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I've been using Calibre on all my devices for years and have hundreds of books annotated. Why would I switch to Foliate?
by INeedMoreRam 4y ago
I've been using Calibre on all my devices for years and have hundreds of books annotated.
Why would I switch to Foliate?
- forgotpwd16 4y agoCalibre is an e-book management and viewer and editor app with numerous features. Foliate is a minimal (design-wise) viewer with an elementary library. If Calibre works for you then you shouldn't because they aren't really comparable.
- noelbautista91 4y agoNot OP, I haven't used Foliate either. Calibre UI is unappealing and too complex. Sometimes you just need a library of books without the clutter. Foliate looks simpler to use, but for some reason it doesn't allow bulk imports.
- sidmitra 4y agoThere is calibre-web[1] which some might prefer. [1] https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web
- forgotpwd16 4y ago>doesn't allow bulk imports Can drag-and-drop multiple epubs to library view and will be added (but directories raise an error). Can search 'epub' on file manager instead if files are spread in subdirectories.
- sidmitra 4y agoAre you also able to access/browse your Calibre library on your phone? And what about your annotations? Currently i'm resisting not using annotations, because while i manager books on my laptop, i read them on a e-ink android tablet(Onyx air). I would want my annotations to sync two ways if possible.
- dorfsmay 4y agoFor me personally: - Foliate looks better and is easier to read than Calibre - Foliate opens the file o ask it to open and that's it, while Calibre starts to browse to all my folders and index every pdf and Epub file accessible from my laptop!