Shelfie: Bookshelf Organizer

Shelfie is a free book scanner and home library manager that turns the books on your real shelves into a bookcase on your phone.

Point your camera at the barcode on the back of a book and Shelfie finds the title, author and cover, then slides it onto the shelf with its own spine. Each spine takes its color from the book's cover, its height is different from book to book, and its thickness comes from the page count, so your shelf ends up looking like your shelf.

SCAN OR TYPE AN ISBN
Scan the barcode with your camera, or type the ISBN in if you would rather not use the camera. If a book can't be found, add it by hand and Shelfie binds it a cover of its own. If the cover isn't quite right, pick a different one from other editions of the same book.

KEEP TRACK OF WHAT YOU READ
Tap a spine to take the book down. The cover swings round to face you, and you can mark it as want to read, reading or read, give it a star rating and keep notes, like who lent it to you or a line you liked. Use it as a reading list, a to-read list or a simple record of the books you own.

ORGANIZE YOUR HOME LIBRARY
Keep separate bookcases for the living room, the kids' room or the pile by the bed, and sort each one by date added, title, author, color or height. Export your whole library as a spreadsheet whenever you like.

CHOOSE YOUR BOOKCASE
• Classic wooden: a tall walnut case with a crown board
• Floating shelves: light oak boards on a painted wall
• Library: mahogany with a brass rail and a rolling ladder
• Crates: stacked pine crates on a brick wall

There is a dark mode too, so the shelf is easy on the eyes in the evening.

FREE, WITH NO ADS
Shelfie is free. There are no ads, no in-app purchases and no account to sign up for. Your library stays on your phone.

Book details and covers come from Open Library and Google Books. If a book won't scan or the wrong cover comes up, email [email protected] with the title and I will take a look.