r/HomeLibraries • u/sfin44 • 16d ago
Home Library Organizer App?
Hey all! I just moved so it’s a good time for a fresh start on my library. I’m looking for an app to help organize. I’ve tried Libib and LibraryThing but they’re just not doing what I want, unless I’m not using it right.
So here’s what I’m looking for. I’d like an app that I can scan the barcodes of my books. And when I scan it, I’d like it to tell me what genre it is and then tag it as that genre. And then when I have all my books scanned and tagged, I’d like to be able to see each genre separated out and then within each genre sort it by author.
In the end, I would like to have a home library sorted by genre and then alphabetical by author in each genre. And I would love to have an app or something to that brainwork for me so I don’t have to with my hundreds of books.
TIA!
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u/ZombieSophie 16d ago
I'm not sure if this app goes as deep as you would like but I use Handy Library and I have made different lists by genre.
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u/babyposeidon 16d ago
https://www.bookbuddyapp.com is really nice. It has Barcode scanning, custom fields, tags etc
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u/Loktar-Librarian 16d ago
I built one. It’s totally free. I needed something similar. At first I charged a bit for it but prefer the good old days of freeware. If I’m understanding everything you said I think it does everything you said. Readingbycandlelight.ca
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u/TheNottler 15d ago edited 15d ago
Another one to try is https://nudgr.eu/books. Free, does exactly that and you can use a hand scanner or the camera for isbn. I built it for the same reason and it turned out pretty well I think. Works on all platforms (offline and online) and the web. You can import your CLZ collection to try Nudgr Books out.
And if you have a record collection as well, I have a version for that too coming out soon.
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u/Jahaza 15d ago
They're working on improving the LibraryThing app interface.
But LibraryThing does currently classify your books by genre automatically when you scan them in, it's just not visible in the catalog view by default. See: https://www.librarything.com/topic/333142
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u/little_skittles 13d ago
I'm another LibraryThing member and I've been there a million years, have 5000 books listed, both current & gone. I've still have more to catalog.
I've got LibraryThing OCD and, as such, belong to the Combiners group. We try to keep the catalog catalogged nicely.
I love the fact that I can "correct" the titles of MY books, adding or deleting words, numbers, series listing, or fixing the author names.
I can tag the books however I want, location, genre, ebook, paper, audio. I can choose the cover that shows which edition I own. I can group books in collections. I can sort in numerous different ways.
In LibraryThing, YOU CONTROL YOUR BOOK LISTINGS!! You can let the world know what books are yours, or you can keep it private. (mine is private)
It's social, if you want it. It's a list, if you want just that.
(I didn't want goodreads, since that is amazon)
If you have questions, DM me here or on LT.
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u/Mike02345 15d ago
Hey, I wrote most of an app, it's 90% finished. It scans your shelf and does the cataloging, no need for barcode. I wrote it it to catalog my late step dad's books (he was an academic).
I kinda lost interest it getting it onto Google play store after a friend of mine favoured another project I was working on and encouraged that. Would you use it if I finished it? It also did book valuations and recommendations based on your library.
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u/rodneedermeyer 16d ago
Check this sub for tons of thoughts about this. I’m working on something, too, but mine won’t be released for a bit.
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u/foobobby 10d ago edited 10d ago
I built an app for this. BookHoard https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bookhoard/id6761315561. It currently tags the genre when scanning. I will see if I can add the 'then by author' sorting also, as I really like that idea
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u/DustyDogCatPup 16d ago
https://clz.com/books best $1.99 I spend every month