7 months later – librari.io is live

Original HN post (beta): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44608840

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.