Organize, store, and read your e-books
If you own an ebook (electronic book) reader, or just feel like reading ebooks on your desktop or netbook, Calibre will help keep them organized.
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Let's read!
Calibre is a library for eBooks. It has a big, bold interface that's really easy to use, and ebook files of most formats can just be dragged into the Calibre window. Editing the metadata (title, genre etc) is just a case of hitting the button on the tool bar, and typing in your changes. You can select multiple books and edit them in bulk too, for example if you want to regroup some books in a particular genre.
Simple to use
Viewing is also just a button click, and opens an ebook reader window. Here you can increase or decrease the font size to your comfort, add bookmarks and more. You can also set Calibre to download feed from news websites, although the layout results are sometimes a bit odd. There is also, of course, ebook reader synchronizing, so you can easily keep your device up to date.
Good tool for all book lovers
Free, open-source and easy to use, Calibre is a great e-book library tool and reader.
What People Are Saying
- The Good
People rely on calibre as the most complete free tool for managing large ebook libraries, praising its metadata editing, tagging and device syncing. Its format conversion and plugin support keep long time users loyal.
- The Bad
The most common complaint is a dated, cluttered interface that feels unintuitive to newcomers. Some users also dislike that it forces its own library folder structure, and a few report slowdowns or bugs with very large collections.
- The Bottom Line
Worth downloading for anyone managing a sizable ebook collection or converting files for an older reader, if you can accept an old fashioned interface.
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