#calibre

Calibre has been updated with a “create your own adventure” game, powered by AI. You design a world, create a character and shape the story by your choices to the text (and images) the AI generates. Just what users of a *checks notes* /ebook manager/ will be clamouring for https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/calibre-ebook-app-ai-ficton-writing?v1 #openSource #calibre #ai

Oh for fuck's sake what is wrong with these people? " #Calibre 9.14 introduces more #AI features, including the ability to generate #book covers using AI with different cover styles such as #romance, #scifi, pulp #fiction, etc., as well as #Anthropic and #Grok backends for #Claude and Grok models..." I love Calibre and have used it for many years but what it needs is a UI facelift, not this. 🤦‍♂️ https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-14-open-source-e-book-manager-is-out-with-more-ai-features #genAI #AIslop #foss

#Calibre 9.12 Open-Source E-Book Manager Adds Option to Convert GIF Images to JPEG/WebP, Other Improvements https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-12-e-book-manager-adds-option-to-convert-gif-images-to-jpeg-webp #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

The app is #Calibre, by the way. I don't really use Calibre to read ebooks — for that purpose I use an iPad or nov-mode on Emacs, and have even read entire books on Steam Deck — but it is where I manage my ebook library and the grid view of covers is especially nice. Most of my ebook collection consists of liberated Kobo purchases, and I wrote a guide on how I did that with Calibre on Arch Linux.

#askfedi does anyone synchronize #calibre to #bookwyrm ? Not an initial bulk import, but like: whenever you push a book from calibre to the ebook reader, you mark it as start reading in bookwyrm. Or move it from some "yes I have it" to "want to read"/"carry it with me" shelf?

I found it this blog post commeting the functions and possible replacements for Calibre... Not very promissing. The best alternative today, is still at development and is a Mac Os app... (Citadel). https://anarc.at/software/desktop/calibre/ #Gnome #Calibre #Ebooks #EbookManager

Someone knows a program for #Gnome similar in functions to #Calibre but with #GTK and #LibAdwaita design? Please, boost for reach more people and, luckily, more suggestions.

How I self-host my ebooks and audiobooks Here's a dang overview of how I self-host my ebooks and audiobooks! Check it out if that's your jam. https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/07/21/how-i-self-host-my-ebooks-and-audiobooks/ #Bookstodon #eBooks #Calibre #SelfHosting

@ggrey@social.thelab.uno Oh, and I also have Calibre pinned to 8.15 to avoid the addition of AI. #NoAI #Calibre

Habe heute auf @gnulinux@social.anoxinon.de etwas zu Calibre veröffentlicht: https://gnulinux.ch/calibre-9-nuetzliche-funktionen #calibre #ebook #ereader #foss

My Supernote Nomad is an excellent offline e-ink note taking device. I want to have something similar for ebooks that's also privacy respecting. I wish there was a GrapheneOS device that had an eInk display, I'd use that with a FOSS eBook reader and Calibre. I like some of what Boox is putting out, but IDK how private it is. Any suggestions? #askfedi #privacy #boox #supernote #eink #grapheneos #android #ereader #calibre

Not gonna lie, reading this passage from @pluralistic@mamot.fr’s book #TheInternetCon on a jailbroken #Kindle (running #KOreader!) felt like a deliciously affirming act of resistance 💁🏻‍♀️ #KindleJailbreak #resist #BigTech #Calibre #SimpleUI

LT Anyone have suggestions for Mac compatible alternatives to #Calibre?

