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|purpose=Ebook management tool, including viewer and migration support for a range of ebook formats
 
|image=library.png
 
|image=library.png
|purpose=An e-book management tool, including viewer, migration, and file conversion features among others.
 
 
|homepage=http://calibre-ebook.com/
 
|homepage=http://calibre-ebook.com/
|license=GNU GPL v3
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|license=open source
|platforms=Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
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|platforms=Windows, Linux, OS X
|formats_in=EPUB, PDF
 
|formats_out=EPUB, PDF
 
|function=File Format Migration, Rendering
 
|content=Document, EBook
 
 
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{{Infobox tool details
 
|ohloh_id=calibre
 
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== Description ==
 
calibre is a free and open source, primarily based in Python, and a cross-platform e-book library management application. The website boasts a number of features including: library management, e-book conversion, syncing to e-book reader devices, the ability to download news from the web and converting it into e-book form, a comprehensive e-book viewer, content server for online access to e-book collection, and an e-book editor for major e-book formats.
 
  
=== Platform ===
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calibre runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Linux.
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[[Category:Rendering]]
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[[Category:File Format Migration]]
  
=== Documentation and User Support ===
 
The webpage links to a user manual, available [http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/ here]. Their support also includes a list of [http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html Frequently Asked Questions], helpful tips and tricks in their [http://blog.calibre-ebook.com/ blog], and a [http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=166 forum] among other resources.
 
  
== User Experiences ==
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[http://www.macworld.com/article/1160425/calibre.html Macworld: Review]
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[[Category:Document]]
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[[Category:eBook]]
  
[http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/calibre-the-ebook-readers-best-friend-part-1-of-2/ Dear Author Blog: Review]
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== Description ==
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calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories:
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*Library Management
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*[http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#what-formats-does-app-support-conversion-to-from E-book conversion, supporting a large number of formats]
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*Syncing to e-book reader devices
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*Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form
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*Comprehensive e-book viewer
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*Content server for online access to your book collection
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*E-book editor for the major e-book formats
  
[http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Calibre-Review-340940.shtml Softpedia: Review]
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== User Experiences ==
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== Development Activity ==
 
== Development Activity ==
'''Calibre Changes''' - http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kovid/calibre/trunk/changes
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'''Developer Blog for Major Changes''' - http://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new
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|ohloh_id=calibre
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