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Kavita

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Lighting fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

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License model

  • FreemiumOpen Source

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Self-Hosted
4.4 / 5 Avg rating (5)
23likes
4comments
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  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Web-Based
  2.  Offline Reading
  3.  Dark Mode
  4.  File Hosting
  5.  Ad-free
  6.  No Tracking

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Kavita information

  • Developed by

    Unknown
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $0 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.4
  • Alternatives

    173 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

News & BooksFile SharingOffice & ProductivityEducation & Reference

GitHub repository

  •  7,770 Stars
  •  417 Forks
  •  139 Open Issues
  •   Updated May 9, 2025 
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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about Kavita, and it has gotten 23 likes

Kavita was added to AlternativeTo by Kalmarv on Nov 8, 2021 and this page was last updated Dec 13, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
KorakysKuro
Jan 10, 2024
0

a good alternative to Komga

Top Negative Comment
dkshsat
Jun 14, 2024
0

This is the most horrible app I've used in a while.

First impression was not good. I tried running it through the exe file, but nothing worked. (Solved by typing localhost:5000 directly into the web browser) Since this requires the server to work, a window for it is always present in the taskbar. This is not an elegant way to do things. The way to add book(s) to this app is also unintuitive. Adding a book requires the user to read the manual to get it right. The only way to add a book is by creating a library from the options. Why is the library creation function in Options? Why can't I just drag and drop a single book? Another strange thing is that the user can only read one book at a time. This is because the button is designed in such a way that it is impossible to open a new tab.

But... Here's what made me delete this app.

epub does not display subchapters properly. It only shows the top chapters. In such an unfortunate situation, the UI for navigating to specific pages should be easy to use, but this is weird. It looks like a scroll bar, but the moment I click on it, a popup appears asking if I want to go to a specific page. There's more: apparently the option is "scroll view", but this splits the page and requires clicking rather than scrolling for the next page. I confirmed with a number of books that the problems I experienced above are not limited to a few specific books. Overall, it makes reading epub books very uncomfortable.

Cora
Apr 11, 2023
0

Exactly what I was looking for! A way to organize my offline manga collection. The interface is super easy to learn, and the fact that I can store the manga locally and then just point it to the folder is great. Also, Kavita remembers the exact volume and page that you're on, which makes it super convenient to pick up from where you left off.

wanwel
Oct 31, 2022
0

It supports various formats, it is self-hosted, docker ready and its web interface and options are friendly.

What is Kavita?

Lighting fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic book readers, digital book reader, cartoon

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