Calibre vs PDFMate
November 26, 2025 | Author: Maria Lin
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Calibre is a free, open-source program (written in Python) for managing e-book libraries on Windows, Mac and Linux. It offers the most rich set of features, divided into the following main categories: library management, e-book conversion, synchronization with e-readers, downloading news from the internet and converting them to e-book formats, e-book viewer-reader, e-book editor and a content server for web access to your book collection. The program reorganizes book files into own structure. There are numerous plugins developed for the program by the community. However, many find the interface cluttered and unwieldy.
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PDFMate PDF Converter Professional is a comprehensive PDF conversion application. It can also be used as PDF splitter and PDF Merger. It can convert eBooks to EPUB, MOBI, PDF, AZW, TXT in batch at fast conversion speed. It's also a powerful EPUB DRM removal tool which can get rid of the DRM from Adobe, Kindle, Nobo, Nook eBooks. includes handy tools for DRM removing.
Calibre vs PDFMate in our news:
2023. Calibre improves metadata editor
Calibre has released a new version 6.17 with some useful enhancements. In particular it added support for WOFF format fonts and CID keyed fonts in book editor that allows to reduce book file size. Additionally, when data files are present, the book details now include a convenient link to open the data files folder. The template language has been upgraded with various functions that allow users to query the extra files associated with a book. In the Edit book feature, users can now compress images in the WEBP format. The comments editor has also been improved - it now has buttons to create links to data files and folders when inserting a link. Furthermore, users can now display the id, formats and path columns in Preferences. A new button has been added to the trash bin to clear its contents. Lastly, the metadata editor now has a preview option for custom columns that store Markdown formatted text.
