Show HN: 7 months later – librari.io is live
About 7 months ago, I shared the beta version of librari.io here on HN. The original problem was personal: I have 500+ books across multiple rooms and couldn’t find a tool that felt right for managing a personal library (most tools felt either too basic or too “institutional”).
Since that post, I’ve been iterating with beta users and just launched the full version with subscription plans and a bunch of features driven directly by user feedback.
What’s new since the beta:
- Multiple reading goals
- Import your library from CSV/XLSX
- Export your library data to XLSX and JSON
- Many bug fixes and small UX improvements requested by beta users
What surprised me during beta:
- Imports/exports mattered way more than I expected — several people said they wouldn’t try the app at all unless they could bring their existing data.
- People cared more about flexible and multiple reading goals than I initially thought.
- Small UX details (empty states, defaults, wording) generated more feedback than larger missing features.
What is planned next (early roadmap)?
- A better mobile experience (improved responsiveness).
- Allow users to choose which data to show in the books table (customisation/preferences for the columns).
- Add complex filtering functionality to the books table (filter by author, publication date, etc.).
- Multi-user/family accounts to share the same library
So, I’m still building and would love honest feedback:
- Are there features you’d expect from a personal library manager that still feel missing?
- Does the workflow match how you actually think about your books?
- Anything feel confusing or unnecessary?
Happy to answer questions and looking forward to any type of feedback.