EbookFoundation/free-science-books resource
Inspired by free-programming-books, here's free-science-books observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
54/100
- Activity 49
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4016
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 307
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2240 stars · 308 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A collaboratively maintained curated list of links to free science books, inspired by the free-programming-books project and run by the Free Ebook Foundation. It is a community-driven index available in many languages, updated via pull requests.
Use cases
- find free science textbooks online
- curated list of open-access science books
- where to download free science ebooks legally
- free physics chemistry biology books list
- multilingual list of free science reading material
- recommend free science books for students
When to choose
- you want a human-curated, community-reviewed index of free science books
- you need books in multiple languages
- you want to contribute additions via pull requests
When to avoid
- you need a searchable database or API rather than a static markdown list
- you need programming or technical books specifically (use free-programming-books)
- you need the actual book files hosted rather than links
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation education awesome-lists free-books curated-list science ebooks open-access web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-science-books · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9366f74030f5
- homepage: https://ebookfoundation.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 202163c6b650
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| EbookFoundation/free-science-books | main | 54 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="EbookFoundation/free-science-books")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem