Managing, reading, and syncing a personal digital book collection across devices. It is catalogued under Digital libraries on PulseGate.

Who should use BookLore?

BookLore is an open-source project built for self-hosting readers and digital library owners.

Does BookLore have a free plan?

Yes — BookLore is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does BookLore run on?

BookLore runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is BookLore still maintained?

Unverified. BookLore has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

BookLore is developed by booklore-app.

Is BookLore open source?

Yes — BookLore is open source under the Open Source license.

Does BookLore have an API or integrations?

Yes — BookLore exposes a public API.

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BookLore

Name: BookLore
Author: booklore-app

github.comInfrastructure

BookLore is an open-source, self-hosted digital library for organizing ebooks, PDFs, and comics. It provides multi-user accounts, smart shelves, automatic metadata, BookDrop imports, Kobo and KOReader synchronization, OPDS support, and a built-in reader.

Open SourceWebSelf-hosted

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Overview

11 features

In the Digital libraries space, BookLore takes a focused approach. Managing, reading, and syncing a personal digital book collection across devices. It is built as an open-source project for self-hosting readers and digital library owners. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind BookLore is booklore-app. Key capabilities include smart shelves, metadata automation, and kobo sync. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Smart shelves
Metadata automation
Kobo sync
KOReader sync
BookDrop imports
OPDS support
Built-in reader
Multi-user accounts
EPUB support
PDF support
Comic support

Built with & integrations

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed28 Aug · 13:57 UTC
Booklore self-hosted digital library with kobosync verified via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)
Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open

Frequently asked questions about BookLore

What is BookLore?: Managing, reading, and syncing a personal digital book collection across devices. It is catalogued under Digital libraries on PulseGate.
Who should use BookLore?: BookLore is an open-source project built for self-hosting readers and digital library owners.
Does BookLore have a free plan?: Yes — BookLore is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does BookLore run on?: BookLore runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is BookLore still maintained?: Unverified. BookLore has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes BookLore?: BookLore is developed by booklore-app.
Is BookLore open source?: Yes — BookLore is open source under the Open Source license.
Does BookLore have an API or integrations?: Yes — BookLore exposes a public API.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: API · Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 28 Aug 2026
Built for: self-hosting readers and digital library owners
Model: Open source
Solves: Managing, reading, and syncing a personal digital book collection across devices.

Developer

booklore-app

Index record

Indexed: 28 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 28 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: booklore-self-hosted-digital-library-with-kobosync-github-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 28 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-b.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 28 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/booklore-app/booklore

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