Bindery
Folder-watching converter for e-books and comics. EPUB to Kobo KEPUB via kepubify, CBZ/CBR/PDF via Kindle Comic Converter, with per-device profiles, ComicInfo.xml naming, chapter-to-volume bundling and a web UI.
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Still maintained? Yes: 28 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v4.3.2 (Sep 2026).
Comparisons in Document Management - E-books: Goodreads alternatives, Kindle alternatives, Audible alternatives.
At a glance
Bindery quick facts
- Health score
- 85/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 65
- Last commit
- 2 months ago (Sep 2026)
- Latest release
- v4.3.2, Sep 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Drop e-books and comics into a folder and they come out ready for your e-reader."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Bindery scores 85/100, #10 of 16 in Document Management - E-books: 28 commits in the last 90 days earn 32.7 of 35 points, the latest release (v4.3.2, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 65 stars add 7.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 12.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 32.7 / 35
28 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v4.3.2 released 2 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 7.3 / 20
65 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 28
- Last 90 days
- 79
- Last 12 months
- 2 months ago
- Last push
Ranked #10 of 16 tools in Document Management - E-books by health , between MyMangaDB (#9) and Bookwyrm (#11) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v4.3.2 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 65 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | jarynclouatre/bindery ↗ |
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Bindery: common questions
Is Bindery still maintained?
Bindery had 28 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 months ago; the latest tagged release, v4.3.2, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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