to continue our work together to make Kavita the best software out there. 


###### Comic Metadata (Kavita+)
![438843284-0fac5031-db71-48c6-9bde-0eaae1a2fb1c](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e394d3fe-e56c-49ab-ae2b-7675b5aee4d2)
Can you believe everything you see is issue metadata from Kavita+? In this release, I have expanded the metadata downloading functionality to Comics. You get Publisher, Imprint, People roles, Issue-level Reviews (Critic and User), Release Date, Cover Image, Issue Title, Average Rating, and summary. This metadata applies at the **series** and **issue** level. Data comes from [Comic Book Roundup](https://comicbookroundup.com/).

Kavtia+ Comic data also has weekly release data, which is a nice added bonus. I am currently exploring if metadata around TPBs is useful. If you think it is, please create/upvote a FR and provide discussion to validate the work. I look forward to hearing if the Comic metadata is bringing value to you. 


##### Browse (and filter) People/Genre/Tags
![455074614-d22a39a1-f92e-443b-aa58-27968d8ccf7a](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ce9a32b8-5e2d-4067-b544-f169c9ca3f8b)

![455074644-6c1d2cfa-d92c-40aa-b77b-36a442b3457b](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ecf27a0d-c8da-4abd-8d70-29e419d79f73)

In this release, I've also expanded the metadata system to People and provided what I thought was valuable items. Surprisingly, this took me about 40 hours to do, but now, the metadata system can work on any entity, so my plans for an issue/chapter page seem more feasible. In addition to this, you can now browse by Genre/Tags. Do note, anything with 0 series will not be further filterable by as there is no issue listing page yet. (You can reach the browse genre/tag screens from your user menu in top right of screen)


##### Reading Profiles
![452782185-0fe8ac41-ecd5-42ef-aabf-2b5b49c09ab2](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8acd6566-523b-4a54-abd9-748fede93dcc)

This is a massive feature delivering on a highly request Feature Request (100 upvotes). I want to thank Amelia for implementing it while I was on my holiday.

Reading Profiles capture your reader settings (image, pdf, epub) into an entity that can be bound to a set of Libraries and Series. With the new system, you can bind a reading profile to a library (say double page to your comic library). Now, whenever you read in that library, the double page reader will be applied. Likewise, you can bind a Reading Profile to a Series as well.

In addition, there are Implicit profiles. These aren't visual in the UI, but instead capture any changes that are made mid-reading session. Going forward, any changes made during reading will persist between reading sessions for that series itself. From the readers, you can 'promote' the implicit profile into a manageable (shows in the manage screen). You can also optionally skip the implicit and save to the parent profile (aka the series/library bound profile).

The wiki has a great overview on how the new system works. See [here](https://wiki.kavitareader.com/guides/user-settings/reading-profiles/).


###### An Updated Mihon Extension
Our Mihon extension has been updated. The original plugin was written by @ThePromidius, but

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