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Jelu vs Openreads: catalog facts
Jelu	Openreads
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence, with no ads.
Web, Self-hosted	Android
Imports reading history from Goodreads Automatic book and author metadata	No ads and no tracking Separate lists for finished, current and planned reading
Requires running your own server Tracks books rather than reading ebook files	Tracks books rather than reading them No social or community features like those of Goodreads
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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