BTLB
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BTLB | bɪtlɪb | is your progressive library companion for libraries within Stiftung Hamburger Öffentliche Bücherhallen and Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund!
As a pioneer in regards to an App for managing your library account, BTLB offers what you’d expect from a library in the modern age.
Always have your library account under control - with the Widget the next expiry date is just a glance away! Siri is your friend when you'd like to renew or search for an item. Say "Renew items with bɪtlɪb" and the Shortcut to renew your items will be triggered.
Configure if and when you want to receive reminder notifications before items are due and renew them directly from the notification.
The UI design aims to be plain and simple. Light and Dark Mode, accessibility and dynamic font are supported. And regarding your search history - that’s being synchronised across your devices. Tracking does not happen within BTLB, no user data is tracked and your account information stays in your keychain.
BTLB enables you to synchronise your German library account with your device:
you can see which items you have borrowed and how much you owe the libraries for tardily returning them. You can interact with your library as the App can renew items with a tap of your finger. Searching your favorite library allows to check on available items and store them locally in your bookmarks. Generate AI recommendations based on your bookmarks and check availability in your local library.
Stiftung Hamburger Öffentliche Bücherhallen supports both account synchronization and search, others (libraries in GBV) only support search at the moment – they will regain account synchronization in the future.
Enjoy BTLB | bɪtlɪb | and happy reading!
P.s.: please don't hesitate and let me know if there is an inconvenience in usability for you. Any feedback and suggestions are most welcome.
更多 This update gets the app ready for Liquid Glass *party emoji*
Besides that it makes some general improvements.
Enjoy BTLB | bɪtlɪb | and happy reading!
P.s.: please don't hesitate and let me know if there is an inconvenience in usability for you. Any feedback and suggestions are most welcome.
2.29.0 2025/09/11
This release is dedicated to the 15 years that BTLB | bɪtlɪb | has been around. It has been an exciting journey so far, and you're invited to continue shaping it. BTLB is now open source, and feedback is always welcome. Be part in it!
This update is celebrated with the following new feature:
• AI recommendations based on selected bookmarks
Enjoy BTLB | bɪtlɪb | and happy reading!
P.s.: please don't hesitate and let me know if there is an inconvenience in usability for you. Any feedback and suggestions are most welcome.
2.28.0 2025/07/30
BTLB | bɪtlɪb | is now open source!
So this update does basically nothing except adding a section dedicated to all contributors : )
Work on something magical is also on the horizon, stay tuned!
Enjoy BTLB | bɪtlɪb | and happy reading!
2.27.0 2025/06/20
- fixes a crash : (
2.26.1 2025/05/23
This update fixes a an evil bug that led to login and renewal in Öffentliche Bücherhallen Hamburg being impossible.
Besides that, this update doesn't need many words: Support for more libraries!
• Support for many libraries in Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund (GBV)
• Please let me know if your library uses the OPAC library system and is not yet supported
As always - enjoy your books and thank you for using BTLB | bɪtlɪb |!
2.26.0 2025/05/23
Here comes a fun update that makes your accounts more enjoyable:
• avatars! Choose one of a few fun avatars
• improved error handling
• removes all remaining Objective-C code from the project. This was some prehistoric code that was rewritten. Bye dinosaurs.
• continued work on account synchronization for libraries with OPAC library systems
As usual – happy reading and thanks for using BTLB | bɪtlɪb |!
2.25.0 2025/03/10
Dear users,
Imagine you are on an exciting journey of discovery through a huge library. From now on, this journey will be even easier! With our new search shortcut, you can find your treasures in no time at all.
The doors to many more libraries have been opened so you can now browse even more sources. Found something interesting? No problem - content can now be easily copied.
Now the best for last: all links you find in the search results open directly in the app - no more annoying back and forth between different apps!
As always, enjoy BTLB and happy reading!
- Shortcut for search
- reactivates old, known libraries (GBV) and adds new ones for the search
- lets you copy texts in search results
- links in search results can be opened directly in the app
2.24.0 2025/01/27
Looks like BTLB had a bit too much dessert recently! This update makes a few improvements and fixes a couple of issues, one of them being a correction in App size- it's now back to normal. This update:
• fixes an issue where search would continue to search when there is only a single page of results
• removes 3 external dependencies which were needed for account synchronization in the past
• cleans up linked frameworks and libraries
• reduces app size by improving internal dependency graph
• almost completely got rid of Objective-C, the legacy programming language used for writing iOS apps
• made built toolchain lighter
By the way, happy 2025 to everyone and as always - happy reading!
2.23.0 2025/01/04
This is the Xmas release of BTLB | bɪtlɪb | in 2024. I hope you're all leaving a good year behind and look forward to the next as much as I do!
This version builds upon the foundations introduced with the last release, most importantly adding the "availabilities" feature to libraries within Stiftung Hamburger Öffentliche Bücherhallen.