(Linux news in previous posts) FOSS NEWS Blender 5.1 Beta Enables Hardware Ray-Tracing by Default for AMD GPUs: https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-1-beta-enables-hardware-ray-tracing-by-default-for-amd-gpus Intel's Discontinued Open-Source OpenPGL Project Finds A New Home: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-OpenPGL-New-Home (Another project being picked up by the Linux Foundation, who would have guessed lol) Calibre 9.3 E-Book Manager Improves Support for the Hanvon N10 e-Reader: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-3-e-book-manager-improves-support-for-the-hanvon-n10-e-reader Helium Browser debuts experimental vertical tabs for improved user experience: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/helium-browser-debuts-experimental-vertical-tabs-for-improved-user-experience/ Transmission 4.1.1 BitTorrent Client Released with Bug Fixes and Improvements: https://9to5linux.com/transmission-4-1-1-bittorrent-client-released-with-bug-fixes-and-improvements BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/bleachbit-beta-cookie-manager-expert-mode LibreOffice 25.8.5 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 60 Bug Fixes: https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-25-8-5-is-now-available-for-download-with-more-than-60-bug-fixes Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/free-and-open-source-rts-0-a-d-release-28-boiorix-is-live/ Widelands, the open source Settlers-like, devs plan to ban all AI generated contributions: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/widelands-the-open-source-settlers-like-devs-plan-to-ban-all-ai-generated-contributions/ ollama 0.17 Released With Improved OpenClaw Onboarding: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ollama-0.17 OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger, will keep the AI agent open source: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/openai-hires-openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-will-keep-the-ai-agent-open-source/ Burner Todo progress report: Some custom styling is added to make it look nicer. I also found a way to compile the Python code into C (using Nuitka) to make it more performant, smaller in size. And the AppImage version is also done, except there are still some desktop integration issues, AppImageLaucher and other tools can't integrate it for some reason. Will figure out what's the issue. https://codeberg.org/fossery-tech/burner-todo (more FOSS news in comment) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Blender #Calibre #HeliumBrowser #Transmission #BitTorrent #Bleachbit #LibreOffice #Ollama #OpenClaw #BurnerTodo #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenPGL #Browser #OfficeSuite #Ebook #EbookReader #WebBrowser #Torrent #Gaming #Game #0AD #Widelands #FOSSGame #FOSSGaming #TodoApp #ContentCreation #Productivity #AIAgent #AgenticAI #FosseryTech

Several years ago, I started creating an archival library "time capsule" from RSS feeds with #Calibre. Each feed is converted into an ebooks. I have amassed over 250K ebooks from RSS feeds from news feeds, various blogs, etc. and it is an ongoing process and project. Although I read my favorite sources daily, I haven't come close to reading the vast majority of them but I feel it is my duty to do this for some reason, esp the news. I wonder what the legality of hosting them on the internet somewhere is. They come from public RSS feeds.

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread) ONLYOFFICE 9.3 makes document editing easier than ever: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released Shotcut 26.2 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Various Improvements: https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-2-open-source-video-editor-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes Calibre 9.4 Adds Reading Stats to the E-Book Viewer to Show Reading Progress: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-4-adds-reading-stats-to-the-e-book-viewer-to-show-reading-progress Ardour 9.1 fixes editor pane, adds MIDI note chase and duplication: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/ardour-9-1-fixes-editor-pane-adds-midi-note-chase-and-duplication/ Ardour 9.2 Open-Source DAW Released with MIDI Note Chasing and Duplication: https://9to5linux.com/ardour-9-2-open-source-daw-released-with-midi-note-chasing-and-duplication LibreOffice 26.2.1 Open-Source Office Suite Released with 65 Bug Fixes: https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-1-open-source-office-suite-released-with-65-bug-fixes Typhoon weather app clears up with Qt6 port: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/typhoon-weather-app-qt6-port SpaghettiKart the Mario Kart 64 fan-made PC port gets a big upgrade: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/spaghettikart-the-mario-kart-64-fan-made-pc-port-gets-a-big-upgrade/ Burner Todo progress report: Binaries are almost ready. AppImage already built, Flatpak is also mostly functional, except on KDE, the desktop entry has no icon for some reason, will have to figure out, why is that the case (a bit weird, it isn't the case on GNOME, only on KDE). (more FOSS news in comment) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #News #ONLYOFFICE #Shotcut #Calibre #Ardour #LibreOffice #Typhoon #SpaghettiKart #BurnerTodo #OfficeSuite #VideoEditor #DAW #ContentCreation #TodoApp #FOSSGame #OpenSourceGame #Ebook #EbookReader #WeatherApp #FosseryTech

While it is fun having the progress shown as 3500 / 13488 with The Complete Wheel of Time ebook, I wanted to enjoy the individual covers as well. Luckily Calibre with the epub-split plugin made that rather painless, just some metadata adjustments. Also kudos to TOR publishing for intentionally providing a DRM-free epub, making this possible (without having to remove it beforehand) #book #ebook #epub #Calibre #TheWheelOfTime #WheelOfTime #Pocketbook