Shelvable is a reading list management tool that helps users keep track of books they want to read, and discover similar books.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Open Library Alternatives
Open Library is described as 'Editable online catalog aiming to archive every published book, offering user-contributed entries, metadata, digital lending, and free access to over one million Public Domain titles' 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.
Alternatives list
Leatherbound is a beautiful way to keep track of the books in your life. It allows you to store and manage the books you're currently reading, want to read and have already read.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
BookSloth gives you the best personalized reading experience and connects you with readers everywhere for you to share your love for books.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Inspired by the informal salons (“tertulias”) of Spanish cafes and bars, Tertulia is a new way to discover books through all the lively and enriching conversations they inspire. Tertulia serves up book recommendations and book talk from across social media, podcasts, and the web...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
Save and explore books and book stacks. Stack lets you easily record your reads, create your own digital stacks and explore other users' picks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
TBR is a simple, elegant and modern place to track your reading. The books you want to read (your TBR, To Be Read), the books you are reading, and the books you've read. You can also organize your books into custom lists of your own choosing.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
TBR: Book List Tracker is the most popular commercial alternative to Open Library.
- TBR: Book List Tracker is Paid and Proprietary
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
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BiblioReads is a free and open source alternative Goodreads front-end focused on privacy.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Online
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
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MyBooks.Life is an android app and website that allows you to search for books (via ISBN, or title & author) and add them to your library.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Android
53 Bibliotheca alternativesBibliotheca is a self-hosted personal library and reading tracker web app built with Flask. It lets you log, organize, and visualize your reading journey. Add books by ISBN, track reading progress, log daily reading, and generate monthly wrap-up images of your finished titles.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
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