Open Library Alternatives

Open Library is described as 'Editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published' and is a popular website in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Open Library, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Open Library alternative is Goodreads, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Open Library are BookWyrm, Google Play Books, inventaire.io and LibraryThing.

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Open Library alternatives page was last updated Jan 30, 2025
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  1. Goodreads icon
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    See what your friends are reading. Keep track of what you've read and organize your books into virtual bookshelves. Join a book club to discuss your favorite books. A better way to find good books to read!

    96 Goodreads alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top Goodreads Features

    1.  Reading list
    2.  Keeps track of you reading progress
    3.  User Rating
    4. Amazon icon  Amazon integration
    5.  Book Manager
    6.  Social feed
    7.  Personalized Recommendations
    8.  Book Reviews
    9.  Book Recommendation
    10.  Single Sign-On
    11.  Book search
    12.  Catalog

    Goodreads VS Open Library

     
    Comments about Goodreads as an Alternative to Open Library
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    Negative Apr 14, 2020
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    In Open Library you can borrow books to read online, Goodreads is just to organazing your booklist

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    • This alternative is disputed. Goodreads is a legitimate Open Library alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Goodreads is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Open Library.

    • Goodreads is the most popular free alternative to Open Library.

    • Goodreads is Free and ProprietaryOpen Library is Free and Open Source
  2. BookWyrm icon
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    BookWyrm is a social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. Federation allows BookWyrm users to join small, trusted communities that can connect with one another, and with other ActivityPub services like...

    27 BookWyrm alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Reading list
    2.  Fediverse
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Catalog
    5. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    6.  Federated
    7.  Book Manager
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Book Reviews
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  User Rating

    BookWyrm VS Open Library

     
    • BookWyrm is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Open Library.

    • BookWyrm is the most popular Open Source alternative to Open Library.

    • BookWyrm is Free and Open SourceOpen Library is also Free and Open Source
    • BookWyrm is Decentralized, Privacy focused and LightweightOpen Library is not according to our users
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    Discover a vast library of books to search, preview, and buy, read free public domain books, sync page positions, and back up purchases online for a seamless reading experience across multiple devices.

    66 Google Play Books alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto

    Google Play Books Features

    1.  Built-in Dictionary
    2.  Catalog
    3.  Book search
    4.  Built-in translation

    Google Play Books VS Open Library

     
  4. inventaire.io icon
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    Inventaire is a book sharing webapp, inviting everyone to make the inventory of their books, define what they want to do with it (giving, sharing, selling), as well as who should be able to see it (shared publicly, or only visible to your friends and groups).

    33 inventaire.io alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    inventaire.io Features

    1.  Share books
    2.  Crowdsourced
    3. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    4.  Book Manager
    5.  Decentralized
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Fediverse
    9.  Wiki-like interface
    10.  Catalog

    inventaire.io VS Open Library

     
  5. LibraryThing icon
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    LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for people who love to read. It allows users to easily create their own catalogs of books that they have read, own, or would like to read.

    78 LibraryThing alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    LibraryThing Features

    1.  Reading list
    2.  Catalog
    3.  Ad-free

    LibraryThing VS Open Library

     
  6. Tome icon
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    Join a vibrant community of fantasy readers to share memes, fan art, and book recommendations. Rate and organize reads into customizable collections, follow creators, and enjoy an ad-free, spoiler-protected environment with no AI interference.

    53 Tome alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  User Rating
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Custom List Creation
    4.  Book Manager
    5.  Content Discovery
    6.  Book Recommendation
    7.  MEMES

    Tome VS Open Library

     
  7. BookBrainz icon
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    BookBrainz is a project to create an online database of information about every single book, magazine, journal and other publication ever written. We make all the data that we collect available to the whole world to consume and use as they see fit.

    15 BookBrainz alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    BookBrainz Features

    1.  Crowdsourced
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Book search
    4.  Book Manager

    BookBrainz VS Open Library

     
  8. ReadHero icon
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    ReadHero is the ultimate app for book lovers everywhere. It helps you organize your library and take notes on every book you read.

    55 ReadHero alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    ReadHero Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  User Rating
    4.  iOS widget
    5.  Reading list
    6.  Reading
    7.  AI-Powered
    8.  Keeps track of you reading progress
    9.  Progress tracking
    10.  Book Manager

    ReadHero VS Open Library

     
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    Find your book community on Fable, an app designed to find, read, and discuss books together. Connect with fellow bookworms, start or join an online book club, find new books, manage your TBR, and discover a whole new kind of ebook reader.

    66 Fable: Your Book Community alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Fable: Your Book Community Features

    1.  User Rating
    2.  Reading list
    3.  Book search
    4.  Reviews and Recommendations
    5.  Product Reviews
    6.  Reactions
    7.  Emoji reactions
    8.  Book Manager
    9.  Catalog

    Fable: Your Book Community VS Open Library

     
  10. Bookoid icon
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    Bookoid helps you select from a vast collection of books and easily manage your personal books library. Easily find the the book you want and also explore from a range of book listings. Build your library as you discover great books on the app.

    48 Bookoid alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Bookoid Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Discovery engine
    3.  Book Recommendation

    Bookoid VS Open Library

     
  11. Bookship icon
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    Bookship is a social reading app for sharing your reading experiences with friends, family & co-workers. Chat, share thoughts and observations with your book club. Post photos of a favorite passage. Have Bookship extract a quote from a photo of a page you're reading.

    69 Bookship alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Bookship Features

    1.  Reading

    Bookship VS Open Library

     
  12. BiblioReads icon
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    BiblioReads is a free and open source alternative Goodreads front-end focused on privacy.

    59 BiblioReads alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Book Reviews
    2.  Book Recommendation
    3.  Reading list
    4.  Book Manager

    BiblioReads VS Open Library

     
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