Jelu
Read and to-read list book tracker.
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Still maintained? Yes: 42 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.88.2 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Miscellaneous: ChatGPT alternatives, DeepL alternatives.
At a glance
Jelu quick facts
- Health score
- 92/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 750
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.88.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "This app main purpose is to track what you have read, what you are reading and what you want to read."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Jelu scores 92/100, #24 of 77 in Miscellaneous: 42 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.88.2, 23 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 750 stars add 11.5 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 8.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
42 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.88.2 released 23 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 11.5 / 20
750 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
- 42
- Last 90 days
- 132
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #24 of 77 tools in Miscellaneous by health , between Warracker (#23) and Movary (#25) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Java, Docker |
| Latest release | v0.88.2 · 23 days ago |
| Stars | 750 |
| Open issues | 35 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | bayang/jelu ↗ |
Jelu vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Jelu (Miscellaneous), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| penpot | 99 | 62k | MPL-2.0 | today |
| Reactive Resume | 99 | 45k | MIT | today |
| Anubis | 98 | 24k | MIT | yesterday |
| Infisical Community Edition | 98 | 30k | MIT | today |
| Jelu (this tool) | 92 | 750 | MIT | 7 days ago |
| OpenReader | 91 | 550 | MIT | today |
Jelu: common questions
Is Jelu still maintained?
Jelu had 42 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, v0.88.2, is from 23 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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