The salient features of KOHA can be listed as follows: 

(i) Centralized Vs Decentralized Library: The software provides facility to create different branches of a library and share their resources and members. It has provisions to restrict inter-operability among branch libraries. This feature is very much useful for universities or public library system which has branches to control. With the help of the software, control can be centralized and real time monitoring system of the library operations can be developed. 

(ii) Administration: The software has very strong administration tools. It can restrict its users or staff from accessing its certain areas of activities. The access can be linked with IP address. It gives control over each and every operation within the software. All the parameters which are needed to operate the software and keep the possible security measures under control are given in administration module. 

(iii) Tools: The software provides tools to create different reports, notice, circular, members comments, imports patron profile in bulk, and a number of templates to be used. 

(iv) Patrons: The software provides separate module for managing information of members, its addition, editing, import in bulk, etc. 

(v) Circulation: The software provides facilities for issue-return, renewal, and reservation of the library resources, fine collection, using barcode, and generating overdue list for reminder. 

(vi) Cataloguing: The software provides facility to create bibliographic database in popular fields like author, title, ISBN, and other attributes. KOHA supports MARC and its different forms. One of the best features of the KOHA is Z39.50 compatibility. With the help of Z39.50 feature one can easily import MARC records in own database from the databases of other libraries like the Library of Congress, RMIT Library, etc, modify them as per needs and make its own record. It is also a Unicode compatible LAS hence, multilingual catalogue can be created in it. 

(vii) Serials: The software provides separate module for serials management. Under this module, serial subscription process, renewals of old subscriptions, receiving of issues, reminders of non-receipt of issues, are the key features. 

(viii) Acquisitions: The software provides facility to manage real time budget, vendor profile, ordering, receiving, suggestions to purchase, and other routine works of the acquisition. 

(ix) Lists and Cart: The software provides facility to save a collection of content on a specific topic or for a specific purpose under list and session specific storage space under cart. 

(x) Reports: The software provides facility to create customized reports and standard statistical reports needed for decision making and records. 

(xi) Searching: KOHA software provides searching of the library resources of own library as well as the associated libraries. It has options of basic and advance searches. 

(xii) OPAC: The software provides facility to search library catalogue online and to reserve or put comment against a record under its OPAC module. The OPAC created with the KOHA can be made accessible globally through internet. 

(xiii) Customization: KOHA provides facility to customize it as per the need of the library. The library staff, with the knowledge of HTML or XML can make changes easily. As the source code of the software is open and the schema of database and coding instructions are given on the community website, with the help of those a person having knowledge of coding can change in programme of the software as per need and vision to create a better version