Bookworm is a focused desktop eBook reader that keeps library browsing and reading in one straightforward GTK application. It was originally developed with elementary OS in mind, but it can be used on other Linux desktops as well.
The program is deliberately less sprawling than applications such as Calibre. Its workflow is built around choosing a book from a visual collection and moving directly into a clean reading view, rather than exposing conversion, server and device-management facilities.
That simplicity remains Bookworm’s main attraction. It is best suited to readers who want a traditional desktop bookshelf and familiar reading controls without the extra machinery of a full eBook management environment.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Reads EPUB, MOBI, FB2 and PDF documents together with CBR and CBZ comic archives.
- Provides grid and list views for browsing the library.
- Lets users edit book metadata and filter the collection to find titles more quickly.
- Supports annotations with tags that can be used to organize and search notes.
- Offers bookmarks, full-screen reading and keyboard shortcuts for common library and reader actions.
- Provides light, sepia and dark reading profiles, with controls for adapting the presentation to different environments.
- Adjusts zoom, margins, line width, font sizing and related reading parameters.
- Supports a two-page reading view for displaying content side by side.
- Handles right-to-left reading for books that use that direction.
- Caches extracted eBook content so previously opened books can load more quickly on subsequent visits.
Website: babluboy.github.io/bookworm
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Developer: Siddhartha Das and many contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Bookwork is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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