Kareadita/Kavita
Kavita is a fast, feature rich, cross platform reading server. Built with the goal of being a full solution for all your reading needs. Setup your own server and share your reading collection with your friends and family. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 84
- 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: 10.5
- age_days: 2090
- days_rel: 111
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
11565 stars · 655 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Kavita is a fast, cross-platform, self-hosted reading server for manga, comics, webtoons, and ebooks (EPUB, PDF, CBZ/CBR). It provides responsive web readers, rich metadata management, user management with role-based access, OPDS support, and library organization features.
Use cases
- self-host a manga and comic library server
- read EPUB and PDF books in the browser
- share a digital reading collection with friends and family
- serve comics to mobile devices via OPDS
- organize a large ebook and manga collection with metadata and filters
- run a webtoon reader with continuous scrolling mode
- manage multiple users with age restrictions on a reading server
When to choose
- you want a self-hosted alternative to Ubooquity or Calibre-web for comics, manga, and books
- you need a polished web-based reader for EPUB, PDF, and image-based formats
- you want multi-user support with permissions, OIDC, and OPDS feeds
- you need rich metadata, smart filters, reading lists, and theming
When to avoid
- you only need audiobook or music streaming (use Audiobookshelf or similar)
- you want a desktop-only reader without a server component
- you need Kavita+ features like scrobbling and external metadata without a paid subscription
Facets
application · maturity active
http-server search-engine pdf-viewer image-processing self-hosted media self-hosted web-development files pdf cross-platform windows self-hosted dotnet reading-server manga comics epub opds media-server ebook-reader webtoon digital-library metadata linux macos docker web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita · fetched 2026-08-28 · 424c05dabfeb
- homepage: http://www.kavitareader.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · f99adbae92e9
- site_page: https://wiki.kavitareader.com/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 208e31e86291
- site_page: https://www.kavitareader.com/docs/api · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7f09b64c90fb
- site_page: https://wiki.kavitareader.com/kavita+ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f42ab7b14aa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kareadita/Kavita | main | 94 |
For agents
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