Kavita
Cross-platform e-book/manga/comic/pdf server and web reader with user management, ratings and reviews, and metadata support.
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Still maintained? Yes: 95 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.9.1.4 (Sep 2026).
Also an alternative to Goodreads and Kindle.
At a glance
Kavita quick facts
- Health score
- 96/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 11,972
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.9.1.4, Sep 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Kavita
Full rankings: Goodreads alternatives, Kindle alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Kavita is a fast, feature rich, cross-platform reading server. Built with a focus for being a full solution for all your reading needs. Set up your own server and share your reading collection with your friends and family!"
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Kavita scores 96/100, #2 of 16 in Document Management - E-books: 95 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.9.1.4, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 11,972 stars add 16.3 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 3.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
95 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.9.1.4 released 2 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 16.3 / 20
12k 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
- 95
- Last 90 days
- 386
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #2 of 16 tools in Document Management - E-books by health , between Audiobookshelf (#1) and Calibre Web Automated (#3) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | .NET, Docker |
| Latest release | v0.9.1.4 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 11,972 |
| Open issues | 146 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | Kareadita/Kavita ↗ |
Kavita vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Kavita (Document Management - E-books), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavita (this tool) | 96 | 12k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Komga | 95 | 6.8k | MIT | today |
| 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 |
Kavita: common questions
What does Kavita replace?
Repoly lists Kavita as an open-source alternative to Goodreads and Kindle. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Kavita stands against the others.
Is Kavita still maintained?
Kavita had 95 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v0.9.1.4, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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