evan-buss/openbooks
Search and Download eBooks observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
31/100
- Activity 18
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 2667
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 496
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2402 stars · 81 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OpenBooks is a self-hosted application for searching and downloading eBooks from the IRC Highway network, available as a web app (Go server with React frontend) or a CLI tool. It simplifies IRC/DCC-based book downloads behind a friendly interface and ships as a binary or Docker container.
Use cases
- search and download ebooks from irchighway
- self-host an ebook downloader with a web ui
- download books from irc without an irc client
- run an ebook search server in docker
- cli tool to fetch ebooks from irc highway
When to choose
- you want a simple web or CLI interface to IRC Highway ebook downloads
- you prefer a self-hosted Docker deployment with persistent book storage
- you want to avoid manually using an IRC client and DCC transfers
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose ebook library manager or metadata editor
- you want downloads from sources other than IRC Highway
- you need a hosted service with no self-hosting involved
Facets
application · maturity active
search-engine http-server cli web-scraping self-hosted files web-development windows self-hosted go browser ebooks irc irchighway dcc ebook-downloader react-spa command-line linux macos docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/evan-buss/openbooks · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2c7ab6083f26
- homepage: https://evan-buss.github.io/openbooks/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ed72823a078c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| evan-buss/openbooks | main | 31 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="evan-buss/openbooks")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem