Your bookshelf, digitized
Scan a barcode, and BookGuide does the rest. Build a beautiful catalog of your physical book collection in seconds.
Everything you need to catalog your books
BookGuide makes it effortless to go from a physical bookshelf to a searchable digital collection.
Instant Barcode Scanning
Point your camera at any book's ISBN barcode and BookGuide instantly identifies it, pulling in cover art, title, author, and more.
Build Your Library
Every scanned book is saved to your personal collection. Browse, search, and organize your entire bookshelf from your phone.
Sync Across Devices
Sign in with Google and your collection stays with you. Access your library from your iPhone — and soon from the web too.
Rich Book Metadata
Powered by Google Books with Open Library fallback. Get cover images, descriptions, page counts, publishers, and publication dates.
Three steps to a digital bookshelf
No manual data entry. No typing titles. Just scan and go.
Scan a Barcode
Open BookGuide and point your camera at any book's ISBN barcode.
Metadata Fetched
BookGuide looks up the book via Google Books API and fills in all the details automatically.
Added to Your Library
The book is saved to your personal collection. Sign in to sync across devices.
Ready to catalog your collection?
Download BookGuide for iOS and start scanning your books today. It's free to get started.
Web access to your collection is coming soon.