KOReader
E-books & Media LibraryDocument and ebook reader for e-ink and mobile devices
Replaces Kindle, Pocketbook reader
Best Cross-Platform E-books & Media Library for self-hosting
The 26 best Cross-Platform e-books & media library you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Koodo Reader
E-books & Media LibraryCross-platform ebook reader with annotations and sync
Replaces Calibre, Apple Books
Calibre
E-books & Media LibraryPowerful ebook library manager with a built-in server
Replaces Kindle, Apple Books
Readest
E-books & Media LibraryCross-platform ebook reader with sync server
Replaces Kindle, Apple Books
Ebook2audiobook
E-books & Media LibraryConvert ebooks into narrated audiobooks locally
Replaces Audible, Speechify
DeDRM Tools
E-books & Media LibraryCalibre plugin suite for removing DRM from purchased ebooks
Replaces Adobe Digital Editions
Suwayomi-Server
E-books & Media LibrarySelf-hosted manga reader and downloader server
Replaces ComiXology
Sigil
E-books & Media LibraryMulti-platform EPUB ebook editor
Replaces Adobe InDesign EPUB export
Libation
E-books & Media LibraryAudiobook library manager and Audible backup tool
Replaces Audible app
PDF Arranger
E-books & Media LibraryDesktop tool to merge, split, and rearrange PDF pages
Replaces Adobe Acrobat, PDFsam
Librum
E-books & Media LibraryModern e-book reader with self-hostable sync
Replaces Kindle, Goodreads
13ft
E-books & Media LibraryBypass paywall by acting as GoogleBot
Replaces 12ft
Thorium Reader
E-books & Media LibraryOpen-source EPUB and audiobook reader for desktops
Replaces Adobe Digital Editions, Apple Books
Standard Ebooks Tools
E-books & Media LibraryToolset for producing and validating high-quality EPUBs
Replaces Commercial ebook production tools
mangadex-downloader
E-books & Media LibraryCommand-line downloader for MangaDex manga
Replaces Manual downloads
kepubify
E-books & Media LibraryFast EPUB to Kobo KEPUB converter in a single binary
ComicTagger
E-books & Media LibraryCross-platform metadata editor for comic archives
Replaces ComiXology
Koha
E-books & Media LibraryEnterprise-class ILS with modules for acquisitions, circulation,
Upvote RSS
E-books & Media LibraryGenerate rich RSS feeds from Reddit, Hacker News, Lemmy, Mbin
Tinyfeed
E-books & Media LibraryGenerate a static HTML page from a collection of feeds
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
KOHighlights
E-books & Media LibraryViewer and exporter for KOReader book highlights
Replaces Kindle Notebook export
Evergreen
E-books & Media LibraryHighly-scalable software for libraries that helps library patrons find
Readflow
E-books & Media LibraryTrack your Kobo reads on Anilist.co and Hardcover.app using
Petrolette
E-books & Media LibraryThe news reader that doesn't know you
Replaces Netvibes
Vore
E-books & Media LibrarySimple, multi-tenant feed reader
Ubooquity
E-books & Media LibraryFree to use, versatile, lightweight, multi-platform, and secure home
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOReader | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 30,304 |
| Koodo Reader | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 28,496 |
| Calibre | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 26,142 |
| Readest | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 25,162 |
| Ebook2audiobook | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 20,347 |
| DeDRM Tools | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 15,372 |
| Suwayomi-Server | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MPL-2.0 | 7,870 |
| Sigil | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 6,992 |
| Libation | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 6,314 |
| PDF Arranger | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 5,972 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: KOReader (30,304 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: 13ft (from 50 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 8 of 26 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 Cross-Platform within the e-books & media library category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.