Zaya

Spec sheet

Product

Zaya is a PDF reader that presents documents as realistic 3D page-turning flipbooks.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment

The project README describes Zaya as a static site with no build step at deploy time and no runtime CDN, and documents setting a default PDF through config.js.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The README identifies YouTube videos and playlists as supported media and documents shareable URL parameters for reader settings.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The README lists a strict Content Security Policy, URL validation, and escaped output, and says scanned-page text recognition runs on-device.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository README states that Zaya’s code is MIT-licensed and its vendored third-party code is permissively licensed.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2024Read 28 Sep 2026 · zaya.ibra.codes

Maker

The maker’s GitHub profile identifies Farouq as a computer scientist and web application engineer and lists Asia as the location.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Languages

The interface is available in English and Arabic, with right-to-left reading support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Media

Its built-in media player supports YouTube videos and playlists, as well as local audio.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Notes and bookmarks

Users can save notes locally with the document, and the reader includes thumbnails and outline or bookmark panels.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Offline

Zaya is a static-site PWA that the README says works offline after a visit and can open locally stored PDFs without a connection.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Offline use

The repository says the reader works offline as a progressive web app after one visit and can open a book from disk without a connection.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Page display

The reader supports single- and double-page modes, right-to-left reading, and a CSS fallback for its WebGL page-turning display.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

PDF input

It accepts PDFs from a URL, a local file, or a default configured for the site.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

PDF sources

It can open a PDF from a URL, a local file, or a default configured for a deployment.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Printing

Users can print the current page, the whole document, or a selected range of pages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Reading features

It supports thumbnails, outlines and bookmarks, notes, quotes, selectable page text, page-range printing, and more than 50 themes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Remote PDF constraint

A remote PDF server must enable CORS for cross-origin loading to work.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Scanned PDFs

On-device OCR recognizes scanned pages in Arabic and English, and the repository says the recognized text is not uploaded.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search and OCR

It searches PDF text and can recognize text on scanned pages in the reader’s browser using Arabic and English OCR packs; the README says this processing is not uploaded.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search and text

It supports full-text PDF search with highlighted results and selectable page text.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Sharing and backup

Users can export quotes and preferences to JSON, import them on another device, and share links with reader settings such as theme, search, and language.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Themes

The reader includes more than 50 color themes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• PDF Flipbook Software#29 of 306.9