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Shelf

TN3W
Reading Science & Education
Version
1.5.0
Size
4.4 MB
Requires
Android API 26+
4.1 / 5 · 5,176 ratings 34,300 downloads
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Updated Oct 6, 2026

Quick answer

Private book app: find, track and read books, fully offline.

Shelf is a private, offline book app. The whole catalogue lives on your phone, built from Open Library, the British Library and national libraries. No account, no ads, no tracking.

* Typo-tolerant search for titles, authors, series and ISBNs * Scan a book cover or barcode to find it * Want to read, Reading and Finished shelves, daily goal and streaks * Explore genres, series and authors, with recommendations made on your phone * Read EPUB, Kindle, PDF, comics, Word files and more * Import from Goodreads and StoryGraph * Catalogues in English, German, French, Spanish, Estonian, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Korean and Finnish; app also in Russian

One switch turns off all network. Your library never leaves your phone.

Screenshots

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What’s new

• New catalogues and app languages: Swedish, Polish, Czech, Korean, Finnish; app also in Russian
• French catalogue grows past 600,000 books; English adds British Library data
• Pick catalogue languages; smaller app, only English built in
• Recommendations: find similar books or blend several
• Tablet layouts, e-ink mode and brightness swipe in the reader
• Daily backup to a folder you choose
• Faster, more accurate cover scanner

How to install

  1. Download the APK from the button at the top of this page.
  2. Allow “Install unknown apps” for your browser or file manager only, not for every app.
  3. Open the downloaded file and confirm the installation.
  4. If installation fails with “App not installed,” remove an earlier build of the same app first. A signature conflict is the usual cause.

Data safety

  • Every file is checked against its published SHA-256 before it is listed.
  • Files are scanned for malware on every update.
  • The permissions each app requests are listed on its own page.
  • Read the full safety policy for how we test, flag, and delist files.

Frequently asked questions

What is Shelf?
Offline book catalogue: search, track streaks, read your own files.
Who develops Shelf?
Shelf is developed by TN3W.
Which Android version does Shelf require?
Shelf requires Android API 26 or later.
What is the current version of Shelf?
The synchronized F-Droid version is 1.4.1.
Which license does Shelf use?
The signed F-Droid metadata lists MIT.
Where is the source code for Shelf?
https://github.com/tn3w/Shelf

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