# Casvt/Kapowarr

Kapowarr is a software to build and manage a comic book library, fitting in the *arr suite of software.

Repository: https://github.com/Casvt/Kapowarr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kapowarr
Homepage: https://casvt.github.io/Kapowarr/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: comic, comic-downloader, comicbook, comics, comics-downloader, comicvine-api
Last push: 2026-08-23T16:00:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 65, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1491, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 157, "gap_med": 71, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1054, forks 68 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.146163+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, web-scraping, file-system, workflow-automation, developer-tools
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, python, self-hosted
- tags: 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

## Member repositories
- Casvt/Kapowarr (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.146163+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 2026-08-30T06:58:43.897184+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Casvt/Kapowarr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.146163+00:00, sha 75140db3a337)
  - homepage: https://casvt.github.io/Kapowarr/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:00:34.811544+00:00, sha 8795e6c92bba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.