A SELF-HOSTED BOOKSHELF № 01

Your books, in one place.

Keep your household's books together, with a personal shelf for each reader. Discover your next book, read EPUB, PDF, and CBZ here, or send a file to your reading device.

Explore the demo Self-host Bokhylle

Public beta. One click to enter. Sample classic books. No account required.

A shelf that feels like yours

Your shelf, likes, reading interests, and followed authors shape Home suggestions. Return to a book you have been meaning to read, or find something new.

Bokhylle Home showing a featured classic and recommendations based on sample reading interests

One collection, personal shelves

Browse the household's books and choose what belongs on your shelf. Share the files while each adult keeps a private reading list.

The demo's household library showing selected classics with their Standard Ebooks covers

Stay with the story

Read in the browser with saved progress. Adjust EPUB text and reading colors, search the book, and pick up where you left off on another device.

Reading Dracula in Bokhylle with Paper colors and EPUB display settings

Pick your profile, enter your PIN or password, and return to your own shelf. Keep your initials, choose a Bokhylle profile mark, or use a personal photo. The example profiles are fictional.

For children, adults choose starting books and decide whether they can search or explore for more. Children read from assigned shelves; requests need adult approval. Public catalogue search is not age filtered.

From finding to reading

1 / DISCOVER

Find the next book

Search titles and authors, browse configured OPDS catalogues, and find Home suggestions shaped by your own shelf, likes, and interests.

2 / COLLECT

Keep it together

Start with local EPUB, PDF, and CBZ files. Add a watch folder, direct links, or optional acquisition services when you need them.

3 / READ

Read your way

Read EPUB, PDF, or CBZ in Bokhylle, download a file, send a book to your Kindle, or connect a compatible reader with OPDS and KOReader sync.

Connect a compatible AI assistant with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to search books, explore your shelf, and check reading progress. With write access, it can also get or request books and send them to your configured reader. Each connection follows your profile's permissions. See assistant setup.

See how it feels

Explore 26 sample classics through separate adult and child views. Try Get and Send with prepared samples; nothing is downloaded from outside or emailed. Changes are temporary.

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