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Kavita

A fast self-hosted reading server for ebooks, comics and PDFs.

Visit Kavita4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web, Cross-Platform

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What is Kavita?

Kavita is a free, open-source reading server you run at home. It organises your ebooks, comics, manga and PDFs into a clean library you can read in any web browser, with reading progress, collections, reading lists and multiple user accounts, so your whole library is one tap away.

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Pros: what Kavita does well

  • Reads ebooks, comics and PDFs in the browser
  • Keeps reading progress for each user
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs a server or Docker to run
  • Some extras need an optional paid add-on

Who Kavita is for

Readers with a big digital library who want it organised in one place.

Who can skip it

Anyone who reads only on a Kindle or similar store app.

Kavita alternatives

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

All Reading resources

Komga

Focus: comics and manga. Shares ebooks and self-hosted with Kavita. Rated 4.6 (Kavita: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Calibre-Web

Focus: calibre and reading. Shares ebooks and open source with Kavita. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Audiobookshelf

Focus: audiobooks, podcasts and media server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Kavita. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Kavita: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

Glance

Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares self-hosted and open source with Kavita. Rated 4.7 (Kavita: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Jellyfin

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

Web AppFreeCross-Platform
4.7Visit

Linkwarden

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

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Kavita

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

linkding

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

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Miniflux

Focus: rss reader and news. Shares self-hosted and open source with Kavita. Rated 4.6 (Kavita: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

MeTube

Focus: video download, audio and yt-dlp. Shares self-hosted and open source with Kavita. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Shiori

Focus: bookmarks, read later and pocket alternative. Shares self-hosted and open source with Kavita. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit

Pinchflat

Focus: youtube, video archive and podcast. Shares self-hosted and open source with Kavita. Rated 4.4 (Kavita: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Tube Archivist

Focus: youtube, archive and media server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Kavita. Rated 4.4 (Kavita: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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