Foliate vs Calibre: catalog facts
 Foliate |  Calibre |
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Free Free and open source, with no paid edition. |
Free Free and open source, funded by donations. |
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Linux |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Opens EPUB, Mobipocket, Kindle, FB2, CBZ and PDF
- Annotations and progress are plain JSON files you can sync however you want
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- Converts between all the major ebook formats, including for Kindle
- Fetches metadata and covers from the internet automatically
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- Linux only; there is no Windows or macOS build
- Needs recent GTK4, libadwaita and WebKitGTK, which older distributions may not have
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- The interface is dense and has accumulated two decades of features
- It will not remove DRM; that requires third-party plug-ins with their own legal questions
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: GPL-3.0 |
License: GPL-3.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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