Difference between revisions of "Calibre"

	An e-book management tool, including viewer, migration, and file conversion features among others.
Homepage:	http://calibre-ebook.com/
License:	GNU GPL v3
Platforms:	Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Input Formats:	EPUB, PDF
Output Formats:	EPUB, PDF
Function:	File Format Migration,Rendering
Content type:	Document,EBook

Latest revision as of 11:24, 9 June 2021

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Description[edit]

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[edit]

calibre runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Documentation and User Support[edit]

The webpage links to a user manual, available here. Their support also includes a list of Frequently Asked Questions, helpful tips and tricks in their blog, and a forum among other resources.

User Experiences[edit]

Macworld: Review

Dear Author Blog: Review

Softpedia: Review

Development Activity[edit]

Calibre Changes - http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kovid/calibre/trunk/changes

Developer Blog for Major Changes - http://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new

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+|formats_out=EPUB, PDF
+|function=File Format Migration, Rendering
+|content=Document, EBook
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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.
-<!-- Add one ore more categories to describe the function of the tool. Choose carefully, and view the list of existing categories first (see the Navigation sidebar on the left). The following are common category examples, remove those that don't apply -->
+=== Platform ===
-[[Category:Rendering]]
+calibre runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Linux.
-[[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.
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+== User Experiences ==
-[[Category:Document]]
+[http://www.macworld.com/article/1160425/calibre.html Macworld: Review]
-[[Category:eBook]]
-== Description ==
+[http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/calibre-the-ebook-readers-best-friend-part-1-of-2/ Dear Author Blog: Review]
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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:
-*Library Management
-*[http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#what-formats-does-app-support-conversion-to-from E-book conversion, supporting a large number of formats]
-*Syncing to e-book reader devices
-*Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form
-*Comprehensive e-book viewer
-*Content server for online access to your book collection
-*E-book editor for the major e-book formats
-== User Experiences ==
+[http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Calibre-Review-340940.shtml Softpedia: Review]
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 == Development Activity ==
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+'''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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