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