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CalibreBox on Windows Pc

Developed By: Eric Hoffmann

License: Free

Rating: 2,7/5 - 190 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.6.2
Size 4.8 MB
Release Date April 02, 19
Category Books & Reference Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

What's New:
Important crash fix [see more]

Description from Developer:
CalibreBox opens multiple Calibre libraries from DropBox and OneDrive. It can sort, filter and search in these Calibre libraries to help you find any ebook and download it quickly.... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download CalibreBox and install on Windows PC. CalibreBox is free Books & Reference app, developed by Eric Hoffmann. Latest version of CalibreBox is 2.6.2, was released on 2019-04-02 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of CalibreBox is 2,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 190 users, 77 users had rated it 5*, 53 users had rated it 1*.

How to install CalibreBox on Windows?

Instruction on how to install CalibreBox on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install CalibreBox on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install CalibreBox using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "CalibreBox" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install CalibreBox on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "CalibreBox" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.6.2.

Download CalibreBox 2.6.2 on Windows PC – 4.8 MB

CalibreBox opens multiple Calibre libraries from DropBox and OneDrive. It can sort, filter and search in these Calibre libraries to help you find any ebook and download it quickly.
It supports a host of different sort and filter options and can display all book metadata, including custom columns you set up in calibre.

Features:

Free:
• Up to 2 Calibre libraries
• Search in Titles, Tags, Authors and Comments
• Search suggestions and voice search
• Sort by Author, Title, Rating and several Date options - ascending and descending
• Filter by Dates, Rating and File Format
• Search shortcuts in detail view
• Zoom the book cover
• Visible marking of books that have been downloaded
• Show book list as regular list or cover grid
• Long-press actions for books in main list
• Share books via Dropbox links
• Several list layouts
• Support for Reading List plugin


Pro (In-App Purchase):
• Unlimited Calibre libraries
• Completely ad free
• Show custom columns in detail view
• Sort and Filter using custom columns
• Select a default format to use for downloads if available
• See the filsize of the default format or, if it is unavailable, the largest format in the detail view
• Filter for books that have already been downloaded
• Send to Kindle for compatible formats (requires Kindle app)
• Optional "swipe from book to book" feature in details
• Show book identifiers and link to source (like Amazon, Goodreads, etc)
• Option to list available formats and filesizes in details outside the download dialog

To add a Calibre library to Dropbox, open Calibre and select "Switch/create Library" from the menu, select an empty folder in your Dropbox folder, and choose the "Move current library to new location" option. Please wait until Dropbox has fully synchronised your Calibre library before attempting to open it in CalibreBox to avoid missing covers and failed book downloads.

The process works the same for OneDrive, just using the OneDrive folder on your computer.

Advanced users can also create a symlink or junction inside of the Dropbox folder pointing to the Calibre library folders.

For more information see http://hofferic.github.io/calibreboxpage/

Calibre is © Kovid Goyal - calibre-ebook.com
Dropbox is © Dropbox inc. - dropbox.com
OneDrive is © Microsoft - onedrive.com
Important crash fix
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.