new web ui for Calibre web content server

bizhifei · 03-19-2026, 06:11 AM

feel free to drop any suggestions or ideas!

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/pull/3052

QuietShelfLife · 03-19-2026, 04:16 PM

Nice work — this looks like a solid refresh over the current interface. A few thoughts:

The sidebar navigation with Series, Authors, Publishers as first-class sections is a big improvement. Discovering books by series in the current web UI has always been clunky, and having it right there in the nav makes browsing much more natural.

Dark mode auto-detecting from system settings is a good call — one less thing to configure.

How does the sidebar behave on narrower screens? I'd guess a lot of content server users are browsing from a phone or tablet on the couch, so collapsing the sidebar into a slide-out menu or hamburger would be important for those cases. I see kovidgoyal raised a similar point on the PR.

Either way, nice contribution — especially keeping it frontend-only so it can slot in without backend changes. That makes it much easier for people to try.

bizhifei · 03-19-2026, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuietShelfLife

Nice work — this looks like a solid refresh over the current interface. A few thoughts:

The sidebar navigation with Series, Authors, Publishers as first-class sections is a big improvement. Discovering books by series in the current web UI has always been clunky, and having it right there in the nav makes browsing much more natural.

Dark mode auto-detecting from system settings is a good call — one less thing to configure.

How does the sidebar behave on narrower screens? I'd guess a lot of content server users are browsing from a phone or tablet on the couch, so collapsing the sidebar into a slide-out menu or hamburger would be important for those cases. I see kovidgoyal raised a similar point on the PR.

Either way, nice contribution — especially keeping it frontend-only so it can slot in without backend changes. That makes it much easier for people to try.

Thanks for the comment!

Narrow screens have definitely been on my radar during development.

I think it's usable and readable, although not perfect in look, because there’s so much information to display.

That said, I still think it’s a huge step up from the old version.

Comfy.n · 03-19-2026, 11:32 PM

Very good. Improves navigation on desktop browser as well.

thiago.eec · Yesterday, 04:04 PM

Looks great. Nice work!

03-19-2026, 06:11 AM	#1
bizhifei Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2026 Device: none	new web ui for Calibre web content server feel free to drop any suggestions or ideas! https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/pull/3052 Attached Thumbnails

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03-19-2026, 04:16 PM	#2
QuietShelfLife Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2026 Device: iPad	Nice work — this looks like a solid refresh over the current interface. A few thoughts: The sidebar navigation with Series, Authors, Publishers as first-class sections is a big improvement. Discovering books by series in the current web UI has always been clunky, and having it right there in the nav makes browsing much more natural. Dark mode auto-detecting from system settings is a good call — one less thing to configure. How does the sidebar behave on narrower screens? I'd guess a lot of content server users are browsing from a phone or tablet on the couch, so collapsing the sidebar into a slide-out menu or hamburger would be important for those cases. I see kovidgoyal raised a similar point on the PR. Either way, nice contribution — especially keeping it frontend-only so it can slot in without backend changes. That makes it much easier for people to try.

03-19-2026, 11:32 PM	#4
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 2,041 Karma: 7955899 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: none	Very good. Improves navigation on desktop browser as well.

Yesterday, 04:04 PM	#5
thiago.eec Wizard Posts: 1,331 Karma: 1436993 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Goiânia - Brazil Device: iPad, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Oasis	Looks great. Nice work!

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