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calibre

The one stop solution for all your e-book needs.·calibre-ebook.com

calibre is a free and open-source e-book management application that lets users organize, edit, and convert e-books across almost every format and device. It includes a built-in e-book viewer, editor for EPUB and Kindle formats, metadata downloader/editor, and a content server for sharing libraries. It can also fetch news and magazine content from RSS feeds and popular news sources and deliver it to e-reader devices.

What it's for

Managing and organizing an e-book collectionConverting e-books between dozens of file formatsTransferring e-books to e-reader devices wirelessly or via cableDownloading and editing e-book metadataReading e-books with a built-in viewerEditing EPUB and Kindle e-book filesDownloading news and magazines from RSS feeds and popular news sourcesSharing and backing up an e-book library via a built-in web serverCreating e-books from personal documents

Features 16

Advanced search and sorting by tags, authors, comments
Automatic detection of best file format for target device
Automatic style helpers and scripts for generating book structure
Backup and import/export features for library portability
Built-in Content server to host and access library remotely
Built-in e-book editor for EPUB and Kindle formats
Built-in e-book viewer supporting major e-book formats
Conversion between dozens of e-book file formats
Creation of e-books from personal documents
E-book library management with cover/title/tag/author browsing views
Metadata download, editing, and creation for e-books
News and magazine download from RSS feeds and named news sources
Plugin explorer for installing community-built plugins
Portable use via USB stick
Table of contents, highlighting, bookmarks, CSS, read aloud, reference mode in viewer
Wireless or cabled transfer of e-books to devices

At a glance

free tieropen source

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsWindows, Linux

LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, French, Galician, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian

Forcasual users, computer experts, book lovers

Integrations

Goodreads

Resources

Changelog

Pricing

calibre is completely free and open source; the site accepts optional voluntary donations (e.g. $5, $10, $15, $25, $50, $100 USD or equivalent INR) via PayPal to support development, not a paid product tier.