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bookorbit

A self-hosted library and reading platform for ebooks, PDFs, audiobooks, and comics.

  • Browser
  • Self-hostable
  • Docker supported
Open websiteView on GitHub
Popularity
3.2k Stars
GitHub stars
Recent activity
8/25/2026
Updated in the last 30 days
License
AGPL-3.0
Strong copyleft

Why it matters

We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.

Last 90 days

Community activity

In the last 90 days there were 733 new issues and 166 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 50 issue authors and 30 PR contributors, with 8 releases.

Maintainer responsiveness

The 98-issue window sample had a 87% close rate, and the 100-pull-request sample had a 61% merge rate. Maintainer-comment observations covered only 15% of that issue sample, so response rate and first-response speed are not reported.

30 contributors in PR sample8 releasesPR merge rate 61% · 100 sampled in window

Key highlights

  • Built-in Web Readers: Ebooks (EPUB, KEPUB, MOBI, AZW3, AZW, FB2), PDFs, comics (CBZ, CBR, CB7), and audiobooks (M4B,
  • Three-Way Sync (Kobo + KOReader + BookOrbit): Progress and annotations flow bidirectionally between Kobo devices, KO
  • KOReader Plugin: An on-device catalog browser with search, download, and status and rating management, alongside ful

Quick start

How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.

Docker supportedSelf-hostable

Best for

  • Teams that want data on their own servers
  • People who prefer Docker deploys

Watch outs

  • 4 inferred from materials — review under Sources below

Sources

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  • Latest release

    Verified

    v2.7.0

    Source: GitHub API · latest_release=v2.7.0 · 8/25/2026

  • License

    Verified

    AGPL-3.0

    Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=AGPL-3.0 · 8/25/2026

  • One-liner

    Verified

    {"en":"A self-hosted library and reading platform for ebooks, PDFs, audiobooks, and comics.","zh":"BookOrbit 是一个功能极其完善的自托管数字图书馆平台。它不仅解决了电子书、有声书和漫画的统一管理问题，更通过创新的双向同步机制（Kobo/KOReader/Web），真正实现了跨设备阅读进度的无缝衔接。"}

    Source: heuristic_batch_publish · batch-publish-tools heuristic write · 8/24/2026

  • Platforms

    Inferred from materials

    browser

    Source: Project README · browser · 8/13/2026

  • Category hint

    Inferred from materials

    security

    Source: Project README · hint=security · 8/13/2026

  • supports docker

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: Repository file · dockerfile=true; compose=true · 8/25/2026

  • supports self host

    Inferred from materials

    Yes

    Source: Project README · matched self-host keywords · 8/13/2026

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