Kapowarr
Build and manage a comic book library. Download, rename, move and convert issues of the volume to your liking.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 47% of tracked projects; popularity more than 36%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.1k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | V1.3.2 · 14 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Python |
Is Kapowarr actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 233 commits, of which 86 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 29 commits a month.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 91% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, V1.3.2, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Kapowarr ranks #8 of 16 in Document Management - E-books, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Kapowarr actually does
Kapowarr is a self-hosted tool designed to organise and manage digital comic book collections. It handles automated downloading, file renaming, moving, and conversion tasks for specific comic volumes.
Best fit: It suits comic enthusiasts who want to curate and automate their digital reading collections on a personal server.
Worth knowing: The project exhibits a slowing maintenance rate, which may affect long-term bug fixes and compatibility with external indexers or scrapers.
Deployment notes
As a Python application packaged for Docker, you will typically need to map persistent volumes for your downloaded media and library database, along with a reverse proxy if you require external HTTPS access.
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