You have 200 books
at home.
You know you lent Les Misérables to someone. But to whom?
You're at the bookshop, a novel catches your eye, and you hesitate: "Do I already have this one?"
And tonight, your neighbour rings the doorbell: "Do you have a good book I could borrow?"
Good question. Maybe you do. Somewhere. On a shelf. Or at someone's place.
The problem
Today, managing a personal library means a notebook at best, total oblivion at worst.
And the existing apps? They centralise your data on their servers. Your reading habits, your tastes... everything is analysed, monetised, locked behind an account.
If the app shuts down tomorrow, your library vanishes with it.
In practice
Imagine: you've spent three years building your catalogue online. 500 books. Notes, custom shelves, carefully tracked loans.
One morning, the app changes its terms of service. Or worse: it shuts down.
Everything evaporates. Three years of work. Gone.
And even when everything works, you can't truly lend a book to a friend. You can "recommend" a title.
Recommending is not sharing.
It's not the same as handing a book to someone and saying: Here, you'll love this.
The library that truly belongs to you
Scan a barcode. The book appears with its cover, summary, and detailed information.
Organise your reads. Track your loans. Instantly find out who borrowed what.
And above all: your data stays on your phone. No account required. No remote server. No ads.
Your library works even without internet. It's yours, full stop.
What if you change phones? One tap to save everything, one tap to restore. Your books follow you, always.
The moment everything changes
Now, imagine something else.
Your friend Sophie also has BiblioGenius. You scan her QR code. In one second, her library appears on your phone.
No cloud needed. No middleman. No need to be on the same "social network."
It's as if she opened the door to her library and said: Help yourself.
You see she has Dune. You request a loan. She accepts. The app tracks everything: who has the book, since when, and when it should come back.
Peer-to-peer lending. Direct, simple, human. No algorithm deciding. Just two people sharing a passion.
What BiblioGenius gives you
- Instant scanner: add a book in one second, cover and summary included
- Your entire catalogue in your pocket: novels, comics, manga, textbooks, audiobooks
- Loan tracking: no more "I already returned it, I swear"
- Reading statistics: pages read, books finished, badges to unlock
- Offline mode: your library works even without internet
- Free export: retrieve all your data whenever you want
Free and open source. Transparent, ethical, no strings attached.
Why BiblioGenius exists
Because we believe your books belong to you. Not to a company.
Because real sharing is a direct gesture between two people, not a "recommend" button on a platform.
Because a library should be a neighbourhood commons, not an exploited database.
BiblioGenius is a citizen-led, open-source project, developed in Europe, supported by its community. Tomorrow, it will connect the book boxes on your street, your local reading club, and the library in your building.
Your books deserve better
than an algorithm.
Download BiblioGenius. Scan your first book.
And next time your neighbour rings the doorbell to ask "Do you have a good book I could borrow?", you'll know exactly what to answer.