# oguzhaninan/Buka

Buka is a modern software that helps you manage your ebook at ease.

Repository: https://github.com/oguzhaninan/Buka
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/buka
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ebook, book, reader, pdf, pdf-viewer, book-management
Last push: 2023-02-04T00:45:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3458, "days_push": 1307, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1117, forks 116 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:38.977109+00:00)

## What it is
Buka is a desktop ebook management application with a clean, straightforward interface for organizing and reading ebooks. It currently supports the PDF format with reading-focused configuration options.

## Use cases
- manage my ebook collection
- read pdf files on linux desktop
- organize pdf books in one app
- distraction-free pdf reader
- catalog my ebooks

## When to choose
- you want a simple dedicated desktop app to organize and read PDF ebooks on Linux
- you prefer snap, deb, rpm, or AppImage packaging

## When to avoid
- you need EPUB, MOBI, or other ebook formats beyond PDF
- you need a cross-platform app with active development and recent releases
- you need cloud sync or annotation features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: pdf-viewer, file-system, gui
- domain: files, pdf, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ebook-manager, ebook-reader, electron, pdf-reader, book-management, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- oguzhaninan/Buka (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.977109+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 2026-08-30T06:41:54.344976+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/oguzhaninan/Buka (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.977109+00:00, sha 6c2c18f996a3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.