bookbrowser

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BookBrowser

A easy-to-use tool to generate a web-based ePub and PDF ebook browser. All you need to do is download it into the folder with your ebooks, and run it. There is also a demo.

Features

• Multiple book formats
  • epub
  • pdf
• Search
• Advanced Search
  • Search any combination of fields
  • View all information in the results
• List view
• Responsive web interface
• Update notifications
• Browse by:
  • Author
  • Series (from calibre metadata)
• Sorted by:
  • Last added
  • Alphabetically
  • Series
• Web based reader
  • Custom fonts, colors, sizing, spacing
  • Remembers your position
  • And more
• Search
• And more
• Easy-to-use
• Fast
• No extra dependencies

Screenshots

Reader Screenshots

Desktop	Mobile

Advanced Search

System Requirements

The server works on all platforms.

The web interface works on IE 9+, Edge, Firefox 3+, Chrome, Safari 5.1+, Opera 17+, and Android browser 4.4+.

The web-based reader works on IE 10+, Edge, Firefox 28+, Chrome 21+, Safari 9+, Opera 17+, and Android browser 4.4+.

Usage

Run BookBrowser from the directory with the epub books. By default, you can access the web interface at http://localhost:8090.

You can also use the command line arguments below:

  -addr string
    	The address to bind to. (default ":8090")
  -bookdir string
    	The directory to get books from. This directory must exist. (default ".")
  -tempdir string
    	The directory to use for storing temporary files such as book cover thumbnails. This directory is create on start and deleted on exit. (default is a subdirectory in your system's temp directory)