Self-hosted Document Management - E-books software

Ebook library management software.

18 apps, ranked by GitHub stars weighted by maintenance health.

Alternatives to AudibleAlternatives to KindleAlternatives to Goodreads

Calibre

E-book library manager that can view, convert, and catalog e-books in most of the major e-book formats and provides a built-in Web server for remote clients.

Actively maintained ★ 26.3k GPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

Calibre Web

Browse, read and download eBooks using an existing Calibre database.

Actively maintained ★ 18.5k GPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

Audiobookshelf

Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.

Actively maintained ★ 14.9k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Kavita

Cross-platform e-book/manga/comic/pdf server and web reader with user management, ratings and reviews, and metadata support.

Actively maintained ★ 12k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Komga

Media server for comics/mangas/BDs with API and OPDS support, a modern web interface for exploring your libraries, as well as a web reader.

Actively maintained ★ 6.8k MIT 🐳 Docker~$10/mo

Calibre Web Automated

All-in-one solution, combining the modern lightweight web UI from Calibre-Web with the robust, versatile feature set of Calibre (fork of Calibre Web).

Actively maintained ★ 6.5k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Grimmory

Library for ebooks, comics and audiobooks with a built-in reader, metadata lookup, multi-user support, OPDS, and Kobo/KOReader sync.

Actively maintained ★ 4.6k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Bookwyrm

Social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next.

Actively maintained ★ 2.8k ⊘ Proprietary ~$5/mo

Stump

Fast comics, manga and digital book server with OPDS support.

Actively maintained ★ 2.8k MIT ~$3.5/mo

Kapowarr

Build and manage a comic book library. Download, rename, move and convert issues of the volume to your liking.

Actively maintained ★ 1.1k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

kiwix-serve

HTTP daemon for serving wikis from ZIM files.

Actively maintained ★ 984 GPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

BookLogr

Manage your personal book library with ease.

Actively maintained ★ 637 Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Tome

Ebook and manga library server with web reader, OPDS and metadata fetching. A KOReader plugin records every reading session and syncs positions both ways, powering streaks, pace, heatmaps and per-book stats.

Actively maintained ★ 109 AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Bindery

Folder-watching converter for e-books and comics. EPUB to Kobo KEPUB via kepubify, CBZ/CBR/PDF via Kindle Comic Converter, with per-device profiles, ComicInfo.xml naming, chapter-to-volume bundling and a web UI.

Actively maintained ★ 65 MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Atsumeru

Manga/comic/light novel media server with clients for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android.

Maintained ★ 195 MIT 🐳 Docker~$10/mo

MyMangaDB

Manga collection manager with automatic metadata, MyAnimeList import and detailed collection statistics.

Actively maintained ★ 31 GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Inkheart

Lightweight PDF library and reader.

Actively maintained ★ 23 Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Ubooquity

Free to use, versatile, lightweight, multi-platform, and secure home server for your comic and e-book library.

Health unknown ⊘ Proprietary ~$10/mo