Komga
Media server for comics/mangas/BDs with API and OPDS support, a modern web interface for exploring your libraries, as well as a web reader.
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Still maintained? Yes: 414 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.29.2 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Kindle.
At a glance
Komga quick facts
- Health score
- 95/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 6,797
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.29.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Komga
Full rankings: Kindle alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Komga is a media server for your comics, mangas, BDs, magazines and eBooks."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Komga scores 95/100, #4 of 16 in Document Management - E-books: 414 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.29.2, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 6,797 stars add 15.3 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 4.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
414 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.29.2 released 2 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 15.3 / 20
6.8k 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
- 414
- Last 90 days
- 543
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #4 of 16 tools in Document Management - E-books by health , between Calibre Web Automated (#3) and Kapowarr (#5) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Java, Docker |
| Latest release | 1.29.2 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 6,797 |
| Open issues | 6 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | gotson/komga ↗ |
Komga vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Komga (Document Management - E-books), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiobookshelf | 97 | 15k | GPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| Kavita | 96 | 12k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Calibre Web Automated | 95 | 6.5k | GPL-3.0 | 21 days ago |
| Komga (this tool) | 95 | 6.8k | MIT | today |
| Calibre | 88 | 26k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Calibre Web | 87 | 18k | GPL-3.0 | 20 days ago |
Komga: common questions
What does Komga replace?
Repoly lists Komga as an open-source alternative to Kindle. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Komga stands against the others.
Is Komga still maintained?
Komga had 414 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 1.29.2, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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