• availability of an item is now displayed per library in the Search Section
As some fundamental changes were undertaken other libraries are *not* supported by BTLB at this time. Good news is that I will add support for them again in an upcoming release. It might come incrementally (first search, later accounts) but things are looking good that BTLB will become more versatile soon. With this in mind have a prosperous and peaceful New Year.
See you soon and happy reading!
2.22.0 2024/12/17
This update lays some groundwork for improved search and synchronization of your library account for accounts of the public Bücherhallen Hamburg. Besides keeping all existing some improvements were introduced:
• adds a new splash screen that refreshes your accounts if necessary
• improved account balance
• renewal/preorder state of loaned items
As usual - happy reading and thanks for using BTLB!
2.21.0 2024/10/12
Your feedback is much appreciated and you will be listened to. This version makes it easier to rate the app and leave a review.
• adds options for rating and reviewing BTLB from within the app
• improves Renewal Shortcut design
• fixes an issue where the keyboard would go haywire in the Search section under certain conditions
• updated VoiceOver pronunciation of BTLB to `bit lib`
Happy reading!
2.20.0 2024/04/03
This update is all about better integration into iOS. You can interact with BTLB now using Siri and Shortcuts:
• Ask Siri to "Renew Items with bɪtlɪb" to renew items with BTLB
• Shortcut to "Renew" items you have borrowed
• Find borrowed items in the iOS Spotlight Search
And a tiny improvement that hopefully makes you happier:
• fixes an issue where one would need to tap renew button twice to show the renewal confirmation (facepalm)
2.19.0 2024/03/18
The Widgets have been improved in this update. You can now see more information in the larger ones. Also, there is a new look on the outside – a new App icon!
• improved Widgets
• new App icon
• cleaning up
2.18.0 2024/02/10
This release contains the biggest changes to the Account section since 2010! It was completely rewritten and a new screen to add accounts has been added. It will hopefully be easier to add/edit accounts than ever. Besides that many other things have found their way into this update:
• App Start is now part of a "SwiftUI App"
• Widget UI fixes
• further modularisation
• deleted a lot of legacy code
• rewritten Library Selection view
2.17.0 2024/01/21
• improved reminder notifications for item expiration
• reminder notifications info in loan detail view
• configurable point in time (2 to 7 days) when reminder notifications should be triggered
• further refactoring (let's be honest – the app exists for longer than a decade – there happens something under the hood with every update)
Leave a review, let me know what you think and always spread the word : )
2.16.0 2023/08/01
Bugfix release for an annoying bug:
• fixes a bug where notifications were delivered for items which had been returned already
Leave a review, let me know what you think and always spread the word : )
2.15.1 2023/03/16
• rewritten Charges Section in SwiftUI with now prettier (unfortunately not fewer ; ) ) charges
• fixed an issue where activating/deactivating accounts would not immediately reflect the change in the Widgets
• smaller UI improvements
2.15.0 2023/03/06
On top of the improvements of version 2.14.0 this dot release fixes a stupid bug in that previous version:
• fixed app size. It is now back to its normal ~10mb instead of ~100mb. This was caused by incorrectly copying some of the resource files of the app.
Leave a review, let me know what you think and always spread the word : )
2.14.1 2023/02/22
With this update the Bookmarks section looks better than ever!
• rewritten Bookmarks section in SwiftUI
• under the hood modernization of BTLB
• localization improvements
• UI improvements
Leave a review, let me know what you think and always spread the word : )
2.14.0 2023/02/21
Here comes one of the best improvements of the last couple of years: item expiration notifications!
• optionally receive notifications 2 days before item expiration
• renew items directly from a notification (long tap on the notification)
• improved detail view for items borrowed from the Public Libraries Hamburg
Hope you enjoy this update as much as I do. Leave a review, let me know what you think and always spread the word : )
2.13.0 2023/02/03
Merry Christmas to all of you and happy reading towards a hopefully better version of 2022 in 2023! BTLB will for sure get better, promised. New in this release:
• better scheduling for background fetches
• improved Widget UI
• keep push notifications and background fetch enabled for BTLB to get the most out of it!
As always - Spread the word if you like BTLB, thank you : )
2.12.0 2022/12/24
Spread the word if you like BTLB. Thank you : ) New in this version:
• lock screen Widget for the Always On display
2.11.0 2022/12/12
• a brand new "Widget" to always see the number of days until the next expiry date
• notifications can now be turned on/off
• keep background fetch enabled for BTLB to get the most out of it!
2.10.0 2022/12/10
• get notified when the app updated your library account in the background
• improved loans section
2.9.0 2022/11/27
• loans section has been rewritten
• launch screen saw a small update
• first steps towards a modern approach to build the app upon multiple modules have been taken
2.8.0 2022/11/10
This update gets the app ready for Liquid Glass *party emoji*
Besides that it makes some general improvements.
Enjoy BTLB | bɪtlɪb | and happy reading!
P.s.: please don't hesitate and let me know if there is an inconvenience in usability for you. Any feedback and suggestions are most welcome.
更多 版本 2.29.0 2025/09/11
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