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Shelfab
The fabulous, modern e-book manager for StoryGraph lovers
Shelfab is the modern, open-source alternative to Calibre, designed for readers who value aesthetics over bloat. While legacy tools feel like spreadsheets, Shelfab focuses on a sleek UI and deep StoryGraph integration. It treats your TSG lists as the source of truth while using intelligent metadata fabrication to find high-res covers and ISBNs. Our unique waterfall matching links your EPUBs even if filenames are messy, all while keeping your data 100% private and local to your machine.
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Maarij, a Software Engineering student at ATU Galway. I built Shelfab because I love StoryGraph, but I hated how disconnected my local EPUB library felt from my reading lists.
Most e-book managers are either stuck in the Windows 95 era (Calibre) or try to force you into a corporate cloud ecosystem. Shelfab is my attempt at a 'Third Way': a tool that makes your digital shelf look as good as it feels to read.
Why StoryGraph-only?
By focusing exclusively on StoryGraph, I was able to build a deeper, more reliable sync without the bloat of dated APIs. It's built for the 'New Guard' of readers who value their data and their aesthetics.
What's inside:
- Automated Linking: Point it at a folder and let the logic match your books.
- Beautiful Covers: No more blurry, low-res, ugly thumbnails.
- Open Source: The code is public and transparent
I'd love to hear your thoughts! Is there a specific feature you'd love to see integrated next?
Happy reading!
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About Shelfab on Product Hunt
“The fabulous, modern e-book manager for StoryGraph lovers”
Shelfab was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #7 on the daily leaderboard. Shelfab is the modern, open-source alternative to Calibre, designed for readers who value aesthetics over bloat. While legacy tools feel like spreadsheets, Shelfab focuses on a sleek UI and deep StoryGraph integration. It treats your TSG lists as the source of truth while using intelligent metadata fabrication to find high-res covers and ISBNs. Our unique waterfall matching links your EPUBs even if filenames are messy, all while keeping your data 100% private and local to your machine.
Shelfab was featured in Open Source (68.4k followers), User Experience (365k followers), GitHub (41.2k followers) and Books (122.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 73.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Shelfab?
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