Calibre Ebook Manager

The cluster focuses on Calibre, an open-source ebook management tool, with discussions about its features like library organization, format conversion, DRM removal, server modes, UI criticisms, and alternatives such as calibre-web.

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ipspam Sep 20, 2021 View on HN

Does calibre not get you most of the way there?

avinassh Apr 28, 2021 View on HN

What are the alternatives to Calibre?

0xdeadbeefbabe Nov 11, 2016 View on HN

Like Calibre too https://calibre-ebook.com/about

daneyh Apr 29, 2020 View on HN

Calibre for book library management. The UI stinks to high hell but apparently developer DGAF.Has so many great features and i'm not sure of any alternatives that gets even close what calibre can do.

mitthrowaway2 Feb 16, 2025 View on HN

Isn't that what Calibre is for?

rout39574 Dec 19, 2023 View on HN

What makes you want to replace Calibre?

lixtra Jul 14, 2018 View on HN

I usually use calibre for that.

sidmitra Jan 27, 2023 View on HN

There is calibre-web[1] which some might prefer.[1] https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web

McDyver Feb 15, 2025 View on HN

Calibre lets you manage your library, convert formats and there are plugins to remove DRM

radicalbyte Apr 2, 2014 View on HN

Calibre is a multi-platform alternative to Bibdesk, the UI is ugly but it's very usable.