calibredb.el
nov-xwidget
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calibredb.el
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Is there an equivalent of calibredb for research papers?
I use calibredb to manage my ebooks (mainly epubs) and I'm quite happy with it. I was wondering if there was an emacs package that would do the same for research papers. Namely, allowing to
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baca: TUI ebook reader
On a side-note, I use nov.el is an epub reader for Emacs. Like a terminal, Emacs is used for viewing and working with text, but it has a GUI and therefore is not limited by having to emulate a teletype terminal. As a result nov.el offers variable-width fonts and inline-images. Also it integrates with a Calibre database via calibredb.el. But for me what matters most is that I can navigate, search and copy text with keybindings that I'm used to from Emacs, e.g. useful for finding and copying quotes. But there are even less Emacs users than there are people comfortable in a terminal, so I admit that's not for everyone.
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Is there anything that can replace Calibre?
That first part is also entirely achievable by simply making a new UI & reusing the rest.
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A new epub reader in Emacs: nov-xwidget.el
A somewhat relevant plug: for those not aware, calibredb (https://github.com/chenyanming/calibredb.el) from the same author is an excellent package if you use calibre for managing your books library.
nov-xwidget
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nov (ebook reader), problems with rendering
Thank you, seems like I'll have to get my hands dirty with elisp. By the way what do you think about a solution involving this plugin I found? It seems expand nov to support css which would (hopefully) fix these issues, but I can't really try it since I lack support for xwidgets.
- A new epub reader in Emacs: nov-xwidget.el
What are some alternatives?
Pwsh-env - Normal turtle's FAST WAY to pre-configure Powershell & Window-terminal
Calibre Web - :books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database
Zutilo - Zotero plugin providing some additional editing features
koodo-reader - A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web
zotero - Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources.
codex - Codex is a web based comic archive browser and reader
notcurses - blingful character graphics/TUI library. definitely not curses.
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.
pandoc - Universal markup converter