Release Notes

v9.4 – πŸŒ™ Special Eid Release (2025-03-30)

πŸ“š Features

  • Added Abridged Explanation of Quran by Tafseer Center in multiple languages:
    • Russian
    • English
    • Azerbaijani
    • Turkish
    • Uzbek
    • Kyrgyz
  • Added audio playback in page mode
  • Impoved Page view with better font rendering.

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • Further improvements to the design.
  • Number of small fixes and optimizations.

Eid Mubarak! πŸŒ™

v9.3 – (2025-03-24)

In this version, we’ve added Kuran Yolu Tafsir in Turkish from Diyanet and made several small improvements.

Other Improvements:

  • Improved tafsir display with customizable font
  • Enhanced Arabic text rendering
  • Various bug fixes and optimizations

v9.2 – Special Ramadan Edition (2025-03-14)

A feature-packed update for the last 10 days of Ramadan! This release enhances Quranic Duas with rich descriptions, improves search capabilities, introduces Tajweed coloring, adds new quranic text styles, and brings better navigation with Ruku-based search.

New Features:

  • Enhanced Quranic Duas – Now with descriptions, transliteration, and articles.
  • Improved Search – Refine results, paginate, and search Arabic words by roots.
  • Upgraded Settings – Font preview added.
  • Tajweed Coloring – Quranic text now includes Tajweed coloring (except on iOS).
  • New Quranic text Styles – Style of script from Turkish and IndoPak Mushafs.
  • Ruku Navigation – Search and navigate by Ruku, with Ruku selection in the Quran selector.

Other Improvements:

  • More refined search results.
  • Various fixes and optimizations for a smoother experience.

Enjoy the special Ramadan edition! πŸŒ™

v9.1 Special Ramadan edition (2025-02-28)

We are happy to announce the release of Koran.center 9.1, a special update for Ramadan πŸŒ™, packed with new features, enhancements, and fixes designed to elevate your Quran reading experience during this holy month.

New Features:

  • Expanded Tafseer Collection: We’ve added three new popular Tafsirs in English:

    • Al-Jalalayn
    • Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi
    • Tazkirul Quran by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

  • Enhanced Search and Navigation: Experience a more intuitive and efficient way to explore the Quran with our improved search and navigation tools.

  • Convenient Shortcuts: We’ve introduced shortcuts for popular actions and settings, making it easier than ever to access your favorite features.

Improvements:

  • Design Enhancements: Enjoy a more comfortable reading experience with our numerous design improvements, aimed at reducing eye strain and enhancing focus.

  • Bug Fixes and Optimizations: We’ve addressed dozens of small issues and made various improvements to ensure a smoother and more reliable experience.

We hope these updates enrich your interaction with the Quran during Ramadan. Your feedback is invaluable to us, so please share your thoughts and suggestions as we continue to refine Koran.center.

Ramadan Mubarak!

The Koran.center Team

v9.0 (2025-01-31)

Summary

The 9.0 release brings a host of exciting new features, improvements, and fixes to enhance your Quran reading experience. Highlights include a completely rewritten audio player with new capabilities, a new Simple Surah View for focused reading, updates to Asmaul-Husna with new articles and improved design, and translations for duas in Rabbana. We’ve also made countless design and performance improvements across the app for a smoother, more polished experience.

πŸ“š Features

Audio Player Overhaul

  • Completely rewritten audio player with new features and better performance.
  • Added ability to play audio directly from the Quran Selector.
  • Fixed numerous issues with audio playback and switching between tracks.
  • Introduced a compact display for the player with improved button positioning.

New: Simple Surah View

  • A new view designed for deeper, more focused reading.
  • Displays one translation at a time for a cleaner, more immersive experience.
  • Switch to this view and between translations via settings.

Asmaul-Husna Updates

  • Added Russian articles for all listed names of Allah by Elmir Kuliyev.
  • Updated English articles (other languages coming soon).
  • Improved card design and better handling on iOS devices.

Rabbana Translations

  • Added translations for duas in the Rabbana section.
  • More features planned for Ramadan – stay tuned!

Arabic Text Display

  • Improved rendering of Arabic text across all fonts.
  • Please report any issues you encounter.

βš™οΈ Fixes & Improvements

  • Fixed dozens of major issues and implemented countless smaller improvements.
  • Enhanced design across the app, including icons, modals, pages, and subtle elements.
  • Introduced a more compact view with better use of spacing and colors.
  • Optimized mobile display for a neater, more user-friendly experience.

This release is packed with updates to make your Quran reading experience more enjoyable, intuitive, and visually appealing. We hope you love the new features and improvements – and as always, we welcome your feedback!

8.7.x 2024-12-18

πŸ“š Features

  • Improved audio player
  • Better fonts and typography
  • Added number of new Qaris to the player list

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • Fixed various minor issues
  • Fixed Word by Word view
  • Updated dependencies
  • Fixed Page view
  • Fixed regressions from previous release

8.6.x - 2024-10-30

πŸ“š Features

  • added a new page: Prophets Mentioned in the Quran
  • Implemented a default language check for user preferences
  • Updated to the latest Elmir Kuliyev translation (2024)
  • Improved and streamlined the update process
  • Added a Release notes page listing recent changes and new features
  • Added link to Salah.com in the menu for easy access to prayer times

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • Enhanced formatting for Parables and Stories
  • Provided translations for all previously missing labels
  • Fixed various minor issues
  • Improved search functionality
  • Updated multiple fonts for better readability

8.5.x 2024-05-17

πŸ“š Features

  • new fonts Abay
  • new font Sheyh Hamidullah
  • improved Ui with styling and animations

βš™οΈ Fixes

8.1.x 2024-01-29

πŸ“š Features

  • added new Azerbaijani translation by Aladdin Sultanov
  • improved mobile experience

