

Open Library
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Editable online catalog with user-sourced entries, metadata, cover art, and digital lending for millions of books, searchable by author, subject, or ISBN, including over one million Public Domain works available for download or borrowing via various digital formats.
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- Free • Open Source
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United States
Platforms
- Online
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- POX added Open Library as alternative to Bibliotheca
- Danilo_Venom updated Open Library
- POX added Open Library as alternative to Hardcover Bookclub
- POX added Open Library as alternative to Tome
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- Festo reviewed Open Library
Very useful, intuitive, open source alternative to Goodreads.
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- Updated Jun 11, 2025
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Very useful, intuitive, open source alternative to Goodreads.
It does not allow to filter for free/public domain books.
I think it is the best alternative to Goodreads.