Alternatives to Codex
A self-hosted comic archive server that lets you browse and read comics in a browser. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Codex
A self-hosted comic archive server that lets you browse and read comics in a browser.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Codex.
Komga
A self-hosted media server for comics, manga, BDs, magazines and ebooks with a built-in web reader.
Komga is a self-hosted server for comics, manga, magazines and ebooks with a web reader, OPDS support, reading lists and metadata editing.
Kavita
A self-hosted reading server for ebooks, comics and manga, with readers built for each format and OPDS for everything else.
Kavita serves comics, manga and ebooks with multi-user logins, OPDS and folder watching under GPL-3.0, though some metadata features need the paid Kavita+ add-on.
Stump
A free and open-source self-hosted server for comics, manga and digital books with OPDS support.
Stump is an open-source self-hosted server for comics, manga and ebooks with OPDS support for third-party reader apps and Docker deployment.
Ubooquity
A free, lightweight home server for sharing and reading your comics and ebooks from any device.
Ubooquity is a closed-source Java home server for comics and ebooks that reads Calibre and ComicRack metadata and offers per-folder access rights.
LANraragi
A lightweight self-hosted web application for archiving and reading manga and comic archives.
LANraragi is a lightweight Docker-ready server for manga and comic archives that runs on NAS devices and offers a documented API.
BookLore
A self-hosted, multi-user digital library for organizing and reading ebooks, PDFs and comics.
BookLore is a self-hosted multi-user library that reads comics as well as EPUB and PDF, adding smart shelves, Kobo and KOReader sync and OPDS.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Kapowarr
A self-hosted application for building and managing a comic book library, in the style of the *arr apps.
Mylar3
An automated comic book downloader and library manager for CBR and CBZ files via NZB and torrents.
ComicTagger
A desktop and command-line app that writes metadata into digital comic archives.
Komelia
A client app for reading comics, manga and books from a Komga media server.
YACReader
Read digital comics with a dedicated desktop application.
