My Pocket Library–Book Tracker

Your books deserve more than a list.

My Pocket Library is a book tracker and home library catalog that turns your reading into a cozy, hand-arranged bookshelf. Add the books you own, place them exactly where you want, photograph their covers and spines, write notes on index cards, track every page, decorate your shelves, and watch your reading carry you across the Earth and out through the universe.

BUILD YOUR OWN BOOKCASE

Your book collection begins on an empty bookcase. Every book has its own position. Move it. Leave a gap. Stack it flat. Turn it face-out.

ADD A BOOK YOUR WAY

- Scan the ISBN barcode with your camera. Scanning a book you already own opens it rather than making a second copy.
- Type an ISBN, checked before anything is fetched.
- Photograph the cover with the document scanner, then crop it. A guided camera does the same for spines.
- Enter everything by hand.

Google Books and Open Library are both consulted and their answers combined: title, author, pages, publisher, year, description, subjects and cover art. Nothing is added until you press Place on Shelf.

CHOOSE THE COVER THAT MATCHES YOUR BOOK

Every candidate cover is tested before it is offered, and your own photograph is always an option.

OPTIONAL AI COVER READING

Cover recognition starts on your device. If it cannot settle the book, you may press Ask AI to Read the Cover. Only then is the image sent for AI-assisted reading, and the result is checked against the catalogues before being offered to you.

MAKE EVERY BOOK LOOK LIKE YOUR BOOK

Photograph the cover, spine and back. Your spine photograph can appear on the shelf itself, or design the spine yourself: label, thickness, height, colour and binding style, from Classic to Banded, Embossed or Plain.

TRACK WHAT YOU ARE READING

Reading, Completed, Want to Read, On Hold or DNF, with progress by page. Rate books out of five and mark favourites. Write notes styled as ruled index cards, each with an optional page number and date.

DECORATE YOUR LIBRARY

Hundreds of illustrated objects, from plants, lights and art to curios, book nooks, music and travel pieces, placed wherever you like. Choose the bookcase wood, the room frame, shelf backgrounds, lighting and fairy lights, shelf labels and your default binding. Rename and reorder shelves, and invent your own categories.

YOUR TOP SHELF ON THE HOME SCREEN

Add the widget and your first shelf, photographs included, sits on the home screen.

SEASONS AT WINTERLIGHT

Around Christmas the library dresses for the season: snow on the shelves, frost on the frame, a countdown to a gift on Christmas Day and a best-library contest. Turn the Christmas look off in Profile at any time.

FIND ANYTHING

Search by title, author or shelf. Filter by status or shelf. Sort by shelf order, date added, title, author, progress or rating.

WISHLIST (TBR), STATS AND READING LOG

Your Want to Read (TBR) books collect in your Wishlist. Stats show books finished, reading now, pages read, average rating, favourites and your shelf mix. The Reading Log keeps a dated timeline.

THE ATLAS

Pages you finish become distance. Your journey circles the Earth, then heads past the Moon and the planets toward the edge of the observable universe. New drives unlock as distances grow, and milestones earn badges in a Mission Log. Start from your own location, or choose a city.

WORKS OFFLINE, SYNCS EVERYWHERE

Add books, move things and write notes with no connection; everything syncs when you return. Sign in on another device and your library is there. The app speaks 31 languages; choose yours in Profile.

FREE AND PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Free to use, with no purchases. No public feed, no messaging, no third-party ads: just an occasional book pick from our team, linked to Amazon as an affiliate. Measurement and notifications run only if you allow them; change your mind any time in Profile. Camera, photo library and location are asked for only when a feature needs them.