Issued is a personal comic library server that lets you host a digital comic collection on a home server, NAS, or desktop computer.
It scans CBZ and CBR files, keeps your existing folder structure, builds a browsable library, and makes comics available through its built-in web reader or any compatible OPDS client.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Hosts CBZ and CBR comic libraries from a local folder.
- Provides an OPDS catalog for reading comics in compatible mobile apps.
- Includes a built-in web reader for browsing and reading comics in a browser.
- Automatically detects newly added comics when monitoring is enabled.
- Generates thumbnail previews for comic covers.
- Supports recent additions, continue reading, and completed comic tracking.
- Can mark ongoing series and show issue totals and possible gaps.
- Lets users edit comic details, using ComicInfo.xml metadata where available.
- Offers Docker, Docker Compose, and standalone executable installation options.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/metalogico/issued
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Developer: metalogico
License: MIT License
Issued is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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