#Roadmap

The path to 1.0, milestone by milestone. 0.x means evolving preview — breaking changes are still allowed. 1.0.0 means the core API is stable and the milestones below are complete.

#Shipped

• A StoryLark-branded base that builds and boots: read/listen/read+listen modes with word-synced read-along, offline downloads, cross-device sync, accounts, and push notifications
• Per-brand theming via a brand.json + theme.css token contract
• Sample content: public-domain stories published through the pipeline, so a fresh install has something to read and hear out of the box
• A bundled, free narrator: the pipeline synthesizes word-synced narration on your own machine with 28 open voices — no account, no API key, no per-character billing. Premium cloud voices (Azure) remain an optional bring-your-own-key upgrade
• A live demo at storylark.dev, showcasing both voice tiers

#Now

• The engine, presentation layer, and content pipeline ship as versioned, independently installable packages, so a branded site can pull in engine updates without touching its own theme or layout

#Next

• Full documentation: getting started, deploy your own, build your own theme, build your own presentation template, content pipeline, API reference
• An open gallery of themes and presentation templates, with a community submission process
• Demo hardening: version banner, release-tracking redeploys, and links across the StoryLark sites

#Later

Feature roadmap, built on the refactored engine — each ships behind a config flag:

• Screen-awake during read-along (Wake Lock)
• "Listen to anything" — paste text, or bring a PDF, URL, or document, with on-device voices
• Multiple narrator voices and languages
• Social sign-in (Apple, Google, Microsoft)
• iOS background audio for driving — a research spike

Also planned: rate-limiting on sign-in and account creation, and preferences (default playback mode, theme, text size) that follow your account across devices.

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