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • various updates and improvements
  • Search engine improvements

8.0.x 2023-07-01

πŸ“š Features

  • better caching and offline experience
  • updated latest Elmir Kuliyev translation 2023

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • various updates and improvements
  • many quality checks and tests to guarantee correctness

7.4.x 2022-12-07

πŸ“š Features

  • improved display of Quranic text
  • update Amiri font
  • new Translations
  • added alternate links to header

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • various updates and improvements

7.2.x 2022-06-07

πŸ“š Features

  • updated latest Elmir Kuliyev translation
  • Dark color scheme
  • random surah page when you click on a logo in home page

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • various updates and improvements
  • fix navigation localization
  • number of small bugs fixed

7.0.x 2022-01-07

πŸ“š Features

  • Added mini audio player
  • improved search
  • update sitemap
  • new Uthamn Taha font
  • show notes in sidebar
  • update asmaul husna

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • update dependencies
  • Homepage bug fix
  • player extra styling
  • color-schema refactoring
  • fix audio player logic
  • fix issue with latest ayah
  • add static page for asmaul husna
  • update home page
  • update layout
  • update home page
  • search improved
  • fix navigation
  • fix metas
  • fix lang change on navigation and update dependenices
  • dependency update and cleanup
  • Minor animation fixes
  • style fixes

6.5.x 2021-10-07

πŸ“š Features

  • Quran Audio Player
  • Better night mode
  • Add more asmaul Husna
  • Word by Word reading mode for Quran
  • Language grouping for translation picker
  • added tatar and tajik translation

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • fix icons
  • update dependencies and number of improvements
  • fix hizb numbering
  • fix translation size

6.0.x 2021-10-07

πŸ“š Features

  • Search results page
  • Asmaul Husna
  • User profile styled
  • Authentication improved
  • Latest translations
  • added autoplayNext otion to player
  • Quran dupplex (two pages in large displays) reading mode
  • Basic ayah WordByWord view
  • Articles page
  • ayahJuz Separator
  • Search bar
  • Added surah bottom navigation
  • Delete note feature
  • Show hizb number
  • clickable ayah fancy number
  • Current ayah on Mini Header as you scroll
  • Mini Header refactored + Mini Header on Desktop

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • cleanup
  • small fixes
  • update dependencies
  • update translations
  • font translate
  • update labels
  • searh refactor
  • navigation refactroring
  • Asmaul Husna fixes
  • searchbar optimize
  • fix search navigation
  • fix pageheader
  • fix ayahCard
  • search fixes
  • fix tabulation
  • pageView improvements
  • fix pageview
  • quick search fix
  • fix ayah links
  • updated favicon
  • Sidebar custom scrollbars
  • Minor fix for mini-header
  • minor styling fix mobile for search
  • Custom scrollbars for search result items
  • minor improvement for search results list
  • Search backdrop fixes and improvements
  • player fixes
  • fix issue with repeatAya

5.4.x 2021-06-07

πŸ“š Features

  • Refactored Mini Header; added Mini Header for desktop
  • Added configurable options for audio settings
  • Color adjustments and sizing options for page view
  • Introduced surah separator and new page view
  • Added mini-play functionality
  • Enabled note editing
  • Play button added to Ayah card
  • Basic footer implementation
  • Updated Juz loader to latest version
  • Bookmark and note icons added for Ayah Card
  • Introduced initial page view and duplex page view options
  • Page sidebar navigation and working search bar added
  • Integrated Ayah view with initial features
  • Sidebar navigation for bookmarks
  • View change option in settings
  • Removed Twitter integration
  • Updated default settings
  • Added settings logic for personalized adjustments
  • Implemented Ayah menu with share, copy to clipboard
  • Initial (buggy) play logic

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • Updated dependencies and multiple improvements
  • Minor data loading fixes and page view enhancements
  • Refactored modal with improved scroll logic
  • Fixed Surah loader
  • Updated About Us navigation
  • Fixed UI bug for Juz navigation selection
  • Centered tabs on desktop page view
  • Corrected sidebar page navigation UI

5.0.x 2021-05-07

πŸ“š Features

  • Added translations selector
  • Implemented copy to clipboard functionality
  • Updated service worker
  • Font size selector with number fields
  • Display settings pickers
  • Server-Side Generation (SSG) added
  • Added Ayah notes
  • Implemented Tafsir modal
  • Rebuilt navigation for improved functionality
  • Auto-serialization of storage state to local storage
  • Organized navigation with universal implementation
  • New Sajdah list page
  • Added Facebook link and menu placeholders
  • Additional navigation items on sidebar
  • Basic search functionality
  • Route-based i18n support
  • Fully implemented Ayah menu with options button
  • Enabled notifications
  • Parables, stories, and Rabbana sections added

βš™οΈ Fixes

  • Various fixes and improvements
  • Service worker fixes
  • Improved routing and PWA functionality
  • Sidebar refactor and header adjustments
  • Updated fonts and enhanced surah view
  • Fixed mobile modal scrolling
  • Added Ayah links modal and modal close on Esc
  • Minor search bar and modal improvements
  • Improved sidebar with full store data for Koran center
  • i18n for surah names, translations, and ayah numbers in Surah view
  • Sample content and scrolling improvements for Surah page
  • Renamed Ukrainian locale to β€œuk” (ISO 639)
  • Fixed language switching and button functionality
  • Sidebar navigation for Surahs and improved PWA tweaks
  • Sidebar routes and styling updated
  • Added multi-language support for UI content files
  • Improved sidebar header actions and close menu on click
  • Fixed search result cards and added shortcuts
  • Improved labels for Surah list and lazy loading for routes
  • Enhanced i18n for multilingual support