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  <title>Sonarpad</title>
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  <header>
    <h1>Sonarpad</h1>
    <p class="muted">
      A modern, feature-rich Notepad alternative for Windows, built with Rust.
      Multi-format support, accessibility features, and Text-to-Speech (TTS) capabilities.
    </p>

    <nav aria-label="Primary">
      <a href="#download">Download</a>
      <a href="#features">Features</a>
      <a href="#build">Build</a>
      <a href="#license">License</a>
      <a href="#links">Links</a>
    </nav>

    <p class="muted">
      Read it in Italian: <a href="README_IT.md">README_IT.md 🇮🇹</a>
    </p>
  </header>

  <main id="main">
    <section id="download" class="card" aria-labelledby="download-title">
      <h2 id="download-title">Download the latest release</h2>
      <p>
        <a class="btn" href="https://github.com/Ambro86/Sonarpad/releases/latest/download/sonarpad.exe">Portable (EXE)</a>
        <a class="btn" href="https://github.com/Ambro86/Sonarpad/releases/latest/download/novapad_x64-setup.exe">Installer (Setup)</a>
        <a class="btn" href="https://github.com/Ambro86/Sonarpad/releases/latest/download/novapad_x64_en-US.msi">Installer (MSI)</a>
      </p>
      <p class="muted">
        Sonarpad extends traditional text editing with multi-format document support, advanced accessibility,
        and Text-to-Speech (TTS). It also includes an integrated MP3 audiobook player, bookmarks for both text and audio,
        audiobook creation from text (Microsoft voices / Edge Neural / SAPI5), and podcast recording (microphone + system audio).
      </p>

      <div class="warn">
        <p><strong>⚠️ License Notice</strong></p>
        <p>
          This project is <strong>source-available but NOT open source</strong>.
          Commercial use, redistribution, and derivative works are strictly prohibited.
        </p>
      </div>
    </section>

    <section id="features" class="card" aria-labelledby="features-title">
      <h2 id="features-title">Features</h2>

      <ul>
        <li><strong>Native Windows UI</strong> — built directly on the Windows API for performance and accessibility.</li>
        <li><strong>Multi-Format Support</strong>
          <ul>
            <li>Plain text files</li>
            <li>PDF documents (text extraction)</li>
            <li>Microsoft Word (DOCX)</li>
            <li>Spreadsheets (Excel / ODS via <code>calamine</code>)</li>
            <li>EPUB e-books</li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li><strong>Text-to-Speech (TTS) &amp; Audiobook Creation</strong>
          <ul>
            <li>Read documents aloud using Microsoft voices (Edge Neural) and SAPI5 (including OneCore)</li>
            <li>Create MP3 audiobooks directly from text</li>
            <li>Split audiobooks by fixed parts or by marker text (case sensitive, line start)</li>
            <li>Supports both Microsoft voices and SAPI5/OneCore for playback and audiobook saving</li>
            <li>Favorites for voices and quick switching during reading</li>
            <li>User dictionary for word replacements during reading and audiobook creation</li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li><strong>MP3 Audiobook Player</strong>
          <ul>
            <li>Open and play MP3 files</li>
            <li>Seek forward/backward using arrow keys</li>
            <li>Play/Pause with the Space bar</li>
            <li>Volume up/down using arrow keys</li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li><strong>Bookmarks</strong>
          <ul>
            <li>Create/manage bookmarks for both text files and MP3 playback</li>
            <li>Quickly jump to saved positions in documents or audio</li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li><strong>Podcast Recording</strong> — record from microphone and/or system audio (File menu, Ctrl+Shift+R).</li>
        <li><strong>Accessibility-Focused</strong> — designed to work with screen readers such as NVDA and JAWS.</li>
        <li><strong>Accessible Terminal</strong>
          <ul>
            <li>Dedicated terminal window with stable output for screen readers</li>
            <li>Shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+P, Alt+I (input), Alt+O (output)</li>
            <li>Options: auto-scroll, strip ANSI, beep on idle, prevent sleep; choose cmd/PowerShell/Codex CLI</li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li><strong>RSS / Articles Reader</strong> — browse and import articles from RSS feeds.</li>
        <li><strong>Readable UI Options</strong> — text color and text size controls, including light/dark and larger sizes.</li>
        <li><strong>Editing tools</strong> — Find in Files, Strip Markdown Tags, Normalize Whitespace, Hard Line Break.</li>
        <li><strong>Voice Tuning Options</strong> — pitch, speed, volume (Microsoft and SAPI5), applied to reading and saving.</li>
        <li><strong>YouTube Transcript Import</strong> — import captions with language selection and optional timestamps.</li>
        <li><strong>Localization</strong> — English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish.</li>
      </ul>
    </section>

    <section id="build" class="card" aria-labelledby="build-title">
      <h2 id="build-title">Build Instructions</h2>
      <p>Ensure you have the Rust toolchain installed. Formatting is enforced with <code>cargo fmt --check</code>.</p>

      <pre><code>git clone https://github.com/Ambro86/Sonarpad.git
cd Sonarpad
cargo build --release</code></pre>

      <p>Run the application:</p>
      <pre><code>cargo run --release</code></pre>
    </section>

    <section id="license" class="card" aria-labelledby="license-title">
      <h2 id="license-title">Legal &amp; Licensing</h2>
      <p>This repository is published for <strong>transparency, evaluation, and personal use only</strong>.</p>

      <h3>You MAY</h3>
      <ul>
        <li>View and study the source code</li>
        <li>Build and run the software for personal or evaluation purposes</li>
      </ul>

      <h3>You MAY NOT</h3>
      <ul>
        <li>Use the software for commercial purposes</li>
        <li>Redistribute the source code or binaries</li>
        <li>Fork this repository for redistribution</li>
        <li>Include this software in other products or projects</li>
        <li>Create or distribute derivative works without written permission</li>
      </ul>

      <p class="muted">
        Text-to-Speech features may rely on Microsoft voices and are subject to Microsoft Terms of Service.
        <strong>Commercial usage is explicitly prohibited.</strong>
      </p>
      <p class="muted">Refer to the <code>LICENSE</code> file for full terms.</p>
    </section>

    <section id="links" class="card" aria-labelledby="links-title">
      <h2 id="links-title">Links</h2>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/Ambro86/Sonarpad">GitHub repository</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/Ambro86/Sonarpad/releases">Releases</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/Ambro86/Sonarpad/issues">Issues / bug reports</a></li>
      </ul>
    </section>
  </main>

  <footer>
    <p><strong>Author:</strong> Ambrogio Riili</p>
    <p class="muted"><small>© Ambro86 — Sonarpad</small></p>
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