Komga

A media server for comics, manga, magazines and PDF books.

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Reviewed version 023ec90

What it does

Komga is a self-hosted server for your digital comics and books. It scans your folders, organises series with covers and metadata, tracks reading per user, and lets you read in the browser or through apps over OPDS and the Komga API. It is light, stable and runs on small machines.

  • Comics, manga, magazines and PDFs
  • Multi-user with reading progress
  • OPDS and a documented API
  • Efficient on small servers

Great for: Collectors who want a tidy, fast comics and book server on modest hardware.

  • LicenceMIT
  • Where it runsYour computer (free)
  • Built withkotlin, typescript
  • Your dataStays in your own copy
  • Sourcegotson/komga

Ways to use it

Your AI helps you choose, based on what you need, and sets it up with you in plain words.

  • On my own computerFreeYour AI installs what it needs and explains each step. It works while your computer is on.

How people are using this project

Examples of what people ask their AI to do with Komga. Start from one, or just tell your AI and it will ask what you'd like.

Can I trust it?

  • MIT. Free to use, change and share, even commercially. Keep the original copyright notice.
  • Your data: stores personal data, on your own device or server. A SQLite database in /config; your files remain in your folders.
  • Other services: none required.
  • Reviewed version. Your AI always gets exactly the version we've checked.
  • Use strong passwords and HTTPS before opening it to the internet.
  • Respect copyright. Use it for books you own.

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