WebToEpub vs calibre

WebToEpub

A simple Chrome (and Firefox) Extension that converts Web Novels (and other web pages) into an EPUB. (by dteviot)

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calibre

The official source code repository for the calibre ebook manager (by kovidgoyal)

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WebToEpub		calibre
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33	Mentions	862
622	Stars	18,384
-	Growth	-
9.2	Activity	9.9
5 days ago	Latest Commit	7 days ago
JavaScript	Language	Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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WebToEpub

Posts with mentions or reviews of WebToEpub. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-15.

Pdf/epub
1 project | /r/LightNovels | 30 Jun 2023

There is a Chrome extension called WebToEpub (I'm not sure if it will work with any sites).
Effective Rust
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Jun 2023

I use the WebToEpub browser extension, it's great:
https://github.com/dteviot/WebToEpub
Website Scraper
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 9 Apr 2023

A little off beat, but I also recommend the browser extension webtoepub: https://github.com/dteviot/WebToEpub
Completed OC/SI Superhero Fanfics?
1 project | /r/FanFiction | 2 Feb 2023

You can use WebToEpub to download it, but the browser-extension requires you to click onto "Table of Contents" first.
hello does anyone know how to download from web.archive.org
1 project | /r/HPSlashFic | 3 Jan 2023

GitHub link here: https://github.com/dteviot/WebToEpub but I think you can just search it up on their extensions page.
kobo/kindle functionally for web browsing
2 projects | /r/kobo | 9 Oct 2022
How to use webtoepub?
1 project | /r/ProgressionFantasy | 6 Oct 2022
E-readers and Royal Road
1 project | /r/litrpg | 29 Sep 2022

https://github.com/dteviot/WebToEpub is your friend then use something like Calibre to convert it to mobi
Convert to Epub/PDF
1 project | /r/LightNovels | 27 Jun 2022
Books/lite novels?
2 projects | /r/Piracy | 2 Jun 2022

To download, I usually use webtoepub, which is a browser extension to convert websites into ebooks.

calibre

Posts with mentions or reviews of calibre. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.

Calibre: Unlock the Data in Your Breath
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Jan 2024

Not to be confused with Calibre, the excellent ebook software by Kovid Goyal:
https://calibre-ebook.com/
A newbie with two questions
1 project | /r/kindlescribe | 10 Dec 2023
Kindle 2nd gen
1 project | /r/kindle | 9 Dec 2023
Send to Kindle
1 project | /r/kindle | 9 Dec 2023
Questions for “Unsupported” Kindle Users!
1 project | /r/kindle | 9 Dec 2023
Kindle can't find via USB transferred files?
1 project | /r/kindle | 9 Dec 2023
Need help editing epub in Sigil
1 project | /r/ebooks | 8 Dec 2023

Glad you were able to fix it, but what about trying Calibre? It is free and makes it easy to adjust things, add info, and change front covers.
Manga on Kindle?
2 projects | /r/kindle | 8 Dec 2023

Or using Calibre (pdf or azw3) https://calibre-ebook.com
kindle won’t show me books
1 project | /r/kindle | 6 Dec 2023
Ebooks
3 projects | /r/PleX | 6 Dec 2023

There are already some very good ebooks solutions out there so there's really no need. Calibre for the backend and database management, Calibre-Web for the front end, and Openbooks for content.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing WebToEpub and calibre you can also consider the following projects:

royalroad-downloader - https://royalroad.com book downloader

zotero - Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources.

lightnovel-crawler - Generate and download e-books from online sources.

tachiyomi - Free and open source manga reader for Android.

leech - Turn a story on certain websites into an ebook for convenient reading

Readarr - Book Manager and Automation (Sonarr for Ebooks)

Novel-Grabber - Novel-Grabber can download novels from pretty much any webnovel and lightnovel site.

Sigil - Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook editor

FanFicFare - FanFicFare is a tool for making eBooks from stories on fanfiction and other web sites.

Kavita - Kavita is a fast, feature rich, cross platform reading server. Built with the goal of being a full solution for all your reading needs. Setup your own server and share your reading collection with your friends and family.

book - The Rust Programming Language

remarkable-hacks - additional functionality via binary patching