What is Reading List?

Reading List helps you organize your reading goals. Add books you want to read, mark ones you're currently reading, and track finished titles. Your list is saved locally so it persists between sessions.

Each book stores a title, author, status (unread, reading, finished, did-not-finish, or abandoned), 0–5 star rating, genre, page progress, start and finish dates, a free-text notes field, and any favourite quotes you save. A built-in reading timer logs minutes per day, tracks your day-by-day streak, and counts toward an optional daily-minutes goal. Search by title or author, filter by status or genre, sort by title, author, rating, or date added, and export the whole list as plain text, CSV, or a Markdown table.

How to use

1. Step 1 — Add books by entering the title and author name.
2. Step 2 — Update the status as you progress: unread, reading, or finished. Open a book's details to mark it did-not-finish or abandoned, save quotes, and add notes.
3. Step 3 — Filter and sort your list to find specific books or see your progress at a glance.

When to use

• Tracking a yearly reading challenge like the Goodreads 24-book goal.
• Holding a TBR queue your library hold list keeps reshuffling.
• Keeping book-club discussion notes attached to each title you finish.

Result

Build a 2024 reading goal list: add 12 books, mark 3 as 'reading', and track your progress toward finishing one book per month.

FAQ

Where is my reading list stored — can I lose it?

The list lives in your device storage on this site only. Clearing site data, switching devices, or wiping cookies will erase it. Export it first (text, CSV, or Markdown) if you need to keep the data long-term or move it elsewhere.

Why does adding a book I already have show a warning instead of failing silently?

Duplicate detection compares titles case-insensitively. The warning fires for 2.5 seconds so you can correct a typo or add a second copy with a slight title change, then it clears itself.

Can I rate a book half a star, like 3.5?

No. The rating is whole stars from 0 to 5 to match how most reading trackers and Goodreads-style sites work. If you want finer granularity, write it in the notes field.

Does the status field track when I finished a book?

The status field holds the current state only. For a timeline, fill in the Started and Finished date pickers in each book's detail panel — both dates travel with the book through every export.

How do I move my list to another device?

Open the Export menu and pick a format: a .txt summary, a .csv for spreadsheets and migrating into another app, or a .md table for Obsidian or Notion. Each file holds every book with its status, rating, genre, pages, dates, and notes. There is no sync server — exports are the portable record.

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