More posts about “Calibre”

Linux App Release Roundup (October 2025)

Read on for a recap of smaller Linux app releases in October 2025, including updates to BleachBit, Bazaar, Calibre, DigiKam, Resources and more!

2 November 2025
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre 8.6.0 Delivers a Dramatic Database Speed Boost

A sizeable database performance boost is available in the latest release of open source ebook manager, view and converter Calibre, plus plenty of bug fixes.

11 July 2025
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre Ebook Manager Improves Support for Kobo E-Readers

A new version of Calibre, the Swiss-army knife for e-book management is out, and it brings some notable new features for e-bookworms to dig into. Calibre 8.0.1 boasts improved support for Kobo e-readers, with Calibre […]

21 March 2025
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Bah Hum-bugfix – it’s the Christmas Update to Calibre!

In deep mid-winter nothing beats curling up with a good book, in-front of a roaring fire – the crackle of all the unwanted Christmas tat your nearest and dearest bought you chars, melts, and burns […]

21 December 2024
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre 7.22: Better eReader Support, New Restart Option

Calibre 7.22 is out — and yes, I’m making extra special effort to not mangle the version number this release as I always seem to insert an extra period in the string whenever I cover […]

29 November 2024
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre 7.21 Brings Read Aloud Fixes, New Audio Overlay

Calibre ebook manager, converter, and reader is out with a new update, and it adds an enticing sounding new feature. For a while now Calibre has offered a ‘read aloud’ feature that does exactly what […]

8 November 2024
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre eBook Manager Intros New PDF Conversion Engine

Open source ebook manager Calibre has a new release out. Calibre 7.20 ships with a brand new PDF input engine (used to convert PDF files into other ebook formats, such as EPUB or MOBI). It’s […]

22 October 2024
Nautilus file manager windows side by side, one does not render ebook thumbnails, the other does.

How to Display eBook Thumbnails in Nautilus (Quick Tip)

I recently rediscovered my Amazon Kindle (a geriatric model from 2012, nothing fancy) and figured, as it still works, I’ll use it, and set about downloading freely available1 EPUBs of classic (and not-so-classic – I’m […]

19 July 2024
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre eBook App Now Supports Audio ePubs & Custom Notes

If Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, was a book itself it’d surely be a perennial bestseller, thanks to an exhaustive, multi-faceted feature set. And in the latest Calibre 7 release, the feature set expands […]

7 December 2023
calibre 5.0 ebook highlighting

Calibre 5 Released with eBook Highlighting, Switches to Python 3

Calibre, the popular eBook manager, editor, and reader recently gained some new features. We look at what's new in Calibre 5.0.1 and show you how to get it.

27 September 2020

Calibre Sees First Major Release in 2 Years, Adds ‘Distraction Free’ Ebook Viewer

A new version of Calibre, the open source ebook manager (and then some), is now available to download for Windows, macOS and Linux.

6 October 2019

Best eBook Reader Apps for Ubuntu & Linux Mint

We look at the best ebook reader apps for Ubuntu & Linux desktops, ranging from the Calibre ebook reader to GNOME epub reader Bookworm and Easy Ebook Viewer.

25 July 2017