KOReader
E-books & Media LibraryDocument and ebook reader for e-ink and mobile devices
Replaces Kindle, Pocketbook reader
Best Single-User E-books & Media Library for self-hosting
The 5 best Single-User e-books & media library you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
PDF Arranger
E-books & Media LibraryDesktop tool to merge, split, and rearrange PDF pages
Replaces Adobe Acrobat, PDFsam
Thorium Reader
E-books & Media LibraryOpen-source EPUB and audiobook reader for desktops
Replaces Adobe Digital Editions, Apple Books
Plato
E-books & Media LibraryDocument reader for Kobo e-readers
Replaces Kobo reader app, Kindle
COPS
E-books & Media LibraryCalibre OPDS and HTML PHP server
Replaces Kindle
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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 |
| PDF Arranger | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 5,972 |
| Thorium Reader | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 512 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 2,901 |
| Plato | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,715 |
| COPS | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-2.0 | 135 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: KOReader (30,304 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Plato (from 128 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 5 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Single-User within the e-books & media library category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.