kiwix-serve
kiwix-serve is an open-source, self-hosted app in the E-books category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in C++. It is a self-hosted alternative to Calibre Cloud. It has 972 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 18, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 972
- Forks
- 154
- Open issues
- 45
- Commits, last 12 months
- 53
- Last commit
- Oct 18, 2026
- Latest release
- 3.8.2Mar 2, 2026
- Created
- Oct 31, 2016
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 18, 2026, 53 commits in 12 months.
- Welcomes contributors6 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 18, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 53 |
| Latest release | 3.8.2 (Mar 2, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 3 |
| Releases, all time | 9 |
| Open issues | 45 |
| Open pull requests | 8 |
| Good first issues | 6 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Oct 31, 2016 |
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About kiwix-serve
HTTP daemon for serving wikis from ZIM files.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools.
Topics
- kiwix
- offline
- zim
- http
- daemon
- library
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Is kiwix-serve free and open source?
Yes. kiwix-serve is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run kiwix-serve with Docker?
kiwix-serve does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C++), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to kiwix-serve?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to kiwix-serve include Calibre, Calibre Web and Audiobookshelf. kiwix-serve itself is a self-hosted alternative to Calibre Cloud.
Is kiwix-serve actively maintained?
The most recent commit to kiwix-serve was on Oct 18, 2026 with 53 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 3.8.2, published Mar 2, 2026. It had 45 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.