Calibre View
Mobile Calibre Library
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Built for Calibre libraries, large and small, browse books and columns on iOS with all sorts of customization, fast search, and quick filters. Dark mode enabled!
Calibre View lets you browse and manage your Calibre ebook library on iPhone and iPad using cloud storage or local files on your device.
Connect your existing Calibre library and explore your entire collection with fast searching, flexible sorting, and powerful filtering, all in a clean, native iOS and iPadOS interface designed for libraries large and small. (Tested with a 15k book library!)
Whether you want to quickly find a specific book or explore your collection by tags, authors, or series, Calibre View is built to stay responsive and organized, even with very large libraries.
Key Features
• Connect to Calibre libraries stored in Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, iCloud, or the Files app
• Optionally upload only your metadata.db file to browse your library without downloading covers or books
• Smooth performance with very large libraries, tested with collections of 15,000+ books (slightly longer load times for larger libraries, ~1 second per 1000 books)
• Customize which columns appear in the book list, similar to Calibre’s desktop view
• Sort by any Calibre column, including custom columns
• Filter books instantly using tags, authors, series, and other metadata fields
• View detailed book information and customize what appears on the book details screen
• Tap a tag or author in detail view to immediately narrow results
• Choose a column for Quick Filter to refine search results, authors, or tags
• Covers are downloaded on demand only when viewing book details, saving bandwidth and storage
• Fast, full-library search with instant results
• Download books locally and share or open them in other reading apps in any available format
• Support for multiple libraries, with quick switching between them, even across different cloud services
• Optimized layouts for both iPhone and iPad, including optional horizontal scrolling for portrait phone use
• Works fully offline once a library is downloaded (covers and book downloads require connectivity)
• Supports both light mode and dark mode
The developer, DANIEL EDWARD LAMSON, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- DANIEL EDWARD LAMSON
- Size
- 40.5 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.1 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026