BookLib Library Manager
Books
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
BookLib is the companion app for your self-hosted BookLib library server. Catalog your books, organize your shelves, and keep track of loans from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch—while keeping your library under your control.
Build your personal library
Scan a book’s barcode to quickly add it using its ISBN, or search by title and author to choose the correct edition. BookLib can retrieve available metadata such as covers, descriptions, genres, formats, and series information from supported book catalogues.
Know exactly where every book belongs
Create digital bookshelves that match your physical collection. Assign books to individual shelf positions, browse a visual representation of each shelf, and use the locator to find a book quickly.
Search and organize
Find books by title, author, ISBN, notes, or catalogue identifier. Filter your collection by tags, format, series, copies, and editions. Authors and series are interactive, making it easy to explore related books in your library.
Manage lending
Check books out under a borrower’s name and see which titles are currently away. Record returns when books come back, and distinguish between multiple physical copies or different editions of the same title.
Apple Watch companion
Browse your library from your wrist, view shelf locations, and quickly check where a book belongs. The Watch app communicates with BookLib through your paired iPhone.
Your server, your data
BookLib connects directly to a compatible server that you or your server administrator operates. The app has no centralized BookLib account, advertising, analytics, or tracking.
A compatible self-hosted BookLib server is required. Installation and server documentation are available at:
https://github.com/CloudyMcFox/BookLib
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The Bookshelf tab is now faster and more flexible:
• Search books by title, author, series, format, or tag.
• Filter results by all books, a selected location, or unplaced books.
• Tap an author or series to quickly filter related books.
• Select and drag multiple books to a shelf location at once.
• Place all filtered, unlocated books into a selected shelf slot.
• Improved bookshelf sorting, navigation, and cross-shelf dragging.
• Added an adaptive layout for iPhone Duo.
• Fixed disappearing search controls and tab icons after reordering.
• Additional interface and reliability improvements.
The developer, Ryan Offir, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Ryan Offir
- Size
- 4.8 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ryan Offir