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Background

LinguaCafe is a self-hosted web-app for learning foreign languages by reading.

I developed LinguaCafe mainly for personal use, because I found the alternative platforms too expensive or lacking in features I wanted. After years of development and reading other language learners' opinions about similar platforms, I realized that it might also be a useful tool for other learners, so I have started adding more features to grow LinguaCafe into a platform that more people can benefit from.

With LinguaCafe you:

• Can read the source code and contribute features. LinguaCafe is an open-source software, which means the code is readily available to you, you can copy it and use it according to the license, and contribute features.
• Can self-host. LinguaCafe is self-hosted, which means it runs on your machine or potentially in a private web server and thus be accessible to you on the internet.
• Control your data. Because you host LinguaCafe yourself on your machine, you own your data and can do whatever you want with it.
• Pay nothing. LinguaCafe doesn't have a price tag, it is completely free.

User manual

Writing the user manual is an ongoing process, it will be expanded and improved regularly.

LinguaCafe alternatives

• Lute v3
• LWT