A cross-platform desktop app for tracking what books you've read and when. The data is stored as YAML files and JPGs in author directories in a location of your choosing, so you're always in control of your data.
When first using, set a directory under ⚙️ settings to store book data. Data is stored in easy-to-parse yaml files, with cover images stored alongside them, within author directories. To share data between devices, you can simply select a directory in a file sharing app like OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.
version: "2"
title: Gideon the Ninth
authors:
- name: Tamsyn Muir
tags:
- Science Fiction
- Fantasy
- Dark Fantasy
series: Locked Tomb
datePublished: "2019-09-10"
dateRead: "2021-04-15"
timestampAdded: 1712277340024
images:
hasImage: true
imageUpdated: 1712277341293
ids:
isbn: "1101443316"
googleBooksId: HHJwDwAAQBAJ
goodreadsId: "42036538"
openLibraryId: /works/OL20128158W
wikidataId: Q100708760
internetArchiveId: gideonninth0000muirIn order to enable Google Image Search for book covers in-app, you will need a Google Cloud account. Create an API key that has permissions to use the Custom Search API. You will also need a Programmable Search Engine id. Enable "Image search" and "Search the entire web" in its settings. Your API Key will also need the Custom Search API enabled.
