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Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released
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this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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I’ve heard Calibre Web has a better UI and experience. Can anyone weigh in on whether that is true? I’m mostly looking for a better way to manage my book library on KOReader (Kindle) than just putting things into 3 directories (reading, to read, read) and using syncthing to copy them to the equivalent folders on my device.
I haven't tried calibre-web, but has been on my long todo list for a while. If I'm not mistaken, it is not a better UI, it is a better UI for a web server, calibre's web server is... Well, barebones. So it is meant to replace it when you want to access the library mostly remotely. That's what I have understood, maybe I'm wrong so take it with a pinch of salt. The other comment had a link to an alternative open source free software library manager, might be worth checking it.
It has a significantly better UI than Calibre, no question. I only use it to manage my ebook library and send them to my various Kindle email addresses. I can't compare any more advanced features because I didn't use them in Calibre and I still don't in CW.