I don’t use #calibre for #ebook management or reading. The only reason I have it is for converting files from #epub to #pdf and vice versa. Does anyone know of any other tool which can do the same? Preferably commandline. #foss #linux #gnu #libre_software #free_software #reading #read

  • @kixik@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Calibre has CLI as well, if the GUI is really offensive. On Artix, part of pacman -Ql calibre:

    calibre /usr/bin/calibre
    calibre /usr/bin/calibre-complete
    calibre /usr/bin/calibre-customize
    calibre /usr/bin/calibre-debug
    calibre /usr/bin/calibre-parallel
    calibre /usr/bin/calibre-server
    calibre /usr/bin/calibre-smtp
    calibre /usr/bin/calibredb
    calibre /usr/bin/ebook-convert
    calibre /usr/bin/ebook-device
    calibre /usr/bin/ebook-edit
    calibre /usr/bin/ebook-meta
    calibre /usr/bin/ebook-polish
    calibre /usr/bin/ebook-viewer
    calibre /usr/bin/fetch-ebook-metadata
    calibre /usr/bin/lrf2lrs
    calibre /usr/bin/lrfviewer
    calibre /usr/bin/lrs2lrf
    calibre /usr/bin/markdown-calibre
    calibre /usr/bin/web2disk
    calibre /usr/lib/
    calibre /usr/lib/calibre/
    calibre /usr/lib/calibre/calibre/
    ...
    

    Although ebook-convert shows on its man page as converting from one epub format to another, it can as well convert to pdf. I don’t know if it’s possible to convert from pdf to epub, but if the calibre GUI’s does it, perhaps some of calibre’s CLIs can do it as well.

    Pandoc can also convert from epub to pdf, though my experience with pandoc as a very basic user is that the results, are not of the quality I’d expect, but again, that is without using special arguments, css, and stuff, perhaps advanced users can get the best out of pandoc…

  • Albert
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    32 years ago

    What’s wrong with Calibre? I do the same. I only use it for CLI ebook converting.

  • bruhbeans
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    32 years ago

    I want this too. Calibre hurts my eyeballs and soul, it’s so ugly and clunky.

    • @ree@lemmy.ml
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      42 years ago

      you can convert epub to pdf with pandoc, but the other way around i’m not sûre it’s possible. Pdf destroy all formating