LibraryThing Alternatives

LibraryThing is described as 'Cataloging and social networking site for people who love to read. It allows users to easily create their own catalogs of books that they have read, own, or would like to read' and is a popular app in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to LibraryThing for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best LibraryThing alternative is Goodreads, which is free. Other great apps like LibraryThing are BookWyrm, Open Library, StoryGraph and Hardcover.

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  1. Goodreads icon
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    See what your friends are reading. Keep track of what you've read and organize your books into virtual bookshelves. Join a book club to discuss your favorite books. A better way to find good books to read!

    152 Goodreads alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. BookWyrm icon
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    BookWyrm is a social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. Federation allows BookWyrm users to join small, trusted communities that can connect with one another, and with other ActivityPub services like...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Open Library icon
     69 likes

    Editable online catalog with user-sourced entries, metadata, cover art, and digital lending for millions of books, searchable by author, subject, or ISBN, including over one million Public Domain works available for download or borrowing via various digital formats.

    43 Open Library alternatives

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    • Online
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  4. StoryGraph icon
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    The StoryGraph helps you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
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    • iPad
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  5. Hardcover icon
     14 likes

    Track every book, share them with the world (or don't) and find new life-changing reads.

    53 Hardcover alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  6. inventaire.io icon
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    Inventaire is a book sharing webapp, inviting everyone to make the inventory of their books, define what they want to do with it (giving, sharing, selling), as well as who should be able to see it (shared publicly, or only visible to your friends and groups).

    49 inventaire.io alternatives

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    • Online
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  7. ratehouse icon
     49 likes

    Ratings, reviews, discussions, recommendations, lists for all media genres: music, movies, tv shows, books, video games, and podcasts. Like IMDb or Goodreads, but with more media types. Join ratehouse to consolidate your entertainment and art interests.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  8. MyAnimeList icon
     81 likes

    Keep track of your completed anime and manga, browse the database to find new series, discuss on the forums or with friends. MyAnimeList is one of the most mature anime and manga trackers around, with a highly feature-rich experience.

    87 MyAnimeList alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. WorldCat icon
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    WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information.

    70 WorldCat alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  10. lib.reviews icon
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    We believe that the information we use to make decisions -- about what book to read, what place to stay at or what product to buy -- will be of higher quality if we organize it transparently, through an open community.

    110 lib.reviews alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. BiblioReads icon
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    BiblioReads is a free and open source alternative Goodreads front-end focused on privacy.

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    • Online
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  12. Tome icon
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    Join a vibrant community of fantasy readers to share memes, fan art, and book recommendations. Rate and organize reads into customizable collections, follow creators, and enjoy an ad-free, spoiler-protected environment with no AI interference.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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