Zin Flow v2.8: A Sharper Reading Engine & a Revamped Library

Introduction

We’re thrilled to announce Zin Flow v2.8 — our most significant update to the core reading and library experience. This release introduces a completely reworked article extraction engine that captures content with remarkable accuracy, and a fully redesigned library that makes finding and managing your articles faster than ever.

This update is rolling out on iOS first. The macOS version is still in active development and testing and will be released in a separate update soon after.

Sharper Article Extraction with Readability

The way Zin Flow extracts article content from web pages has been fundamentally re-engineered.

We’ve ported Mozilla’s open-source Readability algorithm — the same technology that powers Firefox’s Reader View — to bring you a dramatically improved extraction engine.

What this means for you:

• Cleaner, more accurate results. The new algorithm intelligently identifies the main content of any web page while filtering out sidebars, comments, advertisements, and other noise. The result is a much cleaner, more focused reading experience.
• More reliable EPUB generation. Because the extracted content is more precise, your exported eBooks are cleaner and better structured from the start, reducing the need for manual cleanup.
• Works with more sites. The engine handles a wider variety of page layouts, so articles that previously struggled to extract correctly now come through cleanly.

Readability has been battle-tested across millions of pages on the web, and bringing it to Zin Flow means your saved articles — whether read in-app or exported as EPUB — just work better.

A Completely Rebuilt Library & Search

If you have hundreds or thousands of saved articles, you know the library is everything. That’s why we rebuilt it from the ground up.

New Sort & Timeline Grouping

Your library is now organized by time by default. A new sort picker lets you choose between Newest First and Oldest First, and articles are automatically grouped into timeline sections — Today, Yesterday, Last 7 Days, This Month, and earlier periods — so you can jump to what you’re looking for without endless scrolling.

Redesigned Article Rows

Library rows now use a three-line layout (title + source + tags), making it easier to scan and identify articles at a glance. Archive items also show an archive icon directly on the row for quick visual reference.

Faster Performance at Scale

The underlying data access layer has been completely reworked. If you have a large library, you’ll notice significantly faster scrolling, loading, and navigation — no more stuttering when browsing through hundreds of articles.

Smarter, More Flexible Search

Search has been redesigned from the ground up:

• Filter by keyword, tag, or source — combine any of these for precise searches across your entire library.
• Separate tag & source sections — applied filters are grouped and you can swipe to delete individual conditions.
• Saved search bar at the top — the search bar is now pinned at the top of the library list, always accessible and always showing your current filters.
• Real-time filtering — search conditions are pushed all the way down to the database layer, making even complex multi-condition searches snappy.

Virtual Select All & Batch Operations

Need to manage a lot of articles at once? We’ve replaced the old select-all behavior with Virtual Select All — you can now select all articles in your library (even hundreds of them) without loading every single one. When you perform batch actions (archive, delete, mark as read), a progress overlay shows you the real-time status, so you always know what’s happening.

Other Improvements

A handful of thoughtful touches round out this release:

• Reading Mark Strategy. You now have three choices for when articles are marked as read: Immediately, After Brief Reading, or Manually — available on iOS now, with the same options coming to macOS in the upcoming update.
• Archive UI Improvements. Archiving now updates the list instantly, and archived articles show an archive icon on their row.
• URL Reading Failure Guidance. If an article fails to load, a new dialog guides you through installing the Safari extension as a more reliable alternative.
• Tag Filtering Fix. A longstanding issue where clicking a sidebar tag sometimes showed “No Articles” has been resolved. Tag edits also take effect immediately without restarting the app.

Conclusion

With v2.8, Zin Flow takes a major leap forward in two areas that matter most: how well it reads articles and how well it manages them. The new readability engine delivers noticeably cleaner extraction, while the redesigned library and search make navigating your growing collection a genuinely pleasant experience.

We’re shipping this on iOS now, and the macOS version with the same set of improvements is coming soon. Stay tuned.

Download here: Zin Flow on the App Store

Notes

Meta Description: Zin Flow v2.8 introduces a powerful readability engine for drastically improved article extraction, alongside a complete rebuild of the Library and Search experience for faster, more intuitive navigation.

Keywords: ZinFlow v2.8, readability, article extraction, library redesign, search, batch operations, Safari extension