Kavita
Cross-platform e-book/manga/comic/pdf server and web reader with user management, ratings and reviews, and metadata support.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 57% of tracked projects; popularity more than 81%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 12k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.9.1.4 · 2 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | .NET, Docker |
Is Kavita actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 368 commits, of which 70 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 23 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 56% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.9.1.4, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Kavita ranks #7 of 16 in Document Management - E-books, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Kavita actually does
Kavita is a self-hosted server designed for organising and reading digital literature, including e-books, comics, manga, and PDFs through a web interface. It includes built-in user management, rating systems, and metadata fetching to help you maintain a structured digital library. The application can be installed on various platforms and supports containerised deployments.
Best fit: It is well-suited for individuals with large collections of digital reading material who want a centralised, web-accessible reading platform with multiple user accounts.
Worth knowing: Depending on the size of your library and metadata requirements, initial scanning and indexing can consume significant server resources.
Deployment notes
You will typically need to configure persistent volumes for your library files and database storage, alongside a reverse proxy to handle HTTPS traffic.
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