# bookorbit/bookorbit

BookOrbit: Your Reading Space

Repository: https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bookorbit
Homepage: https://bookorbit.app
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: library-management, audiobook-player, digital-library, docker, ebook-reader, metadata-management, nestjs, oidc-single-sign-on, opds, self-hosted, vue
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:57:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 8
- inputs: {"age_days": 117, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3261, forks 204 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:50.019822+00:00)

## What it is
BookOrbit is a self-hosted, Docker-native library and reading platform for ebooks, PDFs, comics, and audiobooks. It provides multi-user library management, metadata automation, built-in readers, Kobo/KOReader sync, OPDS catalogs, and reading analytics on infrastructure you control.

## Use cases
- self-host my ebook and audiobook library
- read epub and pdf books in the browser with progress sync
- sync reading progress with my Kobo or KOReader
- manage book metadata automatically from multiple providers
- share a multi-user digital library with per-user permissions and SSO
- serve an OPDS catalog to my reader apps
- track reading stats, streaks, and goals
- send books to my Kindle via email

## When to choose
- you want a private, self-hosted alternative to cloud book services with no subscription
- you need multi-user libraries with OIDC/SSO and granular permissions
- you read across devices (web, Kobo, KOReader) and want progress sync
- you want built-in readers for EPUB, PDF, comics, and audiobooks plus OPDS delivery

## When to avoid
- you only want a lightweight single-user ebook reader without server infrastructure
- you need DRM-protected store books rather than your own files
- you cannot run Docker on your host

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: self-hosted, http-server, search-engine, auth, data-visualization, file-upload, email
- domain: self-hosted, media, web-development, developer-tools, files
- platform: self-hosted, windows, cross-platform
- tags: ebook-reader, audiobook-player, library-management, opds, kobo-sync, koreader, metadata-management, oidc-sso, nestjs, vue, comics, send-to-kindle, reading-analytics, docker, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- bookorbit/bookorbit (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.019822+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:23:13.071123+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.019822+00:00, sha 1cd45c7cda6c)
  - homepage: https://bookorbit.app (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:00.424163+00:00, sha 2981b35ba0db)
  - site_page: https://bookorbit.app/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:00.435273+00:00, sha 60461412841d)
  - site_page: https://bookorbit.app/what-is-bookorbit (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:00.433242+00:00, sha 305aae0c2947)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.