Kavita
E-books & Media LibraryFast self-hosted digital library for all reading
Replaces Kindle, ComiXology
Best API E-books & Media Library for self-hosting
The 18 best API e-books & media library you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Open Library
E-books & Media LibraryOpen, editable catalog and library platform for books
Replaces Goodreads
Komga
E-books & Media LibraryMedia server for comics, manga and e-books
Replaces ComiXology, Kindle
Librum
E-books & Media LibraryModern e-book reader with self-hostable sync
Replaces Kindle, Goodreads
BookWyrm
E-books & Media LibraryFederated social reading and book review platform
Replaces Goodreads, StoryGraph
Stump
E-books & Media LibraryFast, low-resource comic and ebook media server
Replaces Kindle, ComiXology
Storyteller
E-books & Media LibrarySelf-hosted server that syncs ebooks with audiobooks
Replaces Audible, Kindle
LazyLibrarian
E-books & Media LibraryAutomated ebook and audiobook collection manager
Replaces Audible, Kindle
Mylar3
E-books & Media LibraryAutomated comic book downloader and library manager
Replaces ComiXology
BookLore
E-books & Media LibrarySelf-hosted web app for organizing and reading ebooks and PDFs
Replaces Kindle, Goodreads
ComicTagger
E-books & Media LibraryCross-platform metadata editor for comic archives
Replaces ComiXology
Komf
E-books & Media LibraryMetadata fetcher for Komga and Kavita libraries
Replaces Goodreads
Tranga
E-books & Media LibraryAutomated manga downloader for Komga and Kavita
Replaces ComiXology
EpubPress
E-books & Media LibraryConvert web articles into self-hosted ebooks
Replaces Pocket, Instapaper
Booksonic-Air
E-books & Media LibrarySelf-hosted audiobook streaming server with Subsonic API
Replaces Audible
Bragibooks
E-books & Media LibraryWeb app that organizes and tags audiobook files via Audible metadata
Manga-Tagger
E-books & Media LibraryAutomated metadata tagging tool for manga archives
Replaces ComiXology
MangAdventure
E-books & Media LibrarySelf-hosted manga reader and online manga catalog
Replaces Commercial manga sites
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavita | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 11,850 |
| Open Library | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 6,744 |
| Komga | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | MIT | 6,740 |
| Librum | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 5,316 |
| BookWyrm | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,795 |
| Stump | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 2,745 |
| Storyteller | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,500 |
| LazyLibrarian | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,500 |
| Mylar3 | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,460 |
| BookLore | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,285 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Kavita (11,850 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Stump (from 256 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 7 of 18 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the e-books & media library category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.