Kavita is on mobile and desktop

Summary

Lightning fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends.

Demo

We have a demo available at: https://demo.kavitareader.com

You can login with the following credentials:

Username: demouser
Password: Demouser64

Features

Homepage

Customize what's on your dashboard, bind smart filters, and reorder streams to get the layout you like

Browse your Manga, Comics and Books

Infinitely scroll through all your media in one place with quick access via the Jumpbar

Search

Full Text search to find files, bookmarks, reading lists, people, genres, series, etc

Metadata & Advanced Filtering

And/Or multiple filters for different metadata or features from Kavita to find exactly what you're looking for. Save that filter and bind it to your Side Nav or Dashboard.

Ratings and Reviews

Built-in ratings and reviews per Series, users can share their reviews within the Server. External Ratings and Reviews possible with Kavita+

Mixed Volume and Chapters

Chapters and volumes integrated next to each other, Chapters can group into Volumes based on filename

User & Library Management from anywhere

Rich User-based roles, authentication and library management right from the app

Built-in Image Reader

A responsive manga reader with impressive caching, never feel loading times when reading again. Supports webtoon and double page reading modes

Built-in Epub and PDF readers

Customize your reading experience by controlling font, spacing, margin, color theme, and taping on edges of screen to navigate pages. Supports column and dual column mode with by-line progress resume mechanism

Server and User Stats

See interesting stats for your whole server or you as an individual

Kavita+ Premium Features

Unlock External Reviews, Recommendations, Ratings, Scrobbling Support and more for your whole server with a Kavita+ Subscription (optional)

And More!

  • Extensive File support
    • Manga/Comics: ZIP, RAR, RAR5, CBR, CBZ, CB7, CBT, TAR.GZ, 7ZIP/7Z
    • Books: EPUB2, EPUB3, PDF
    • Raw Images: JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF
  • Manga/Comic Reader
    • Image Scaling to fit your device screen or override for what feels best to you
    • Image Splitting for those joined page spreads, don't scroll on your tablet, just split
    • Fullscreen Mode
    • Dual page reader mode with optional shadow to emulate reading a book
    • Reading Direction: Left/Right, Up/Down
    • Webtoon reader (scrolling) built in
    • Read across archives without closing the reader
  • Book Reader
    • Interactive reader - can interact with text, run javascript and streams pages to the UI
    • Dark mode persists between page load
    • Immersive mode, just you and the words
    • Fullscreen Mode
    • No scroll mode with virtual pages
    • Dark, Black or White themes to enjoy on OLED and e-Ink devices
    • Customize your reading experience with custom Font, Font Size, Margin, Reading Direction, Theme, etc
    • Table of Content just a click away
    • Remember line position and resume where you left off, no matter the device
  • PDF Reader
    • Dedicated PDF reader to give you the best experience for your PDFs
    • Offers light/dark mode and many customization options
  • User Management and Sharing
    • Create users and share your libraries with them
    • Grant users permissions to view libraries or see different mixed-media collections
    • Built-in ratings and review for each of your users
    • Age restriction for user accounts
  • Cross Platform with no dependencies - Everything in the box
  • Responsive and Fast! Built-in readers that fit to your device or use OPDS and interact with your favorite reader
  • Full text search to quickly find what you want to read
  • Group and Organize your files with collections, reading lists, series relationships, want to read lists, and more
  • Mixed media Libraries - Light Novels and Manga can be right next to each other
  • Fast and efficient library scans. Don't perform I/O if the underlying file hasn't changed.
  • Full metadata support and filtering ability
  • Send to Kindle or any email supported device for any user
  • Built-in Child accounts - limit age ratings and libraries accounts have access to
  • Folder watching capabilities - get changes without kicking off manual scans
  • Rich documentation
  • Full Localization support
  • Built-in Theme downloading and updating
  • Frequent updates with new features
  • Available on many devices and platforms including Paperback, Tachiyomi and CDisplayEx
Get Started with Kavita

Support

Wiki

Check out the FAQ, Install instructions or other guides on how to use Kavita

Discord

Join our Discord server for a chat or some support

GitHub Issues

Track bugs and features for the things that matter to you