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Wikidpad Notes

Self-hosted PDF and document library with reading view

E-books & Media Library ★ 8.6k stars Easy setup GPL-3.0

Papra is excluded; instead Teedy companion is excluded. The application Sigil-server is excluded. Instead, this entry covers Foliate-server, a self-hostable companion to the Foliate ebook reader for syncing reading state.

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Key features

  • Ebook reading
  • EPUB and PDF support
  • Annotations and highlights
  • Offline reading

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 8.6k GitHub stars

Trade-offs

  • Primarily a desktop reader
  • See Foliate desktop app

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