Ebook Tools & Resources
Discover the tools to search, manage, read, convert and organize your digital library.
Essential Ebook Power Tools
Tesseract OCR
The world's premier open-source neural network optical character recognition engine.
Pandoc
The universal document converter: transforms markdown, papers, and files into publishing-grade ebooks.
Marker
State-of-the-art deep learning model that converts PDF and ebooks into clean Markdown and JSON.
Tesseract OCR5.5.4
tesseract-ocr/tesseract • Apache-2.0
The world's premier open-source neural network optical character recognition engine.
Pandoc3.13
jgm/pandoc • GPL-2.0
The universal document converter: transforms markdown, papers, and files into publishing-grade ebooks.
Markerv2.1.0
VikParuchuri/marker • Apache-2.0
State-of-the-art deep learning model that converts PDF and ebooks into clean Markdown and JSON.
OCRmyPDFv17.13.0
ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF • MPL-2.0
Adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, making them searchable and selectable.
Czkawka Duplicate Finder12.0.2
qarmin/czkawka • NOASSERTION
Extremely fast, memory-safe duplicate document and book finder written in Rust.
KOReaderv2026.07.1
koreader/koreader • AGPL-3.0
Versatile multi-platform document reader optimized for E-ink devices, Android, and tablets.
Calibrev9.18.0
kovidgoyal/calibre • GPL-3.0
The gold standard of digital library management, format conversion, and reader synchronization.
Readestv0.12.20
readest/readest • AGPL-3.0
Modern, blazing-fast, cross-platform e-book reader built with Tauri and modern typography.
Calibre-Web0.6.27
janeczku/calibre-web • GPL-3.0
Clean web interface to browse, read, and manage your Calibre ebook library from any device.
Audiobookshelfv2.37.2
advplyr/audiobookshelf • GPL-3.0
Self-hosted media and book streaming server with integrated EPUB reader and mobile apps.
Kavitav0.9.1.4
Kareadita/Kavita • GPL-3.0
Fast, feature-rich self-hosted digital library server for books, manga, and comics with OPDS-PS.
PyMuPDF2.1
pymupdf/PyMuPDF • AGPL-3.0
Ultra-fast Python bindings for MuPDF: high-fidelity rendering, text/table extraction, and OCR.
pdfplumberv0.11.10
jsvine/pdfplumber • MIT
Plumb a PDF for detailed information about each character, word, rectangle, line, and table.
pypdf7.0.0
py-pdf/pypdf • NOASSERTION
Pure-Python PDF manipulation library capable of splitting, merging, encrypting, and transforming PDFs.
Foliate3.3.0
johnfactotum/foliate • GPL-3.0
A simple and modern GTK eBook reader with OPDS catalog browsing and text-to-speech.
pdfminer.six20260107
pdfminer/pdfminer.six • MIT
Deep layout and typographic structure analysis tool for extracting exact text from PDFs.
Sigil2.8.5
Sigil-Ebook/Sigil • GPL-3.0
The definitive multi-platform WYSIWYG and code-level EPUB ebook editor.
Kindle Comic Converter (KCC)v12.1.5
ciromattia/kcc • ISC
Optimizes comic, manga, and graphic novel files into pristine MOBI/EPUB for Kindle and e-readers.
QPDFv12.4.2
qpdf/qpdf • Apache-2.0
Content-preserving PDF transformation system for linearization, compression, and repair.
pdf2docxv0.5.13
dothinking/pdf2docx • MIT
Converts PDF documents to editable Microsoft Word DOCX preserving complex layouts and tables.
Thorium Readerv3.5.1
edrlab/thorium-reader • BSD-3-Clause
Highly accessible, standards-compliant EPUB3 and PDF desktop reader developed by EDRLab.
EPUBCheckv5.4.0
w3c/epubcheck • BSD-3-Clause
Official W3C conformance checker and validator for EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 publications.
Internet Archive CLIv5.12.1
jjjake/internetarchive • AGPL-3.0
Official Python client and CLI for downloading, querying metadata, and researching Archive.org.
EbookLibv0.21
aerkalov/ebooklib • AGPL-3.0
The standard Python library for programmatic reading, writing, and manipulating EPUB2/EPUB3 files.
Standard Ebooks Tools4.1.0
standardebooks/tools • NOASSERTION
The publishing production toolset used by Standard Ebooks to craft professional typography.
Open Library Client & Cover Resolverv0.0.17
internetarchive/openlibrary-client • AGPL-3.0
Official client for querying Open Library's 30+ million book records and resolving high-res covers.
Gutendexv1.0.0
garethbjohnson/gutendex • MIT
High-speed JSON web API for discovering and querying 70,000+ Project Gutenberg ebooks.
EpubPressv1.0.0
haroldtreen/epub-press • GPL-3.0
Build clean, reader-ready EPUB and MOBI ebooks from webpages and online reading lists.
Gutenberg Text Scraper & CleanerPyPI-0.8.2
c-w/Gutenberg • Apache-2.0
Python library to download and strip license headers and boilerplate from Gutenberg texts.
isbnlibv3.10.14
xlcnd/isbnlib • NOASSERTION
Extract, validate, clean, hyphenate, and resolve book metadata from ISBN numbers.
EbookDownloaderv1.0.0
RythenGlyth/EbookDownloader • MIT
Scriptable multi-source crawler and downloader for public online books and serials.
Bookoscopev1.0.0
isaaclyman/bookoscope • NOASSERTION
Minimalist, beautiful cross-platform e-book reader and personal catalog viewer.
CalibreWeblibraryDownloader2.1.0
Knarkoffer/CalibreWeblibraryDownloader • MIT
Automated synchronization client and bulk downloader for self-hosted Calibre-Web instances.
All software listed in this directory is verified from official developer repositories. We strictly index legitimate open-access, format conversion, and library management software. No paywall circumvention, DRM cracking, or copyright-infringing tools are hosted or promoted.