# Kapowarr

> Kapowarr is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the e-books category. Build and manage a comic book library. Download, rename, move and convert issues of the volume to your liking. It has 1,089 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Casvt/Kapowarr |
| Website | https://casvt.github.io/Kapowarr/ |
| GitHub stars | 1,089 |
| Forks | 72 |
| Open issues | 32 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Python |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Categories | E-books |
| Commits, last 12 months | 220 |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Latest release | V1.3.2 (Sep 14, 2026) |
| Created | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: comic, comic-downloader, comicbook, comics, comics-downloader, comicvine-api

## Install

Kapowarr ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/Casvt/Kapowarr for the image name and environment variables.

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