Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Lybrum
The new way to experience books, together.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lybrum launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Stuck inside? Join a book club on our Slack community.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I know reading books isn’t everyone’s thing, but it’s certainly been mine for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, I felt like the online book space was missing a platform that does the book community justice. Goodreads is the go-to "social platform", but if you've been on Goodreads before, you'll probably agree that it's not all that social, and overall not all that exciting. So I set out to build what I personally was looking for (but could never find). The goal: to give the book community a more social and streamlined alternative to Goodreads or StoryGraph. We also felt like…
2022 · booqsi.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · stack.app · its alternatives →
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2025 · booktalk.club · its alternatives →
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Novellic▲91App for discovering, joining, and managing book clubs
2018 · novellic.com · its alternatives →
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Organize book collection, create and share reading lists
2021 · readthistwice.com · its alternatives →
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A social platform for sharing your taste in books
2023 · bookmark.club · its alternatives →
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Hi folks, I've launched "Booky" - app for organizing notes from books you read. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/booky-organize-books-notes/id1492092565 With the app you can: 1. Snap picture of the book while you're reading it 2. Quickly highlight your favorite quotes 3. Sync your book shelf with Goodreads 4. Search in the notes you scanned Promo video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lfnwb8cvi5oyfd9/preview.mov?dl=0 Those features are similar to what you might find in ebooks apps but the app enables you to do that with physical books.…
2019 · its alternatives →
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Shelvy Books▲52Hey HN! I built a little side project I wanted to share. Shelvy is a free, visual bookshelf app where you can organize books you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Sign in to save your own collection. Not monetized, no ads, no tracking beyond basic auth. Just a fun weekend project that grew a bit. Live: https://shelvybooks.com Would love any feedback on the UX or feature ideas!
Jan 2026 · shelvybooks.com · its alternatives →
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Design Book Club▲104Read a book-a-month with hundreds of designers.
2020 · memorisely.com · its alternatives →
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Threadable▲90Read great books with your friends, family, or colleagues
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I've been working on BookWith, an open-source e-book reader that integrates AI as your reading companion. The problem: Traditional e-readers are passive. When you encounter something unclear, you have to context-switch to search for it. Your highlights and notes remain isolated, and you can't easily connect ideas across different books. My solution: BookWith embeds an AI that maintains full context of what you're reading. It features: - Context-aware AI chat: Ask questions about the current page/chapter and get instant answers - AI podcast generation: Automatically converts book…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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