# Grimmory

> Grimmory is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the e-books category. Library for ebooks, comics and audiobooks with a built-in reader, metadata lookup, multi-user support, OPDS, and Kobo/KOReader sync. It has 4,604 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/grimmory-tools/grimmory |
| Website | https://grimmory.org/ |
| GitHub stars | 4,604 |
| Forks | 354 |
| Open issues | 198 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Java |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Categories | E-books |
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,922 |
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Latest release | v3.5.0 (Sep 21, 2026) |
| Created | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: angular, azw3, cbr, cbz, comics, comics-reader, documents, ebooks, epub, java

## Install

Grimmory ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/grimmory-tools/grimmory for the image name and environment variables.

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