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Kavita

A self-hosted library for comics, manga, and ebooks, read in any browser

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What it is

Kavita serves your collection of comics, manga, and books to any browser on your network. It is for readers with big digital libraries who want them sorted and readable everywhere. It tracks reading progress per user and supports OPDS for reader apps.

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Stars
11,896 GitHub stars.
11,896

Forks
683
Commits
3,452
Contributors
101
Language
C#
License
GPL-3.0
Last commit
Oct 16, 2026
On GitHub since
December 2020
First release
January 2021
Platforms
web, macOS, Windows, Linux, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Kindle
Tags
  • media-server
  • ebooks

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsKavita – Self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formatsNov 29, 2021 · 307 points · 86 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Humble continues keeping my Kavita server fed.”Jun 7, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsKavita ReaderApr 22, 2025 · 4 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsKavita: Free, Self-hosted and lightning fast eBook/comic/manga serverSep 27, 2021 · 3 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsKavita: Self Hosted Reading ServerMay 7, 2023 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Kavita Reader - Website "Lightning fast and privacy-friendly, Kavita is a self‑hosted digital library for EPUB, PDF, comics and manga — with built‑in readers…”May 1, 2026 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Forgot the Kavita link www.kavitareader.com”Feb 21, 2025 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“www.kavitareader.com is nice. I added my instance as OPDS source in KOReader and I think I'll never have to plug the cable into my Kobo to transfer books ever…”Oct 16, 2024 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsKavita is a fast, feature rich, cross platform reading serverDec 6, 2022 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Yesterday I added Kavita to my home server, an awesome modern reading server supporting comics, manga, and ebooks. Do recommend! Check out the repo give them…”May 10, 2023 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“i dropped calibre web and replaced it with kavita www.kavitareader.com *bc of oidc support”Aug 18, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)