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1. koodo-reader

   1 1 17,078 - JavaScript

   Discontinued A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web [Moved to: https://github.com/koodo-reader/koodo-reader] (by troyeguo)

   

   I used to always install Foliate when I installed a new linux distro though it only opens epub and not pdf's. The default on linux is Evince for Pdf.

   Koodo is the way to go

   However, more recently I have been using "Koodo" reader and library for both epub and pdf

   It has a great visual library too. I only use Koodo now.

   https://github.com/troyeguo/koodo-reader

   http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/koodo-reader-bin

2. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

3. mupdf

   2 29 57 8.8 C

   mirrored from git://git.ghostscript.com/mupdf.git (by ccxvii)

   

   Sioyek uses the MuPDF engine, which supports EPUB: https://mupdf.com/

4. Alexandria

   3 4 2,326 6.8 TypeScript

   A minimalistic cross-platform eBook reader built with Tauri, Epub.js, and Typescript

   

   There's [url=https://github.com/btpf/Alexandria]Alexandria[/url], which was inspired by Foliate and supports Windows and MacOS.

5. colibri

   4 9 195 9.0 TypeScript

   Colibri is a simple web application to manage, read and download your ebooks.

   

   I'm actually working on something like this:

   https://github.com/project-kiosk/kiosk/tree/v3

   I'm still deep in the trenches, though. That project is like my personal zen garden of deadline-free software development, so don't expect a release soon. Happy if someone would be interested in contributing, though :)

6. Kavita

   5 211 8,156 9.6 C#

   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.

   

   I think Calibre advocates forgot what it's like to setup it for the first time and what a messy ugly process it is for new timers. A containerized version needs VNC access to set it up and perform GUI un-intuitive interface UI actions https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-calibre/#applicati...

   I've used https://www.kavitareader.com/ but it's not perfect either, this space could be "disrupted" by a Plex like product with opensource + licensed offerings but the target market is pretty small I think.

7. foliate

   6 13 7,254 8.4 JavaScript

   Read e-books in style

   

   I have been testing this for 15 minutes.

   - enforces two page layout. I don't see how to fix it. advice does not fix it: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/discussions/1166

   - can't open all pdf that other viewers can.

8. foliate-js

   7 3 674 7.9 JavaScript

   Render e-books in the browser

   

   Foliate is really good with the security aspects of rendering ebooks. See the author's foliate-js library project (https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate-js?tab=readme-ov-fil...).

   I've recently written an article about the dangers of ebooks. Maybe it's of interest to some:

9. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

10. web

    8 338 259 9.7 PHP

    The source code for the Standard Ebooks website. (by standardebooks)

    

    > the experience for managing any content bought/downloaded from outside Amazon is almost unusable

    Not at all.

    I buy EPUBs from all kinds of vendors, across multiple languages. I also have many downloaded from Standard Ebooks [0].

    All EPUB works fine, and provides great experience- as long as a file does not contain one of the following- custom page illustrations, syntax highlighted code, graphs, charts, maps, math equations, color comicstrip etc.

    Just use PDF in tablet or laptop for arxiv papers, math/programming books, etc.

    Use Kindle for recreational reading- like novels, poetry, essays, etc. I am a huge fan of reading since basically learning to read. And I love Kindle! Am a user for last ~10 years.

    [0]: https://standardebooks.org

11. koreader

    9 408 22,058 9.8 Lua

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices

    

12. koodo-reader

    10 15 22,740 9.8 JavaScript

    A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web

    

    https://github.com/koodo-reader/koodo-reader/commits/master/

    I'm really not confortable with projects that treat the Git history as junk, to the point I'd rather avoid that software. I daily use the e-reader Koreader, and sometimes Plato, and their source code and Git history are clear and documented (though I think Koreader's choice of Lua is poorly suited to the task). I could patch Koreader to my taste and send pull requests.

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