Inkheart
Lightweight PDF library and reader.
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Still maintained? Yes: 18 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.4.0 (Aug 2026).
Also an alternative to Goodreads.
At a glance
Inkheart quick facts
- Health score
- 72/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 23
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.4.0, Aug 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to Inkheart
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Inkheart scores 72/100, #14 of 16 in Document Management - E-books: 18 commits in the last 90 days earn 21.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.4.0, 3 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 23 stars add 5.5 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 14.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitLab API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 21.0 / 35
18 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.4.0 released 3 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 5.5 / 20
23 stars on GitLab (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 18
- Last 90 days
- 46
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #14 of 16 tools in Document Management - E-books by health , between kiwix-serve (#13) and Atsumeru (#15) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | 1.4.0 · 3 months ago |
| Stars | 23 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | gitlab.com/Nystik/inkheart ↗ |
Inkheart vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Inkheart (Document Management - E-books), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavita | 96 | 12k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Calibre | 88 | 26k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| BookLogr | 87 | 637 | Apache-2.0 | 18 days ago |
| Calibre Web | 87 | 18k | GPL-3.0 | 20 days ago |
| Bookwyrm | 84 | 2.8k | ⊘ Proprietary | yesterday |
| Inkheart (this tool) | 72 | 23 | Apache-2.0 | 7 days ago |
Inkheart: common questions
What does Inkheart replace?
Repoly lists Inkheart as an open-source alternative to Goodreads. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Inkheart stands against the others.
Is Inkheart still maintained?
Inkheart had 18 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.4.0, is from 3 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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