What is MyShelf?
MyShelf is a free, open-source personal library software designed to help users organize and manage their book, music, movie, and video game collections. Developed by a small team of developers and designers, MyShelf provides an intuitive and customizable platform to catalog and track various media.
Key features of MyShelf include:
- Barcode scanning for quick adding/lookup of items
- Customizable fields and tags to categorize items in flexible ways
- Location tracking to assign items to different rooms/shelves
- Lending logs to track items loaned out to friends
- Customizable rating systems for ranking items
- Automatic fetching of descriptions, covers, and details from online databases
- Exporting library catalogs to CSV/Excel formats
- Platform support for Windows, Mac, and Linux
MyShelf offers a modern, visually polished interface to make cataloging enjoyable. Robust search and filtering, customizable views, batch editing, and data backups further enhance the user experience. While simpler than heavyweight collectors' software, MyShelf provides hobbyist media collectors with core library management tools helpful for organization. Its open-source nature allows for user-developed extensions over time as well.