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Calibre Web

:books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database - janeczku/calibre-web

GPL-3.0 Free janeczku/calibre-web · 17K github.com Fluent 3 deploy options Plugins LDAP

Overview

Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database - janeczku/calibre-web The project has 17K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under GPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

  • Modern and responsive Bootstrap 3 HTML5 interface
  • Full graphical setup
  • Comprehensive user management with fine-grained per-user permissions
  • Admin interface
  • Multilingual user interface supporting 20+ languages (supported languages)
  • OPDS feed for eBook reader apps
  • Advanced search and filtering options
  • Custom book collection (shelves) creation
  • eBook metadata editing and deletion support
  • Metadata download from various sources (extensible via plugins)

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

   python3 -m venv calibre-web-env
   source calibre-web-env/bin/activate

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

apt, docker, ldap, oauth, pip, plugins, responsive.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel
elestio

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo
pikapods

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Authentication & Access

  • LDAP / Active Directory
  • OAuth / Social Login

Integrations & APIs

  • Plugin / Extension System

Mobile & Desktop

  • Responsive / Mobile-Friendly

Category

Documents & Knowledge Base (226) E-Books & Digital Libraries (32)

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