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Librum

Modern e-book reader with self-hostable sync

E-books & Media Library ★ 5.3k stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

Librum is a modern e-book reader application with a clean interface and a self-hostable server for syncing a library across devices. It targets readers who want a private, synced reading setup. It is deployed via Docker.

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Key features

  • Modern cross-platform reader
  • Self-hostable sync server
  • Annotations and bookmarks
  • Free e-book sources

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Clean modern reader
  • Syncs across devices
  • Open source

Trade-offs

  • Self-hosting sync is newer
  • Smaller ecosystem

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