Tellico VS LibraryThing

If you don't need it to be a web app or a service, try out Tellico. I use it to track my physical books, comics, and video games. It can fetch metadata from a bunch of different sources and has a preset for music albums. Source: over 1 year ago

Tellico has been a great tool for managing our collections - books, comics, games, etc. Source: almost 2 years ago

Tellico is a KDE project (linux) for managing collections of all sorts. Source: almost 2 years ago

I love data and I can't imagine anyone other than myself being interested in this information, lol. It would be neat if one day, when all the info is in there, to share it and see if others like it too. It's not that I don't want to spend any money on it, it's just that another monthly fee isn't really feasible right now? I think my priority is to be able to fiddle around with the data and patterns myself. I... Source: almost 2 years ago

I've been using Tellico for a few years now. You can retrieve metadata from a number of sources, search for books based on ISBN and other factors, and even track lending. It's FOSS and actively maintained (latest release came out in February). It's a standalone desktop app, so no docker is necessary. Source: about 2 years ago

I have 827 (thank you librarything.com for the catalogue) and 7 dictionaries in four languages accumulated over 50-odd years. I have several matching sets I’ve bought as they were issued. You just have to (a) buy books and (b) live a long time. Source: 10 months ago

I use librarything.com to keep track of books I read. One of the things I like most about the site is that it basically works like your own personal library card catalog. You can create "collections" as well as tags to organize your books. You can easily add books by edition, format, or ISBN to your library. And if you have physical books, you can scan the barcodes to add them to your library instead of entering... Source: 12 months ago

Take a look at librarything.com, probably perfect for small libraries. Source: over 1 year ago

i'll also put in a plug for librarything.com. I prefer it way more than goodreads. It feels less more indie and far smaller. Source: over 1 year ago

I believe you can make comments vs. Private comments on librarything.com. You can also set your entire library to private. Source: over 1 year ago