Category : Books & Reference
Being able to open a local calibre library is EXACTLY what I've been looking for years. It works well so far. I use dropsync currently but will be switching over to FolderSync shortly. Just wish for two small features: I'd like to be able to see my library categorized by tags, not just search for them (turn the option on in Settings). The second is the default behaviour for touching the book file is to download it & then open it, even if it is stored locally. If I hit the three buttons (menu) for each book file, I can add it to Moon+. I would like to be able to change the default touch behaviour to just open the file in Moon+. It would also be good to add a button right in the book list to download/open the book file, especially if there's just one. I often know what I want to read and don't need to go to the description of the book. Those three very minor things stand out because this app is otherwise simply perfect. Seriously. I've never written a review for an app, but this is just so awesome.
My Calibre Library metadata is up to date and all the books have covers, Calibre Cloud Pro does a 97% job of cataloging them, misses some covers and metadata. My library is on my Google drive, all the books are ones I have legitimately purchased though stripped off the DRM and converted to epub. No matter how many times I clear the covers cache, or stop the app and clear cache and data, still fails to download the covers. What am I doing wrong?
This app is clean and easy to use. It does exactly what I require and did so beautifully. The only annoyance is that it requires full Dropbox access (if you store your Calibre library in Dropbox) but that is caused by Dropbox not allowing more fine gained access. A great app that is worth upgrading to the pro version to remove ads and support the excellent developers.
What an awesome app! Before you use it, you need to set up your calibre library properly. It MUST be in one of the three cloud services supported by this app. Mine is in Dropbox. I literally opened this app, selected the Dropbox folder my calibre library lives in, and all of my ebooks showed up immediately. Brilliant app. I bought the paid version seconds after trying the free version.
(ETA: no update in over a year now, another star off for apathetic developer. )lack of ability to search by series is vexing. Also, when listing books by series any number after the decimal point is ignored, so if I have a book 0.5 there is no number at all, and say a book 1.5 would be listed as Book 1. The app would be practically perfect if those glitches were corrected. No response from the dev.
Does not work with ownCloud 9.1 I have tried changing schemes (https/davs), creating a new user with a weak password, different formats for the URL, using URL to go directly to /remote.pho/webdav/path/to/Calibre(%20|+| )Library. No matter what, it always says "No Calibre Library Found". Seems to be unable to list files/directories even. Regular login attempts involved passing URL & pass from laptop to phone using QR code. Made dummy user with only a Calibre library directory and a password of foobar, which was typed in directly. This *DOES NOT* work with ownCloud. Remove it from description. It's false advertisement.
An excellent front-end for an online Calibre collection. Elegant UI, good functionality. My only problem with a large collection is the time it takes to load the thumbnails. This is perhaps to be expected, but the covers only seem to load when visible on screen, which means an eternity of scrolling, waiting, scrolling...
Does the job, but it freezes my Samsung S4 while it is downloading something. Emailed the dev over a year ago about it and got no response, nor was it patched out. Don't bother with this one, there are other Calibre+Dropbox apps that work better and haven't been abandoned.
I have a huge ebook collection that I can access with any of my devices thanks to this app. And this gives me the best of both worlds by letting me have one library to maintain on my Dropbox space, sync annotations (with dropsync) and still pick what reader I want to use. I like aldiko or moon+ for fiction, but Montano for its awesome annotating capabilities for all my scholarly reading. Perfection would be being able to sort and view by category or tag and search by author. When you have hundreds of books and articles seeing one massive title list is pretty overwhelming. Add that and it will be perfect!!!
Great interface, easy to set up (as long as you read the instructions 😉). My only complaint is the necessity for a separate eBook reader. Good thing Aldiko is just as user-friendly
Does exactly what I need. Sync to Dropbox combined with the desktop Calibre app and send to Kindle functionality makes for an extremely usable digital library.
I am unable to download any ebooks. I keep getting download failed notification. My library is synced with Google drive. Nor am I able to email/send to Kindle or any other eBook reader. Surely I won't be the only one having this issue..
At least using webdav, when downloading a file, it freezes android until the download completes. Occasionally, Android restarts. Trying a downloading more files, the system might recover, cpu will heat up and the battery will drain. Too unstable to be useful.
I use this app all the time, I love it. It is very much worth the upgrade from free to pro versions. My only regret is there is not an iOS version of this app, so I can have the amazing functionality on all my devices! Great app!
Works pretty good. Only quibble I have is that it does not move the book cover art so everything in the KIndle reader app has the generic grey Kindle cover......
I have been looking for something like Calibre Cloud for a LONG time! I was so happy to find this app and it does exactly what it promises. HOWEVER, I have had a few issues with this app. Missing covers that are perfectly fine and show in Calibre on PC do not show in the cloud app. I have tried clearing cache in the app settings as well as clearing data in Settings and still have trouble with missing covers. Also, I have had trouble with uploading books to Google Play Books from time to time with numerous failed attempts before my book is finally uploaded. I've even had a few problems with it sending a requested book to Moon Reader Pro, so IDK what is with that. Overall I am satisfied with my purchase and use of this app. I deducted one star each for the above problems to form my overall rating. I highly recommend this app even with the glitches and I look forward to using Calibre Cloud for a LONG time!
At last, all the hard work of categorizing and labeling my ePub's paid of. Took me a while to get the correct url to connect via WebDav to my synology NAS but now it's working smoothly.
I installed it, kept crashing, so uninstalled it and reinstalled. Then, when I go to connect to Dropbox it keeps asking me to authorize it when it is already authorized. Haven't been able to use it and want a refund.
I'm not sure if it's my device updating to Lollipop, but I have tried multiple times and can no longer download or open from the app. Too bad...used to love it.
Unable to find calibre library in Dropbox after API update. Apparently using old DB library. Rendered app useless after September 2017.
If you keep you calibre database of books in the cloud, this is an excellent way to get it.
Pros: rock solid as advertised, works well with Dropbox and eBook readers, respects downloaded cover art in Calibre. Cons: filtering options weak (no tags is particularly sad), design it too tap heavy (3 taps to download).
I really like this app. It works very well. No extra unnecessary features to clutter up the UI. I love the fact that I can access my calibe libraries that are stored on my Google Drive or on Dropbox. I just have one request. I wish Copy or Mega support was included please.
I like the app but I noticed it slowed the download speed a lot compared to downloading via the Google Drive app. Large files (PDF) are impossible to download without putting the system into a hanged state
I got this intending to use Dropbox, but it would never show my dropbox folders, just a screen saying there was no Calibre library.
Used to be good, i had it for year or so but recently it just stop working on all of my devices....
Doesn't work since latest updates Dropbox. Wasted my money
Currently the app downloads the book to the downloads directory. It would be better to be able to save it directly to the desired directory for example KINDLE.
This is my go-to app for accessing my Calibre library! I keep this app on my phone and can send a new book from my library to my Kindle Paperwhite (or read it on the phone) as soon as I finish one. Speed is great, the Compact Grid is very slick, and I really like the new send-to kindle features that allow you to choose the device! I'll give it 5 stars, but I really wish I could search by series.
I use the pro option of having my full library locaclly. Only thing is, it does not show all the metedata when looking at a book's data. Just a few bits of info. The app has not been updated since May of 2014 (as of Dec 30, 2014) so perhaps it is no longer in active development.