Calibre-Web-Companion vs News
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Calibre-Web-Companion
Unofficial companion app for Calibre-Web and Calibre-Web Automated. Browse your book collection and manage your digital library on the go. Built with Flutter and Material You for a modern, intuitive and responsive experience. Available for Android, in 15 languages. Features: - Connect to your Calibre-Web (Automated) server, including reverse-proxy / SSO setups, custom HTTP headers and self-signed certificates. - Browse your whole library and discover books by author, series, publisher, rating, hot & trending, and more. - View rich details for every book, edit its metadata, and upload new covers. - Mark books as read or unread, archive them, and organize them into shelves. - Create, edit and browse Magic Shelves: dynamic, rule-based shelves (Calibre-Web Automated only). - Add books quickly by scanning their ISBN barcode. - Read books in the built-in eBook reader and sync your reading progress across devices via WebDAV. - Send books to your e-reader (Kindle/Kobo) via send2ereader or Calibre-Web's email function. - Download books into your collection with Shelfmark. This app does not support or encourage the piracy of copyrighted works; please only download content you are legally entitled to. - Upload books to your server, and sync your whole library or selected books for offline reading. - Make it yours: reorder or hide book actions and sections, choose a theme, enable e-ink mode, and adjust the text size. The app is in active development. You can open issues on GitHub for bugs, feedback and feature ideas. Credits: Calibre-Web, Calibre-Web Automated, Shelfmark, send2ereader, Flutter.
News
NOTE: This is NOT an official Nextcloud News client, but Nextcloud is fully supported Main Features: * Subscribe to your favorite RSS and Atom feeds * Sync with your personal Miniflux or Nextcloud server * Smooth and snappy user experience even on the older and cheaper devices * Built-in podcast fetcher which can be used with external players * Enhance your news feed with high-resolution preview images * Enjoy modern and minimalistic Material Design * Both light and dark themes are supported * This is an open source app which respects your privacy
| Feature | Calibre-Web-Companion | News |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesMedia PlayerVideo | NotesNewsMedia PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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