It's frustrating, but the problems get worse as we get more updates to Calibre, it seems. However, I've been running into a ton of issues where it just will not connect or it'll disconnect while syncing with the library. A more user friendly version of the existing app.Īfter deciding on the main features, I did rough sketches of the pages of the app.Īfter the sketches I moved on to creating wireframes to get into more details and show the page flow.I know Calibre Companion is pretty much dead in the water at this point - which sucks because I've been using it for years and have paid for it on three separate occasions (once for me in Google Play, once in the Amazon app store, and once for my grandmother's device) because I thought it was worth it. Book reading feature that allows users to read their books on their mobile device without having to use another reader app. Synchronization feature that will sync with the users' desktop e-book library and display the library on their mobile device. Based on these users' feedback I came up with the main features below: I analyzed the app in depth and searched the internet for Calibre users' opinions. It is not a reader app though.Ĭalibre desktop app has a multitude of features but for iphone users some of these features such as e-book format conversion and advanced editing options are redundant. It connects to Calibre over wi-fi and allows users to sync books to their Android device. The most popular of these apps is the Calibre Companion, an Android based Calibre library organizer. While Calibre doesn't have an official mobile app, several third party developers built apps that help Calibre users manage their e-book libraries and sync their books on their mobile devices. It allows users to create, edit read e-books. Calibre is an open source e-book software that allows users to manage their e-book collection. For this project I chose to design an iOS app for Calibre, a desktop app I use frequently.

Calibre companion app