Calibre-Web

easy
Media

Web app for browsing, reading, and downloading ebooks from a Calibre library database.

0.25 GB RAM min Docker required Active development
GitHub Docs Website

Replaces

Amazon Kindle

Pros

  • Beautiful web interface for Calibre
  • Send-to-Kindle support
  • OPDS feed for external readers
  • Multi-user with permissions

Cons

  • Requires existing Calibre database
  • Not a full Calibre replacement
  • Limited metadata editing
  • Read-only Calibre database access

Tags

ebookscalibrereadinglibraryopds

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