Category: Calibre
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October 2025 Linux App Release Roundup: Exciting New Additions and Updates!
October’s Linux App Release Roundup highlighted several significant updates across popular applications, enhancing user experiences and functionalities. Major Releases: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird both saw their 144th versions released, alongside updates for ONLYOFFICE (9.1), Ghostty (1.2), GIMP (3.0.6), and VMWare Workstation (25H2), among others. Resources 1.9:This system monitoring tool introduced minor features and performance improvements.…
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Enhancements in Calibre 8.13: Open-Source E-Book Manager Boosts Library Export on Linux
Calibre, the popular open-source e-book management software, has released version 8.13, which focuses on improvements for users on Linux. This small update enhances the library export feature for Linux distributions that mount /tmp in RAM, eliminating the use of the /tmp directory when handling large Full-Text Search (FTS) databases. Additionally, it allows users to define…
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Calibre 8.10 Enhances Kindle MTP Driver: Key Improvements You Need to Know
Calibre 8.10 has been released as the latest stable version of the popular open-source e-book management software compatible with GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows. This update follows two weeks after the previous version, Calibre 8.9. Key improvements include enhancements to the Kindle MTP driver that address the incorrect placement of APNX files when books are sent…
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Calibre 8.9 Enhances HTMLZ Output with Embedded Font Support for E-Book Management
After a brief hiatus since the release of Calibre 8.8, developer Kovid Goyal has announced the arrival of Calibre 8.9, the latest stable version of this open-source e-book management software. This update introduces several notable enhancements. One of the key features in Calibre 8.9 is support for embedded fonts in HTMLZ output, improving the aesthetic…
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Calibre 8.7 Enhances MTP-Based Kindles with New Page Number File Support
Calibre 8.7 has just been released by developer Kovid Goyal, marking the latest stable version of this open-source e-book management software. This version introduces several notable features, most importantly, support for generating page number files (APNX) on MTP-based Kindle devices from 2024 and beyond. Additionally, Calibre 8.7 has improved its ability to ignore the “et…
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Calibre 8.6.0: Unlocking a Dramatic Speed Boost for Your eBook Database
Calibre, the widely-used cross-platform e-book management tool, has released version 8.6.0, which significantly enhances database performance. This update introduces a groundbreaking method for restoring databases using SQLITE savepoints, drastically reducing the time required to recover large libraries. One user reported that their restoration time improved from over five hours to just five minutes for a…
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Calibre 8.5: Enhancing the Kobo Experience with Improved Driver Support in This Open-Source E-Book Manager
Calibre developer Kovid Goyal has announced the release of Calibre 8.5, a stable update for the open-source, cross-platform e-book manager software. This latest version arrives a month and a half after the previous release, Calibre 8.4, and it introduces significant enhancements, particularly to the Kobo driver. Among the key updates, users can now change how…
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Calibre 8.4: Enhancements to KEPUB Output and Bug Fixes in the Latest Open-Source eBook Manager Release
Calibre 8.4 has been released as a maintenance update by developer Kovid Goyal. This version of the open-source ebook management software enhances the KEPUB output and fixes various bugs. A significant addition in this release is the workaround for a Qt/Wayland bug that previously prevented the menu of the Layout button from displaying on Linux.…
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Calibre 8.2 Update: Enhanced Kobo Driver Now Supports New Tolino Firmware
Calibre 8.2 has been officially released by developer Kovid Goyal, introducing significant updates to the popular open-source ebook management software. This new version improves the Kobo driver, ensuring compatibility with the latest Tolino firmware and addressing a prior issue where the Kobo renderer ignored hyphenation and extra CSS additions in KEPUB files. In addition to…
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Calibre 8.0 Ebook Manager Launches with Enhanced Kobo Support
Calibre has released version 8.0 of its open-source ebook manager, introducing significant enhancements, particularly in support for Kobo devices. This update allows users to natively edit, view, and convert KEPUB format files, along with automatic EPUB to KEPUB conversion when transferring books to Kobo devices. Additionally, it provides compatibility with the latest Tolino firmware and…
