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24 alternatives to Hazel 2.0

A simple and beautiful virtual bookshelf

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hazel 2.0 launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Hazel▲66
Remember lessons learnt from books with a virtual bookshelf
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Digital Bookshelf ▲127
A Notion space to store your content, notes and learnings.
2022 · hdfocal.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
3
Shelf▲84
A fully customisable, open-source browser startpage
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Bookshelf.so▲206
Your shareable books page with a 3D interactive bookshelf
2024 · bookshelf.so · its alternatives →
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BookStack – An open source wiki platform and alternative to Confluence▲562
BookStack is a simple, open-source, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information.
2022 · bookstackapp.com · its alternatives →
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ShelfTaught▲203
Crowdsourcing wisdom through book recommendations 📚
2018 · its alternatives →
7
Fabric▲690
Make notes, tasks, and search, directly from the terminal.
2023 · fabric.so · its alternatives →
8
Sticotti Shelving system▲273
The only bookshelf you'll ever need
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Bookshelf for NotebookLM▲105
Add folders, search, and sync to Google NotebookLM
Mar 2026 · bookshelf-notebooklm.com · its alternatives →
10
The Grovemade Desk Shelf System▲174
Bring clarity and intention to any modern workspace.
2017 · grovemade.com · its alternatives →
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Shelf▲135
A better way for teams to manage & share files, links & more
2017 · shelf.io · its alternatives →
12
Shelf▲72
A pastebin for resources
2021 · shelf.gg · its alternatives →
13
Paperback▲151
Simpler and tidier alternative to wiki pages
2021 · paperbackhq.com · its alternatives →
14
Digital Bookshelf▲221
20 essential books for product managers and designers
2018 · its alternatives →
15
Threadable▲90
Read great books with your friends, family, or colleagues
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Booknshelf▲140
Keep track of all your books online.
2016 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →
17
Rocketbook Everlast▲257
Paper notebook that's cloud connected and endlessly reusable
2016 · its alternatives →
18
Bookblock▲116
Design-led custom notebooks & stationery.
2018 · business.bookblock.com · its alternatives →
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Shelf▲93
Save, organize and annotate learning resources.
2021 · shelf.so · its alternatives →
20
SaaS Bookshelf▲203
100+ curated startup books with key takeaways
2023 · saasbookshelf.com · its alternatives →
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I built an animated 3D bookshelf for ebooks▲263
3D animated bookshelf for ebooks. Contribute to mawise/bookshelf development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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VirtualStorageLibrary – .NET Tree solutions for items, dirs, symlinks▲63
repository: https://github.com/shimodateakira/VirtualStorageLibrary Hello HN, I'm excited to share a project I've been working on called VirtualStorageLibrary. It's a .NET library designed to manage in-memory tree structures, including items, directories, and symbolic links. VirtualStorageLibrary is a .NET library that operates entirely in-memory and provides a tree-structured collection. This library offers a foundation for managing hierarchical data structures, supporting items, directories, and symbolic links that encapsulate user-defined types (generic types defined…
2024 · shimodateakira.github.io · its alternatives →
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Bookly▲74
Crowd-sourced library for your company, in Slack
2019 · its alternatives →
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Hardcover▲141
Social discovery for serious book lovers
2022 · hardcover.app · its alternatives →

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