BookMind

A little app to keep track of your reading

Hello

This is a solo project I built because I wanted a simple way to annotate books as I read them — track characters, events, themes, jot down notes, and see it all come together in a mind map. I don't even annotate that much but I thought it'd be fun to make it as detailed as possible in the event I do in the future.

If anything's broken, you have an idea - shoot me an email at bookmindreader@gmail.com

Quick answers

Where does my data live?
On your phone. That's it. Nothing gets uploaded anywhere — your books, notes, and reading progress stay on your device.

Can I back up my stuff?
Yes. Go to Settings > Export Data. It saves everything as a file you can keep wherever you want. To restore, just use Settings > Import Data.

How does barcode scanning work?
Tap + in your library, hit "Scan Barcode," and point your camera at the ISBN on the back of a book. It'll pull up the title, author, page count, and cover automatically (should work with most books).

New phone?
Export from your old phone, move the file over (AirDrop, email, whatever), and import on the new one. All your data comes with you.