About the Developer

I found myself getting frustrated with the current state of e-book management tools. Although Calibre is incredibly powerful and an open-source marvel, the user interface always felt clunky and a bit too complex for my everyday needs. It felt like relying on a massive Swiss army knife when all I wanted was a sleek, modern pair of scissors.

I was tracking my reads on StoryGraph and doing my best to manually organize my digital library separately. The separation between these two processes annoyed me. I wanted to sync my reading progress directly, easily bulk-edit metadata, fetch high-quality cover art, and have an app that actually felt pleasant to use.

Since nothing quite fit the bill, I decided to build Shelfab. It aims to put StoryGraph at the forefront and manage your library seamlessly on your local machine without feeling bloated or overly complicated.

Shelfab is fully open-source and free, licensed under GPLv3. The application is completely local-first: your library details, metadata changes, and your StoryGraph username never leave your own machine, except when directly interacting with the StoryGraph or metadata providers. I believe privacy is essential, especially when it comes to personal reading habits.