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calibre

Kovid Goyal·Education & Learning

calibre is the one stop solution to all your e-book needs.

Install Command

Run this command in PowerShell on Windows with App Installer (winget) available. Review installer prompts and publisher requirements before proceeding.

winget install --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact
Publisher
Kovid Goyal
Version
9.17.0Latest
License
GPL-3.0
Category
Education & Learning
Installer
WIX

Install details for calibre

Architectures
x64
Install scope
Machine-wide
Installer format
WIX
Versions in winget-pkgs
110
  • •Windows Installer (MSI) package: winget runs it silently with standard msiexec switches.

110 versions of calibre are currently kept in the winget community repository; the latest is 9.17.0. These details come from the package's manifests in microsoft/winget-pkgs and refresh every 12 hours.

Released: October 2026

Description

calibre is an e-book manager. It can view, convert, edit and catalog e-books in all of the major e-book formats. It can also talk to e-book reader devices. It can go out to the internet and fetch metadata for your books. It can download newspapers and convert them into e-books for convenient reading. It is cross platform, running on Linux, Windows and macOS.

calibre is available through winget as package ID calibre.calibre, with version 9.17.0. Use the install command above to set it up on Windows without downloading a separate installer manually.

winget commands for calibre

Install the latest version

winget install --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact

Install a specific version (9.17.0)

winget install --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact --version '9.17.0'

Install for all users (machine scope)

winget install --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact --scope machine

Upgrade to the latest version

winget upgrade --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact

Uninstall

winget uninstall --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact

Pin the installed version so winget upgrade --all skips it

winget pin add --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact

Show the package details winget sees

winget show --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact
Package ID

calibre.calibre

Moniker

calibre

Homepagehttps://calibre-ebook.com/

Tags

ebookepubkindlemobireaderviewer

Common questions

How do I install calibre with winget?

Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run winget install --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact. winget downloads the installer listed in the official winget-pkgs manifest, checks its SHA256 hash, and installs it.

How do I update calibre with winget?

Run winget upgrade --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact. To update every installed package at once, run winget upgrade --all.

How do I uninstall calibre with winget?

Run winget uninstall --id 'calibre.calibre' --exact. winget calls the uninstaller that the package registered with Windows.

Does calibre have a native ARM64 build?

Not in the current winget manifest, which lists installers for x64. Windows 11 on ARM can still run x64 and x86 apps through emulation.

Can I install calibre without administrator rights?

Expect an administrator (UAC) prompt. The manifest only declares a machine-wide installer.

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