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Web App

Calibre-Web

A clean web interface for browsing and reading your Calibre ebook library.

Visit Calibre-Web4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web, Cross-Platform

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What is Calibre-Web?

Calibre-Web is a free, open-source web app that lets you browse, search, read and download the ebooks in an existing Calibre library from any browser. It supports multiple users, reading lists, metadata editing and sending books to an e-reader, so your library is reachable wherever you are.

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Pros: what Calibre-Web does well

  • Read your library in any browser
  • Multiple users and shelves
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs an existing Calibre library
  • Self-hosting takes some setup

Who Calibre-Web is for

Readers with a Calibre library who want to reach their books from any device.

Who can skip it

People who buy and read all their ebooks inside one store's app.

Calibre-Web alternatives

Not sold on Calibre-Web? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Komga

Focus: comics, manga and self-hosted. Shares ebooks and open source with Calibre-Web. Rated 4.6 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Kavita

Focus: reading server and self-hosted. Shares ebooks and open source with Calibre-Web. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Fluent Reader

Focus: rss reader and news feeds. Shares reading and open source with Calibre-Web. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

Audiobookshelf

Focus: audiobooks, podcasts and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

Glance

Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Rated 4.7 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Jellyfin

Focus: media server, streaming and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Rated 4.7 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Calibre-Web

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Linkwarden

Focus: bookmarks, read it later and web archive. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Adds iOS, Android and Chrome. Rated 4.7 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

linkding

Focus: bookmarks, read later and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.6 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Miniflux

Focus: rss reader, news and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Rated 4.6 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

MeTube

Focus: video download, audio and yt-dlp. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Shiori

Focus: bookmarks, read later and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit

Pinchflat

Focus: youtube, video archive and podcast. Shares open source and github with Calibre-Web. Rated 4.4 (Calibre-Web: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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