# Bookworm (open-source education and reference app)

> Bookworm is a free, open-source education and reference app for Linux. A simple ebook reader for Elementary OS. It has 1,384 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at babluboy/bookworm.

Read the books you love without having to worry about the different format complexities like epub, pdf, mobi, cbr, etc. This version supports EPUB, MOBI, FB2, PDF, FB2 and Comics (CBR and CBZ) formats with support for more formats to follow soon.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/babluboy/bookworm |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,384 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Vala |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Education, flashcards & reference |
| Latest release | 1.1.2 (Aug 10, 2019) |
| Last commit | Aug 13, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/babluboy/bookworm/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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