BookLogr
Self-hosted book tracking for readers who want private control of their data.
BookLogr is a self-hosted web app for managing a personal book library on your own hardware. It lets you find books by title or ISBN through OpenLibrary, add missing titles manually, and sort books into Reading, Already Read, To Be Read, or Did Not Finish lists. You can track the current page, rate finished books from 0.5 to 5 stars, save short notes and quotes, and attach custom metadata. Data can be exported as CSV, JSON, or HTML. A library profile may stay private or be shared publicly, and reading progress can be posted automatically to Mastodon. It is for readers who want to control their library data privately and run the service themselves. It supports SQLite by default or PostgreSQL, plus OpenID Connect login. BookLogr is positioned as a replacement for Goodreads. It supports importing BookLogr CSV and Goodreads formats, including ratings. However, the available materials do not document which other Goodreads features it matches or lacks, so readers who depend on unspecified Goodreads functions cannot confirm full parity from this information.
Key features
- Look up books by title or ISBN through OpenLibrary
- Organize books into four predefined reading lists
- Track current-page reading progress
- Rate books from 0.5 to 5 stars
- Save notes and quotes from books
- Add custom metadata fields to books
- Share a public library profile
- Export data as CSV, JSON, or HTML
vs Goodreads
BookLogr can import Goodreads-format data, including ratings, while keeping your library on your own hardware. It provides book lists, progress tracking, ratings, notes, quotes, exports, and optional public profiles. The available materials do not identify which other Goodreads features it covers or lacks. It fits readers who want private, self-hosted control, but not those who need confirmed parity with unspecified Goodreads functions.
Install
What's new in v1.12.0
This release brings custom fields to BookLogr, letting you attach your own metadata to books, along with a new Notes & Quotes feed on profiles, author filtering in the library, Italian language support and various bug fixes and performance improvements. **This release includes the following security fixes,** - GHSA-v5hm-g4vx-prwf - GHSA-cpqg-2rwx-j83v - GHSA-vg6c-qjw9-wq49 - GHSA-4hmp-gp3v-ff4g - GHSA-m8jh-9rj9-68x2…
