#ebookmanager — Public Fediverse posts

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

(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

Firefox’s free VPN is getting the one feature it was missing:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-free-vpn-select-server

March in Servo: keyboard navigation, better debugging, FreeBSD support, and more!:
https://servo.org/blog/2026/04/30/march-in-servo/

Mobile Linux browser Kumo receives support for the Servo engine (in addition to WebKit):
https://github.com/catacombing/kumo/releases/tag/v1.7.0
(Not sure how it can be set to use Servo though, I don't see any setting for it in the app)
(But finally, an actively maintained browser with Servo support (even if only for the niche mobile Linux, it doesn't work on desktop), after Verso being basically dead)

Dillo 3.3 brings dilloc CLI utility, page actions, FLTK 1.4 support, and fixed OAuth login:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/dillo-3-3-brings-dilloc-cli-utility-page-actions-fltk-1-4-support-and-fixed-oauth-login/

7-Zip 26.01 Now Allows Making Use Of Huge Pages On Linux For Faster Compression:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/7-Zip-26.01

Calibre 9.8 E-Book Manager Improves Content Server, Native TTS Engine, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-8-e-book-manager-improves-the-content-server-native-tts-engine-and-more

LibreOffice 26.2.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-3-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-40-bug-fixes

Kdenlive 26.04 Video Editor Brings Monitor Mirroring, Animated Previews:
https://9to5linux.com/kdenlive-26-04-video-editor-brings-monitor-mirroring-animated-previews

Shotcut 26.4 Video Editor Adds Vulkan GPU Support to Speech to Text on Linux:
https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-4-video-editor-adds-vulkan-gpu-to-speech-to-text-on-linux

Wireshark 4.6.5 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities and Updates Protocol Support:
https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-5-fixes-multiple-vulnerabilities-and-updates-protocol-support

Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/blender-change-the-anthropic-ai-funding-deal-with-discussions-planned-for-ai-policies/

Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 gets even easier to use:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nintendo-64-emulator-gopher64-gets-even-easier-to-use/

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Firefox #VPN #Servo #Kumo #Dillo #7Zip #Calibre #LibreOffice #Kdenlive #Shotcut #Wireshark #Blender #Nintendo64 #gopher64 #Browser #WebBrowser #Ebook #EbookManager #OfficeSuite #VideoEditor #ContentCreation #Networking #Nintendo #NintendoEmulator #Animation #FosseryTech

Calibre 9.8 update adds local AI support and practical fixes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/calibre-9-8-update/

Calibre 9.7 improves annotations browsing, e-book gestures, and fixes Linux MTP crash

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/calibre-9-7-ebook-manager-update/

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Krita 5.3.0 (and 6.0) Released with Wayland Color Management Support, Fully Revamped Text Handling, etc.:
https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.0-released/
https://9to5linux.com/krita-6-0-digital-painting-app-released-with-wayland-color-management-support
(Having the ability to write text directly on the canvas is great, I've been waiting for this a long time, I found it quite annoying with my auto-tiling setup that a separate text window popped next to the main window, and I couldn't see the full canvas.)

GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates:
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-2-released-with-various-improvements-and-ui-ux-updates

LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-2-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-80-bug-fixes

Calibre 9.6 Adds New Card-Based View of Full-Text Search Results with Book Covers:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-6-adds-new-card-based-view-of-full-text-search-results-with-book-covers
(I recently downloaded Calibre to read an ebook for a university assignment, I really like its customizability, that I can set text width, number of columns, panels to show, etc. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's bundled with a full-blown ebook manager and ebook editor, while all I need is just a simple ebook reader, idk why it has to pull all that extra stuff if I download the reader (at least on Debian))

AMD Introduces GAIA Agent UI For Privacy-First Web App For Local AI Agents:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-0.17-Agent-UI

FreeCAD 1.1 Released with Improved Wayland Support, New Tools, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/freecad-1-1-released-with-improved-wayland-support-new-tools-and-more

Mixxx 2.5.6 Open-Source DJ App Improves Controller Mapping Support and Effects:
https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-6-open-source-dj-app-improves-controller-mapping-support-and-effects

Swift 6.3 introduces the first official Android SDK and improved C interoperability:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/swift-6-3-introduces-the-first-official-android-sdk-and-improved-c-interoperability/

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #News #Krita #GIMP #LibreOffice #AgenticAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Calibre #FreeCAD #Mixxx #Swift #ContentCreation #Graphics #OfficeSuite #Ebook #EbookManager #Programming #Development #CAD #Design #FosseryTech

Calibre 9.6 update makes search better and fixes some annoying bugs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/calibre-9-6/

Calibre 9.0 arrives with a bookshelf view, smarter editing, and better Linux scrolling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/calibre-9-0/

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Kdenlive 25.08 released with redesigned sound control board, additional image sizing options in Titler, new Timecode widget, handle to rotate an item (using the Transform effect) directly on the monitor, support for 10-bit H.265 encoding on NVIDIA GPUs, etc.:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/kdenlive-2508-rleased-10-bit-encoding-support

Shotcut 25.08 released with various bug fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-25.08-Released

FFmpeg 8.0 "Huffman" released with AV1 Vulkan encoder, VVC VA-API decoding, TLS peer certificate verification enabled by default, VP9 Vulkan and ProRes RAW Vulkan hardware-acceleration, VVC (Versatile Video Coding) support for Matroska (MKV), new filters, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/ffmpeg-8-0-huffman-released-with-av1-vulkan-encoder-vvc-va-api-decoding

LibreOffice 25.8 released with PDF 2.0 support, performance improvements, support for importing encrypted hybrid PDFs, PDF documents signed on export are compatible with Adobe Reader, GUI improvements, additional formatting options, etc.:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/libreoffice-25-8-released-pdf-2-performance-boost

LibreOffice gets new Stable Diffusion extension for AI image generation:
https://news.itsfoss.com/libreoffice-ai-integration/

Calibre 8.9 released with support for embedded fonts in HTMLZ output, color swatch in the results list of the Annotations browser to make seeing the type of highlight easier, ability to display the cover of the target book when merging books via drag and drop, sub-menu to the right-click menu of the Fetch news button that shows recently downloaded news sources, support for filtering available plugins by category in the Plugin installation window, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-9-e-book-manager-adds-support-for-embedded-fonts-to-htmlz-output

(more FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #Kdenlive #Kdenlive25 #Shotcut #VideoEditor #VideoEditing #ContentCreation #FFmpeg #Multimedia #LibreOffice #OfficeSuite #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #stable_diffusion #StableDiffusion #ImageGenerator #Calibre #Ebook #EbookReader #EbookManager #FosseryTech

#Calibre 7.23.0 has been released (#Ebook / #EbookManager / #EbookReader) https://calibre-ebook.com/

Calibre 5.31 Ebook Manager Adds Support the New Kindle Paperwhite 2021

https://9to5linux.com/calibre-5-31-ebook-manager-adds-support-the-new-kindle-paperwhite-2021

#Calibre #ebookreader #ebookmanager #ebookorganizer

Calibre 5.0 Ebook Manager Released with Text Highlighting Support, Dark Mode

https://9to5linux.com/calibre-5-0-ebook-manager-released-with-text-highlighting-support-dark-mode

#Calibre #ebookreader #ebookmanager #ebookorganizer

Calibre 4.21 E-book Manager Released with Support for Kobo Nia, Improvements

https://9to5linux.com/calibre-4-21-e-book-manager-released-with-support-for-kobo-nia-improvements

#Calibre #ebookreader #ebookmanager #ebookorganizer #KoboNia