Your personal library, shared with friends
Add your books, connect with friends, and lend your favourites — all in one place.
Free for 14 days. No credit card required.
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Built for book lovers who share.
Add your library
Catalogue every book you own. Search by title or author and build your personal shelf.
AI book scanning
Take a photo of any cover. AI reads it and fills in title, author, category, language and description automatically.
Lend to friends
Offer books to friends directly from your shelf. Track who has what and when it was lent.
Friends' bookshelves
Browse what your friends are reading. See their full library in one combined view.
Book categories
Organise your library by genre. Filter by Fiction, History, Science, Politics and 17 more categories.
Multiple languages
Books in any language. Descriptions are generated in the book's own language.
Public profile
Share your shelf with a personal link at bookshelf.name/username. Control exactly what others can see.
Installable on mobile
Add to your iPhone or Android home screen. Your library is always in your pocket.
Friend requests
Connect with people you trust. Send, accept or decline friend requests.
Loan tracking
See all books you've lent and borrowed. Mark returns with one tap.
Notifications
Get notified when someone sends a friend request, accepts yours, or adds a new book.
Subscription plans
Free 14-day trial. Then $1/month or $10/year. Cancel any time.
How it works
Create your account
Free 14-day trial. No credit card needed.
Add your books
Add manually or scan the cover with AI.
Add friends
Connect with people you trust.
Start lending
Offer books, track loans, mark as returned.
Use it like a native app
No App Store needed. Install BookShelf directly from your browser in seconds.
iPhone & iPad
- 1Open bookshelf.name in Safari
- 2Tap the Share button (box with arrow ↑) at the bottom
- 3Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"
- 4Tap "Add" in the top right corner
Safari only — does not work in Chrome or Firefox on iOS
Android
- 1Open bookshelf.name in Chrome
- 2Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right corner
- 3Tap "Add to Home screen"
- 4Tap "Add" to confirm
Works in Chrome, Edge, and most Android browsers
Once installed, BookShelf works just like a native app — full screen, fast, and always available from your home screen.
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
- ✓ Full book library
- ✓ Friends & lending
- ✓ AI book scanning
- ✓ PWA mobile app
- ✓ Full book library
- ✓ Friends & lending
- ✓ AI book scanning
- ✓ PWA mobile app
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