Kavita

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Open source

manga

reader

Fiscal Host: Open Source Collective

Lighting fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends.

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thefirst

$1,425 USD since Jan 2022

Caleb Blankenbaker

$460 USD since Jan 2023

Guest

$320 USD since Feb 2024

Ryan Gordon

$250 USD since Jun 2022

SLaSZT

$225 USD since Jul 2022

David Spitzer

$200 USD since Nov 2024

Joseph Milazzo

$188.06 USD since Jun 2021

Jonathan F

$150 USD since Jan 2022

pkmndan

$150 USD since May 2022

Alex

$150 USD since Oct 2025

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kateyene

$100 USD since Dec 2021

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$100 USD since Jan 2023

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Peakford Ltd

$1,744.93 USD since Apr 2023

Panels

$1,475 USD since Dec 2021

Freshly Baked Cake

$50 USD since Oct 2025

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Joseph Milazzo

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$188 USD

Thank you for all the donations. They really he...

Peakford Ltd

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Panels

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$460 USD

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$320 USD

Ryan Gordon

$250 USD

SLaSZT

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$225 USD

David Spitzer

$200 USD

Jonathan F

$150 USD

pkmndan

$150 USD

Alex

$150 USD

LegendaryLass

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$124 USD

kateyene

$100 USD

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Financial contribution to Kavita

Credit from Peakford Ltd to Kavita • October 7, 2026

+$143.28USD

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Monthly financial contribution to Kavita (A Coffee)

Credit from Kurt A to Kavita • October 5, 2026

+$2.00USD

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Monthly financial contribution to MangaBaka

Debit from Kavita to MangaBaka • October 2, 2026

-$15.00USD

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Today’s balance

$5,939.80 USD

Total raised

$8,033.85 USD

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News from Kavita

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v0.9.1.4 - Hardcover Recommendations + Hotfix

We had a few bugs and key regressions that I felt it was necessary to release a hotfix for. In addition, since Hardcover officially launched OAuth and Recommendations (Vibes) just as we released v0.9.1, we decided to wrap that in with this....

Published on September 2, 2026 by Joseph Milazzo

v0.9.1 - Kavita+ Overhaul and 100K Installs!

v0.9.1 is here and it's a massive overhaul of Kavita+. I started Kavita+ 3 years ago with a split goal of bringing some of my initial vision of Kavita to fruition (metadata downloading) and setup a way for me to work full time on Kavita. Wh...

Published on August 28, 2026 by Joseph Milazzo

v0.9.0.2 - Security Hotfix

All users are strongly advised to update immediately. Full details will be published later. · Changed · Changed: OIDC validation no longer requires super safe urls.Fixed · Fixed: Fixed reading list detail tab not having tabs wired up.Fixed:...

Published on May 14, 2026 by Joseph Milazzo

About

Kavita was started to bring a feature rich, self-hosted, and free reading software to readers. Originally set to be built for Manga, it quickly evolved to supporting comics, books, and webtoons with the end goal of being the Plex of reading.

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Joseph Milazzo

Admin

Thank you for all the donations. They really he...