Calibre-Web
A self-hosted web app for browsing, reading and downloading ebooks stored in a Calibre database.
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About Calibre-Web
Calibre-Web puts a web interface in front of an existing Calibre library. You point it at the Calibre database and can then browse the collection, read books in the browser and download them from any device on your network.
It is a separate project from the Calibre desktop application and complements it rather than replacing it. It is written in Python and suits people who manage books in Calibre but want to reach the library from phones, tablets and other computers.
Strengths
- Uses an existing Calibre database directly
- Read books in the browser or download them
- Access a library from any device on the network
Limitations
- Depends on a library created with Calibre
- Requires running a server
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use, with source code published on GitHub.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- The Calibre-Web contributors
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Reaching a Calibre ebook library from any browser at home
- Categories
- Media servers, Ebook tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Calibre-Web
Compare allSoftware that can replace Calibre-Web for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Calibre-Web Automated
A self-hosted fork of Calibre-Web that automates ebook ingest, conversion and metadata handling.
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BookLore
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BookLore is a self-hosted multi-user library with its own shelves, a built-in reader and Kobo and KOReader sync, without depending on Calibre.
Kavita
A self-hosted reading server for ebooks, comics and manga, with readers built for each format and OPDS for everything else.
Kavita does not need a Calibre database, offers readers for EPUB, PDF and comics, multi-user logins and OPDS, and is GPL-3.0 open source.
Komga
A self-hosted media server for comics, manga, BDs, magazines and ebooks with a built-in web reader.
Komga serves comics, manga, magazines and ebooks with a web reader and OPDS, focusing more on comics than a Calibre ebook library.
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, and it does not require a Calibre library.
Ubooquity
A free, lightweight home server for sharing and reading your comics and ebooks from any device.
Ubooquity is a Java home server for comics and ebooks that can read Calibre metadata and adds per-folder access rights, but it is closed source.
Calibre-Web as an alternative
Listings that name Calibre-Web as an alternative.
BookFusion
An ebook reader and cloud library that syncs your own EPUB and PDF collection across devices.
Calibre-Web serves a Calibre library to any browser from your own server for reading or download, but depends on a library created with Calibre.
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KOReader
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kepubify
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