Casvt/Kapowarr
Kapowarr is a software to build and manage a comic book library, fitting in the *arr suite of software. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 65
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 71
- age_days: 1491
- days_rel: 157
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1054 stars · 68 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Kapowarr is a self-hosted web application for building and managing a digital comic book library, designed to fit into the *arr suite of media management software. It automates downloading, renaming, moving, and converting comic issues (including TPBs, One Shots, and Hard Covers) while providing a familiar web UI for library management.
Use cases
- build and manage a digital comic book library
- automatically download comic volumes with one click
- rename and organize comic files into a folder structure
- convert and extract comic archive files like CBZ and CBR
- import an existing comic library into a management tool
- self-host a comic manager alongside other *arr apps
- search and download comics using DDL, Pixeldrain, or Mega
- manage comic metadata using the ComicVine API
When to choose
- you want an automated, self-hosted comic library manager in the style of the *arr suite
- you need to download, rename, move, and convert comic issues automatically
- you want to import and organize an existing comic collection
- you prefer a web UI for managing volumes and issues
- you want Docker deployment and cross-platform support
When to avoid
- you need an e-book or manga reader rather than a comic library manager
- you want a lightweight CLI tool instead of a full web application
- you need a comic reader app for viewing comics rather than managing a library
- you require strict legal compliance for content sources, as it supports DDL and file-hosting downloads
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework web-scraping file-system workflow-automation developer-tools media self-hosted web-development cross-platform python self-hosted comics comic-library media-management arr-suite comicvine comic-downloader library-management file-renaming file-conversion ddl-downloader mega-downloader pixeldrain cbz cbr tpb one-shot hardcover monitored-search manual-search library-import archive-extraction web-ui docker-deployment python-app gpl-3.0 self-hosted-media comic-book-manager issue-management volume-management automated-downloads automation docker web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Casvt/Kapowarr · fetched 2026-08-28 · 75140db3a337
- homepage: https://casvt.github.io/Kapowarr/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8795e6c92bba
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Casvt/Kapowarr | main | 87 |
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